cyounkman
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| Best small speaker Agreed. The Quads are definitley worth a listen. They don't have the dynamics and extension (or ultimate transparency) of the DC's, but I believe they're a lot less money as well. They are beautiful to look at, and have the hallmark Quad neutralit... | |
| WADIA / dCS / AA Capitole - the ultimate CD ??? . As per my post at Mike's system, he is right: As far as I've heard (and I've heard most of players mentioned here at one time or another), the EMM Labs is the most real- and compelling-sounding digital I've heard. | |
| Gamut CD-1 Please help me with PC choice I'm currently using a Van den Hul MainsStream. It seems fine, but I haven't compared to anything else (other than stock) just yet. I will be ordering an Absolute Power Cord (much cheaper than the options you listed) from GTT AV in New Jersey soon.... | |
| Biggest Sound in the Littliest Box Third for the De Capos... if you're looking for a small speaker with impressive bass response and that can handle a good deal of power. 300 Watts is overkill, obviously, (I'm assuming your Classes is 300 watts) but the De Capo can play loud and fu... | |
| high sensitivity speaker for low power tube amp At your price point, I believe Reference 3A, who make the De Capos, offer a smaller speaker called the Dulcet. It is supposed to be similar in efficiency and musicality. | |
| Best small speaker Actually, a parliamentary point of procedure to go with my last post:S23chang: Is your comment that De Capos wouldn't work with a 75 watt tube amp based on experience or intuition? Of course everyone's entitled to their opinion. But I find it dang... | |
| Best small speaker I have to disagree with S23chang. The De Capo will work beautifully with your 75 w tube amp. Everyone repeat after me: "The-DeCapo-is-not-just-an-SET-speaker" Good!I run my De Capos with a 150-watt solid state amp. They play as loud, fast and deep... | |
| Amplifier match for MM de Capo i's A couple additional points and suggestions:I agree that the Atma-Sphere S-30 would be a great match, albeit with a power limitation.I agree that Bryston (in my experience) would be plenty powerful, but lack finesse and warmth. I have not really he... | |
| Amplifier match for MM de Capo i's I am a huge fan of these speakers. (I own the non-'i' version.)The best choice for amplification depends on your listening preferences, as Terry alluded to, but also on your listening style. However, based on my experience, I don't think 5 watts w... | |
| WADIA / dCS / AA Capitole - the ultimate CD ??? . Of course I'm just touting my own gear:Some would say that the GamuT CD-1 deserves to be considered on this list. I'm sure it would have a lower MFD factor than the Wadia, but it is remarkably musical, and doesn't make any sacrifices to the tube g... | |
| WADIA / dCS / AA Capitole - the ultimate CD ??? . The definitive answer to your question from the people who Know is the EMM Labs DAC-6 and modified Philips SACD-1000 transport. I have heard this in close proximity to the Capitole Mk II (which I love dearly) and it is sigificant step higher in re... | |
| 'Last CD Player' search Thanks, all, for your responses. I have listened to several players since posting, most imprtantly the Ayre, which I found extremely detailed, a bit laid back, not lush, but definitely musically involving. I wasn't crazy about the system I auditio... |