dlwask
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| Martin Logan Owners...Why should I? Wmwman,I've not heard the ML Scripts so I can't comment there. The N802s however are fantastic! It just makes sense to me to stick with B&W. Especially if you already have the N805s and are able to consider the N802s as mains. But I understand... | |
| Martin Logan Owners...Why should I? I'll be different and say stick with the B&Ws. I demo'ed the 805s and Aeon i's side by side. In my opinion the 805s took it track for track. I'd also bet the B&Ws do better on HT material. | |
| Audioquest Granite.. I'm still using a 6 ft pair of bi-wired Granites I bought as a "temporary solution". They are essentially a double run of 4 solid conductors which makes them a natural choice for bi-wiring. As for the sound, I feel they do no wrong to the signal w... | |
| McCormack DNA .5 vs DNA 1 If your running relatively efficient speakers, listen at moderate levels and do not have a large room the 0.5 upgraded to Rev C will give the best sound. Call Steve directly at SMc Audio, he'll walk you through the details.Good luck,-Dan | |
| McCormack or Pass Labs Zaikesman: I had heard that some components should be left on to sound their best. I thought it had more to do with their design. As for the Pass, I thought standy mode was sufficient for this. However, the amp must be fully powered up to reach it... | |
| McCormack or Pass Labs Jwilt, when browsing some old posts here on Audiogon I came across one about leaving your Pass Labs amp on all the time. I tried it on my X150 recently and can honestly say that to really hear the full potential of your X250 leave it powered up. A... | |
| How do the Von Schweikert VR-2's handle loud rock? Not sure if the Nautilus 805s are close to the performance of the Silver Signature 25s but... A while back I compared the N805s to the VR2s and it was simply no contest. The VR2s are far and away a better speaker.Not discounting the B&W / Musi... | |
| Please help, obsessive audiophile question For what it's worth I had a similar problem in my room with channel/loudness balancing. My pre-amp has no balance controls though so I solved the problem by moving my right speaker back (which was the louder of the two) a mere 1/2 inch...presto pr... | |
| Amps used for Von Schw.VR2's?? Just picked up a Pass X150 earlier this week to drive my VR2s. It is a pretty good step up in performance when compared to my DNA 1 Deluxe. After only a few hours of comparisons the Pass is besting the McCormack in everything but bass slam and dep... | |
| McCormack or Pass Labs I just picked up my Pass X150 earlier this week and finally had some time to compare it directly to my DNA 1 Deluxe for a few hours over the weekend. When compared to the McCormack, the Pass has greater low level resolution, is more detailed witho... | |
| Calling all acoustic guitar fans... Michael Hedges, Beyond Boundaries. | |
| Leaving HT for 2 channel-Good or Not? Keep select components from your HT set up, sell the rest and put the money towards your 2 channel system. I did that exact thing a couple years back and could not be happier now, absolutely no desire to go back.I was tired of trying to keep up wi... | |
| Amps used for Von Schw.VR2's?? Right now I am running a McCormack DNA 1 Deluxe which I am very happy with. Although I must admit I'm tempted to try a tube amp. The ARC VS 55 seems to be getting rave reviews. One of these weekends I'll make it over to the ARC dealer and take a l... | |
| Best way to spend my income tax refund I guess what this boils down to is given my current system will the addition of a turntable or amp upgrade provide the biggest sonic improvement?I'm open to suggestions on the vinyl side of things. I admit I know nothing about turntable maintenanc... | |
| Best way to spend my income tax refund I guess I could have been more specific and said that I'm going to use part of my income tax refund supplemented by extra cash I already had planned to go into my system for a new purchase. Every year a portion of our refund goes to my wife and I ... |