dodgealum
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| Phono Preamp Recommendation Thanks everyone for the suggestions so far. While the Heed Audio unit looks interesting, in this economy I am going to lean toward established manufacturers who will (hopefully) still be around five years from now. I probably should have included ... | |
| ARC PH-3SE Versus PH-5 Thanks for the help. Hearing from folks who have done the straight on comparison within their own system removes so many variables. It's interesting--the reviews of the PH-5 are not uniformly positive. Not sure why this may be the case. Greg--what... | |
| Daedalus Lou:I don't really follow the different mags and online journals enough to know which would be most open to and best qualified to review your gear. I thought Bound For Sound did a very good job with the original DA-1. They also seem very old schoo... | |
| Best Diana Krall album...........is??? I picked up Stepping Out based on some of the posts here. I agree it is one of her better recordings and for the reasons Fpeel cites--much less affected singing and more focus on her piano playing. I forgot to mention in my original post that her ... | |
| Daedalus Hey Lou--are we going to see a review of the new DA-1.1 anytime soon? | |
| Daedalus Drjoe:I agree with your description of the DA-1's--I had a pair for a number of years and would describe them as you have here. The new DA-1.1's are a whole other animal. The new model retains all the superlative characteristics you cite above but... | |
| Daedalus I'm using a pair of DA-1.1's which is the largest speaker in the "whole house"/home theater line. What Jax2 says is true--the Daedalus speakers are really very special. The DA-RMa is intended for use in high quality two-channel systems. I'd give L... | |
| Tired of Problems with Tube Equipment I don't think the use of BMW as an example in this instance is appropriate. I owned a 73' 2002tii for many, many years and it was far more reliable than my wife's Ford Escape. BMW's reputation for reliable continues to this day due to the track re... | |
| More convinced of analog than ever I agree that this subject has been debated here (and elsewhere) ad nauseum however I had an experience recently that may be worth sharing. I had the opportunity to compare two different analogue front ends in the same system as a way of seeing whi... | |
| Doe's anyone have a Esoteric XO-3 cd player? I have the SE version and love it. Built like a tank, the best transport in the business and a very liquid, textured sound. Detail without the harshness. I cannot recommend this machine highly enough though I cannot say I compared it with everythi... | |
| Best Diana Krall album...........is??? My vote: Love Scenes. I have a bunch of her CD's/SACD's as well but am really not that big a fan. I think the reason she is so popular here is because she records well. Her discs sound good on a bad system and on a great system she is right there ... | |
| Help chossing a good speaker. $ 3-5 K You really cannot go wrong with the M30's. There are many, many speakers out there and a large number of monitors that would "fit" in a small space like yours. However, there is only one speaker that I can recommend without reservation given the p... | |
| Which Ahmad Jamal Recordings? Thanks everyone for your suggestions. It's time to start buying! | |
| Help chossing a good speaker. $ 3-5 K If choosing between the ATC and the Harbeth M30 I'd go Harbeth. The ATC is really too large for your space and, going on my memory of the ATC 35 from which the 40 is based, is nowhere near as good a speaker as the Harbeth, particularly through the... | |
| Bel Canto, Improvent over Cary 306/200? I can't really comment on the Cary/Bel Canto question but I will give a full throated endorsement of the Esoteric X-03. I've been running the SE version for just over a year and it is one fine machine. |