david12
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| Best Integrated Amp Of All Times? From a brief listen, I suspect the ASR Emitter is the best and so it should be at the price. I think I am using 2 of the best at the moment Lavardin IT Viva Solista 845SET I am about to take delivery of another top pick, a Karan K180, which is goi... | |
| Art Audio Vinyl one vs Sutherland PhD Are you being deliberately obtuse, I did'nt say the Vinyl reference was the same as the K&K, nor did you. The only point of difference is the degree of difference, I think it is small, you clearly don't. I repeat the circuits are near matches ... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? I have heard the druids on a number of occasions, though not against the Adagios. I liked the Zu speakers a lot and was thinking of buying them as well. They are not as neutral, certainly dynamic, but coloured in comparison. The Adagios, I find qu... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? I agree with Tvad, not warm and cuddly, very neutral, but not in a sterile, HiFi not music way, if you know what I mean. The simile that comes to mind to me, is a clear mountain stream. They are dynamic, neutral right across the soundstage, no col... | |
| Tube Intergrated v separates 4k can they compare I have gone back from Pre/Power to integrated and have no regrets. You certainly get more bang for your buck. There are so many brands to consider, some of the big names like Conrad Johnson, do'nt currently do Tube integrated. Some suggestions ARC... | |
| Art Audio Vinyl one vs Sutherland PhD Audoifiel I never said the 2 units were the same, but the circuit design is basically common to both, though the tube compliment is not. For price, you have to compare the K&K with the vinyl 1, which I have, though not side by side. In my view... | |
| What Cleaning Machine? Sorry to disagree, but I think the VPI will be fine. I agree the Loricraft is a pleasure to use and Terry only lives 10miles away, so I need to be careful, but I don't think it gets Lps much cleaner. Careful technique and a good cleaning solution(... | |
| Art Audio Vinyl one vs Sutherland PhD I agree about the K&k, a near match to the Vinyl reference at $1500 against $4500 for the Art Audio, built by the same designer. It is quiet, detailed, excellent RFI rejection(a perpetual problem for me) and cheaper than both the units you men... | |
| pathos endorphine?? I have seen and heard it, funny I thought it was smaller than I expected. I don't have much experience with high end players, but I found it analogue like for all the right reasons, detailed, but smooth, wide deep soundstage, dynamic. As good as I... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? I don't agree they look %$@, even my wife quite likes them and she was an interior designer. I should say she "quite" likes them, probably just relieved I did'nt buy anything worse. | |
| CDP Clock Replacement - did you upgrade yours ??? My Shanling CDT100 had the Trichord 4 clock + never connected power suppy, with a clear improvement in clarity and detail | |
| Best SS amps with sound similar to tube amps The Lavardin IT or IS reference, or as Cenline says, Karan. They are respectively the only 2 SS designs 2 UK Tube amp distributors I know of, will stock. The only brand with the clarity and speed of good modern tube designs. I use the Lavardin and... | |
| Pre amp for Pass Aleph 3 I tried my Aleph 3 with a Pass X2, if I remember correctly and it was horrible. Neither I nor the dealer, nor Pass the company, could figure it out. I got great results from 2 tube pre's, but I prefer tube pre's anyway, first a Graaf WBT then Conr... | |
| Resolution Audio Opus 21 VS Consonance Droplet Not heard them side by side, but extensively at different times, the Opus by a country mile. I found it more dynamic, detailed, but with no digital harshness. As an aside, I recently heard a friens new Pathos Endorphin, about the best CD I have ev... | |
| Advice on Class A Amp or Integrated please I have used Pass and Sugden, Pass are just wonderful sounding amps, not integrated of course. The Aleph series are quite cheap now, if ugly brutes(Borg cubes). Just pick your output, the 3 at 30watts, going up to 100watts maximum. To state the obv... |