dave_b
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| Burr-Brown PCM63 vs 1732 Spring for the new Sony XA5400ES with a street price of $1100 and you will be state of the art for years to come:O) | |
| nobody talks about BAT anymore? BAT is run by great people but Victor designs from his own theoretical ideals and comfort zone to a fault. I remember visiting their production facility and noticing the large driver mounted on a cardboard baffle which they used for bench checks..... | |
| sony scd-777 dac vs PS Audio DLIII DAC Get the new Sony XA5400ES for about $1100...it will blow your mind:O) | |
| Is cable synergy important? Sepends on your system really. I've had success with the mix and match approach as well as with all cabling from the same family:O) | |
| Upgrade speaker cables OR amp for Dynaudio C4's? Generally speaking, I have heard that bridging an amp tends to diminish the quality of the sound as well:O) | |
| MIT cables and super tweeters Had a pair of HG RCA's once and found them bright and thin sounding. MIT S3's are neutral, full and dynamic sounding cables. Best bang for the buck however are the Monster Z200i's if you can still get them from Shop All Monster...I've sold my MIT ... | |
| Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player No problem, I have alot of gear I loved and let go over the years that I wish I had back sometimes:O( | |
| Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player The XA5400 is world class good, as in you can't get much better at any price. Yes, SACD digital is output via HDMI only! | |
| Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player Sorry, the old friend comment was meant sincerely. I loved my Krell SACD standard but gave it up for unreliability..I still miss the sound:O( | |
| Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player It's tough giving up on an old friend:O) | |
| Cable Costs Relative to System Maybe I'll try it from Robert at the Cable Co...but I really can hardly believe the synergy I have achieved for so little! | |
| Cable Costs Relative to System After extensive listening with the Monster Z200i vs MIT's Magnum M1 Proline IC's the winner is the Z200i RCA's! Also trying to gain an improvement over my Monster M2.2s speaker cables by auditioning SRTesla Accelerator, Purist Aqueas Anniversary a... | |
| Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments? I decided to try the SR Tesla accelerator cables, Purist Auquaus Anniversary, Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval and MIT Magnum M1 stuff. I compared them all to a set of Monster Cable M2.2s speaker cables and Z200i IC's (combined price of $620 USD. The... | |
| MIT cables and super tweeters Thought I'd get back on topic so...Done the super tweeter thing and found it don't make up for what lacks in the system to begin with. Cable evaluation of Synergistic Research Accelerator, Purist Aqueaus, Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval and MIT Magn... | |
| Audio Research Ref: CD8 Didn't CJ dump the 6h30's in their statement preamp for around $20k...the name escapes me, sorry! i still feel the 6H30 sound is cooler and less colorful than the 6922 based gear. |