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| Are ICEpower amps really that good? To Hack: Hi, so in your opinion the ICEpower based amps are seriously compromised? What is according to you the most striking about the ICEpower based amp compared to a well designed conventional power amp? Is it the insufficient rendering of harm... | |
| Are ICEpower amps really that good? Hi Tvad, if you are right that the ICEpower amps are hyperdetailed, transparent and dead neutral, then we are talking about the best (most honest) amps in the world? Or am I wrong? If some audiophiles don't like the sound, that would mean they don... | |
| Bel Canto Ref 1000 ice monos- heard/compared to?? I have two Acoustic Reality eAR 1001 ICEpower based mono amps, which I slightly prefer above the Accuphase A-50V class A stereo amp. It is weird, but the Accuphase is almost 10 times the price of the eAR amps when new! I wonder though if the eAR a... | |
| How come there is no thread on the RealityCheck? I'm also getting tired of the various "make-your-CD-sound-like-the-real-thing" gadgets that seem to be introduced on weekly basis. Chris | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Anyone familiar with the Weiss Medea? What is the main sonic difference between this DAC and the Accustic Arts?Chris | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Guido: the Accuphase DC-91 sounds smooth in the treble, has plenty of "air" around the voices and instruments. It also has very good bass. It is a very natural sounding unit, that doesn't draw attention to itself at first listening. The Stello is ... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi folks, today I compared my Accuphase DC-91 DAC (a 14 year old design!) with the contemporary April Music Stello DA-220 DAC. I must say, although the Stello is a very good and musical DAC, that the old Accuphase is still no slouch. The Stello di... | |
| new kharma amplifiers matrix 150 Do they use ICEpower or UcD modules?Chris | |
| Differences with CD ripping speeds audio folklore? It's probably not about the bit for bit precision of computer hard disk drives. It's likely more about jitter content. The faster ripping speed introduces more jitter. In my experience ripping with high speeds always sounds worse (flatter soundsta... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective TJ: I wonder if the Accustic Arts Mk 4 DAC is lush and warm sounding? With other words, does it sound tubelike (with a bit Audio Note "technicolor" quality) or very detailed and accurate, but also a bit understated and laid back (Mark Levinson typ... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Hi TJ, although this is a bit off topic, I would like to address to the Attraction DAC, designed by Charles Altmann (www.altman.haan.de/). This is one weird DAC (in terms of cosmetics), but it could be the giant killer among the lower priced (and ... | |
| how can a line cord affect frequency response ? Regarding the question how it is possible that a power cord can affect frequency respose: can it be measured that one power cord gives a slightly different frequency response than the other? Even small differences (+/- 0.5 dB) could be heard. If t... | |
| sonic signature of Pure Note Paragon Question Two of my discoveries in the last two years are: Acoustic Reality eAR 1001 amps (2005) and Pure Note Paragon Enhanced cables (2006). I can spend a lot more money (and I'm willing to do that if necessary), but I don't need to.Chris | |
| Nuforce I have a question about the NuForce that is probably a bit off topic. NuForce amps are known for transmitting high frequency noise into the environment. This high frequency noise could be the reason for interference when one is trying to receive F... | |
| how can a line cord affect frequency response ? Reb, you stated: The #1 factor by far is the type of conductor material the cord is built of. Everything else is secondary. Well, I agree but only to a certain point. If I compare my current cable, the Pure Note Paragon Enhanced with another less ... |