david_d
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| To add DAC or replace CDP? Hi David!The Audiomeca Mephisto is the way i would go - if i could afford it! Get it and forget CD Players untill you can spend muuuch more money...or perhaps you will not need to change it. Audiomeca gear is wonderfull and unique in the digital "... | |
| New Audiomeca Mephisto 2 X cd player Hi!After reading this posts i feel happy and honoured to be a part of the Audiomeca "society" (i own the Kreatura CD Player). Enjoying Audiomeca is realy something special! Thanks to Pierre Lurne for making real such wonderfull Music "instruments"... | |
| bookshelf to floorstanding-real upgrade? Hi!To tell you the truth i have heard more good sounding bookshelf then floorstander speakers. And i am a floorstander fan... In my personal opinion, what will decide which "type" of speaker will sound best is the room. A small speaker won't be ab... | |
| Silverline Sonata II vs Triangle Celius Hello!I haven't listened to the Sonatas but know Triangle's (for about 5 years now) and I am a great Fan of them. What I have listened to are the Dynaudios. I completely prefere the Triangles to the Dynaudio's. I wan't tell which one are better be... | |
| Do Transports Matter??? Hi Brian!After all these posts there's not much left for me to say. But IMO Transports play a great role in the digital chain, sometimes even bigger then DACs. And power Cords do make a difference too.Cheers!And Bye,Bye Redbeard... | |
| Digital Interconnects Why not? You can also use a Interconnect cable as a Digital one. The Impedance won't be 75 Ohms but it works.How about making your Interconnect for the center channel yourself or asking a friend to do it if not familiar with DIY cables?Cheers! | |
| Can I HANG my QUAD 57's? Yeah!Hang 'em High!Cheers! | |
| Pre- and Amp for Triangle speakers???? Hi!I own the older and bigger Extan DIY version and a Friend has the Zays(previously owned the Antal's). We have auditioned/owned some amps... Deffinitelly go with tubes, Triangle's love them and you'll too. We had Jolida 801 (not impressed-subjec... | |
| 'Last CD Player' search Hi!My choice would be: Audiomeca MephistoII Cd Player! If I could afford it, that is...Cheers! | |
| monster rca cable upgrading cables issues Hi!Monster M-1000i are very good for the money (especially used). I didn't find nothing that betters them for the price!But I'm not sure about the combination Marantz-Monster. In my opinion, based on listening tests with various Marantz and Philip... | |
| Spendor SP1/2E: Best Integrated Amp to Use? Perhaps the Densen DM-10 inteegrated amp. It would fit in the second (under $2K) group used, I believe. It has all you mentioned your current setup lacks. It has grunt, deep bass, Biiig Sound/stage, awesome resolution and detail not to forget a ve... | |
| Where can I get educated about cables? You're Welcome Subcoolman.Best of luck in finding apropriate cables for your system.Cheers! | |
| FYI: Goertz Zobel Networks Hi!Audioengr you are talking about electrolythic caps (that are used mainly in power supply's) if I got it right. I can't give an advice on that subject(if the caps polarity isn't marked).Sean said it right: " Non-polarized capacitors are polarize... | |
| Where can I get educated about cables? Hi again!Well I feel many well meaned words and great advices are given here. It's nice to see that so many of you know very much about our hobby and are helpfull to the "greenhorns" of Audio (hey, do you remember we all was "greenhorns" before!?)... | |
| Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit Hello again, Ivo!Well, I've got nothing to say against your words as you are representing your thoughts honest as always. Thanks for repeating the short "review" of the 4719 (I've missed it somehow earlier). When having these words in mind it must... |