dannyandelyse

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Seeking $15,000.00 speaker to replace Quad 988's
Hi,Those quads will be very tough to improve upon ... maybe BIG soundlabs, but they are line sources and do not have the advantage of the Quads unique point source system. I believe you should try to improve the weak points of your current set up ... 
Best distance from your beloved speakers?
Okay, I am now 6 feet from speakers....still excellent articulation and focus. My room is exactly what you sugest. 35 feet by 16 feet or so. Speakers 12 feet from front wall. The depth of the sound stage....reaches from listner right back to front... 
Wolcott
Heard Wolcott 220s with big maggies, Infinity Betas and my quad 63s....ASTOUNDING! 
Best amps for full range electrostatic loudspeaker
E stats LOVE VOLTAGE...Big VTLWolcottsget my vote 
Jadis Defy 7: need advice
Have a Defy mk3 giving the juice to an older pair off watt/pups.......big, fat, poweful bass...but not super tight.The highs are not hot. Just had my amp retubed andtuned up by Jadis Guru Tech Da Hong Seeto in NY. Service is doable.....very reliab... 
Best Speaker Cable 20 Foot Pair
I have been very pleased with Goertz MI2 ribbon cables in a 28 foot run to my crosby Quad 63s. Call alpha core direct...they sell a 50 and 75 foot wholesale spool and will terminate as you like. Excellent value and fine match for ESLs. 
Female Vocalist like Diana Krall, Jacintha.
Little diferent but sweet female vocals..........Cowboy JunkiesAlyson Kraus and Union Stationyes...Shirley HornReine Marie...Live 
Wadia 861 vs. Gamut CD1r vs Sonic Frontiers T3/P3
Pass on the Sonic T3/P3...BUT, areal sleeper is the SFD2 mark3...which does 24/96 unlike the much more expensive P3.Match it with a D2D upsampler/reclocker with the I2se interface and a nice transport and you have a world class sound for a very re... 
Which components knocked you out on first listen?
No paticular orderQuad 57s.....oh myBaby Maggies....sweetEarly watt/pups..........BAM Bam!!Krell KSA 100...BASSSSSSSSSSSSSStax Headphones...UNREAL...maybe SUREALWolcott Amps on planar Infinitys....THE BESTMy first childs , first cry....UNBEATABLE 
Best used dac under $2000
NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Find a Sonic frontiers SFD2 MK1...send it to sonic for MARK3 upgrade...they should do it around $800, plus $700 or so for Mk1. Run it thru a d2d1 upsampler with i2se connection for another $300 or so. $2000 total... 
Which Amp for Magnepan MG 3.6/R?
The Wolcotts, will power and control your maggies like few others will. They are also one cool looking and functioning set of mono blocks. Jadis Defy7 MK3 or MK4 will also leave you smilling.....passion and punch!dan