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Alternative PC for Audience Adept Response AR12T
PolyglotI thought the K-S Elation sounded suprior to both the powerChord e and the Au24 powerChord. 
Alternative PC for Audience Adept Response AR12T
I had Joe Kubala build an Elation power cord with a Neutrik connector for my Audience aR6-TSS power onditioner. A major improvement over the standard Audience cable 
Rubidium Clock
The SRS FS725 is the older, simpler version of the Stanford Research Systems rubidium clock.The PERF10 has a nicer box and a power switch, but the same internal clock as the SRS FS725If you get the SRS rubidium clock, you still need to get an Ante... 
Hi Fi Dealers in NYC - where to find them?
Try Bill Parish of GTT Audio in Long Valley, NJ. Great guy and terrific sounding equipment. 
Cables for an MBL Reference system?
I have all MBL electronics (1621A, 1611F, 6010D, 9011's) and Kharma Reference 1E speakers. I've used Kubala Sosna Emotion cabling and power cords with great success. Very natural sound and good soundstage. More recently I switched some of my K-S c... 
Hi End rack really deliver?
For many (30 years) I never believed in vibration control or “high end” audio racks. But on advice from someone I trust I switched the rack for my mbl 6010D pre amp and mbl 1621A transport and 1611F DAC from a very functional Billy Bags to a Finit... 
Audiophile systems of awe.
Kharma Exquisite Reference 1E speakers, a pair of mbl 9011 amps, mbl 6010D pre amp, mbl 1621A/1611F transport & DAC. 
Audiophile systems of awe.
In the mid 1990’s I met Mark Levinson. At that time he ran a company called Cello Music and Film. I heard his system. I have been into this hobby since the early 1970’s. I had never heard anything as life like as the Cello system. I liked it so mu... 
Some impressions from the 2007 RMAF:
Bflowers, I read your impression of the Kharma/mbl room playing a "...very well recorded test CD that I know well. The sound was awful. Bass notes that were painful to listen to..." I am not that surprised by your reaction and I suspect it was not... 
Harman/Levinson/Proceed/Lexicon/Revel/ Deal Busted
Most private equity firms want to close their deals in this environment because the economy is still fairly robust and the corporate world outside of the housing industry is still doing quite well. On the other hand the banks that made firm financ... 
Reference DACS: An overall perspective
Having referred to this tread over the past several months as I was auditioning top transports and dac combinations I thought that I would add a few of my impressions. I auditioned the dCS stack (without the Verona clock) against the Zanden transp...