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| Confused by ICE applications Macdonj, on the 312 and Continuum 500 one huge difference is the addition of Power Factor Correction. ICE and D can really spike the mains and cause harmonic currents that can be audible. The PFC presents a more sinewave-like load to the mains and... | |
| Review: Jeff Rowland Continuum 500 Amplifier Kiwi, if you don't mind me asking, how long did your audition of the C-500 last? Was it warm to the touch when you finished? You've already said that you don't know how many total hours were on it, but will you tell us how many hours was it in you... | |
| Best Integrated, period. I don't recall details of his sub. It looked prototype-ish, so it's likely to be something custom. Given his fondness of Magico, that would be a good suspect, but nothing more than conjecture.Dave | |
| Review: Jeff Rowland Continuum 500 Amplifier Yes, I didn't mean to say that the MBLs are not "dynamic", it's just that much of the midrange comes from an unusual driver (for lack of a better word).The Continuum 500 does indeed need 150-200 hours to sound it's best, IMHO. (It's less than some... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Rowland has Magico's big, little (they're large for minis) mini-monitors that he uses with some custom sub. He recently sold his prototype big Magicos that he tri-amped. Anyway, the little bit that I heard was...magic. Rowland-Magico, that's a mat... | |
| Review: Jeff Rowland Continuum 500 Amplifier Kiwi's well written review of the Rowland driving his MBLs concerns me just a little, because I don't think that the MBLs are the type of speaker that most users would combine with the Rowland.I've never heard a truly successful MBL setup, due to ... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Perrew, I'm worried that if you tried Spectron with MBLs and didn't find it involving then the Rowland will be only a little better. For most dynamic speakers I'd recommend the Continuum 500, but with MBLs I'm not so sure. I've never heard that co... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Keep in mind that Kiwi's review was with the MBLs. I think that the Continuum is best matched with dynamic speakers (like Vienna Acoustic, Sonus Fabre, Wilson, Dali, etc.) that can use the power and control of this type amp.I don't know enough abo... | |
| Most enveloping sounding CDP As I suspected. It looks to me like you've got a wonderful system.Dave | |
| Best Integrated, period. Oh, I thought that we were talking via email. As I said in response to your email, I'm at 50-years, how 'bout you?Dave | |
| Best Integrated, period. Great idea Bill, would you host it on your site? ;-)If you have a specific problem with my opinions, why don't you address them with a specific complaint rather than these weak little jabs. You gotta knock my head back to get my attention. Right n... | |
| Received my Wadia i170 transport today. I'll report back in a few weeks. I'm VERY optimistic that the i170/iPod/Playback Designs DAC will indeed competer with the "well thought out machines". I'm hoping that this DAC will be the center piece of my digital system(s) for the forseeable fu... | |
| Received my Wadia i170 transport today. I suspect that within the next two years I'll be building a Mac-based server system. There's a program called Waasoo, or something like that, that'll work with the Mac a true hi-rez sampling rates. If I can store my hi-rez at hi-rez rates and then... | |
| Received my Wadia i170 transport today. Thanks Mariusz.I'm viewing it as a device used merely to extra a digital signal from my iPod and get it to my DAC; however, I assume there must be a conversion in there, otherwise we'd only need a simple wire.I guess that I need to order one. It'l... | |
| Most enveloping sounding CDP Oh, I should have looked at your system first. Now that I have, yes, try to hear the Playback Designs MPS-5. It'll be at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in the Soundings room. RMAF will be worth the trip because you can hear almost all the alternati... |