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| Parasound JC1's vs. Sim Audio W10 Break in time. Bob I am going to have listen one more time to a pair of JC-1's in the next couple of weeks. What is the minimum play time until these amps will show most of what they are worth and sound pretty nice.I had a listen to a pair 6 mont... | |
| Parasound JC1's vs. Sim Audio W10 Bob. What is the difference between high and low bias on a practical and sound quality level?.thanks Shane | |
| Vandersteen 5a's - an upgrade from Vienna mahlers? thanks guys, good debate going on here.What is the difference functionally between the sweet spot produced by Vandersteens with that produced by non time aligned speakers.I know with my Mahlers, that there is ideed a sweet spot and it is quite sma... | |
| CJ LS17 vs ARC LS15 I think if you can pick up a s/h prem 16 you will be making a nice step up. The prem 16 is smooth, dynamic and slightly warm with superior remote control. Just don't run long interconnects over 3 metresps, I don't think the prem 17 is neutral but ... | |
| Linn Linto - still a world class MC phono stage ? Lohanimal.I have heard the groove a couple of years back and did not like the sound, similar to your views - a bit in your face and trying to be overly dynamic.Could you elaborate more on the sound of the whest. I like smooth tube like sounds, doe... | |
| Linn Linto - still a world class MC phono stage ? I think if you own a Linn cartidge it would be a nice choice. If not I would look elswhere. Have a look at the new Whest phono stage if you are in the UK, it has had rave reviews and is not mega expensive. | |
| Best Tube Preamp for JC-1 Monoblocks? If you can afford one, try out the VTL 7.5. tube gain, SS output, will drive anything and sounds great.I believe they are coiming out with a scaled down version the 6.5 which will be cheaper | |
| parasound 3500 verses parasond jc1 try and audition the Simaudio W-5. I have heard both and for coherence and musicalilty the W-5 sounds better. Admitedly the JC-1's had not had there 1400 hours of break in time.One of the dealers has both amps and he is of the same opinion. | |
| VTL 450 or Parasound JC-1 Ejlif. Are your 450's current?. ie signature transformer, upgraded caps, balanced input etc. wondering if any of these upgrades would/have made your 450's better in the bass. | |
| VTL MB 450 sig v cj prem 8a's v Mac MC 501's Yes the MC501's are in my system currently. they sound the best out of all the SS amps, but don't quite sound like tube amps. they go back to the store in the next day or so. | |
| VTL MB 450 sig v cj prem 8a's v Mac MC 501's Raquel, I fully understand the everything sounds different in your own system, unfortunately as I said I cannot demo the 450 sigs in my room, they need to be ordered from the factory. re the CTA amps, impossible to listen to in Sydney - living dow... | |
| CJ premier 8 - please share your comments You are doing the right thing. I had a listen to PASS X350 and the prem8a's were better in every respect except the pass was quieter. | |
| Re-biasing a CJ Premier 8 Thye prem 8a's sound just fine with the Svetlana 6550's. Lew Johnson strongly recommends them. I have also used EV KT88's and they sound slightly different. They are a little leaner in the bass so give the impression of slightly more extension.I w... | |
| Tenor Audio The so-called restructure annoucement has been coming for 6 week now. Unlikely it will happen. but you never know Von Shiekert came out of bankruptcy. | |
| Audio Research Ref 3 Opinions When will the REF3/mk2 be released :-) |