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Audio Research Amp Shootout
Oh man.. loved the shootout! This is great stuff..the kind of thread that can evolve. I have owned two ARC 100.2's. The first time I let it go I was chasing my own tail trying to "get back home" to that beautiful midrange rendering--a touch of vel... 
DACs with volume control ?
ok, i broke down and picked up a benchmark dac1 hdr (remote volume an absolute must for me).I am running it straight into my arc 100.2 via el cheapo cardas XLR. When I first got it I was using my squeezebox (w/linear ps -- I don't like switching p... 
DACs with volume control ?
Any new experience w/ the PWD DAC from PS Audio? I am uber curious about this one. 
DACs with volume control ?
Been listening to a Transporter XLR into ARC 100.2 into Dynaudio S3.4s's. About as detailed, transparent, and pure as I've ever heard. I have noticed though, that a very good preamp, like a Pass X2.5 or X1, or a tube job like an LS25 does a better... 
Pass Amps Class A operation
silly question: if you can't "tell" by listening then why bother obsessing about when it "leaves" class A? It's not like your speakers are suddenly fed a distored signal the magnitude of which swamps out low level signals-- 15 watts rms (in any cl... 
Audio Research Reference 5 Preamp
It's interesting to note that the implementation/architecture of the REF5 resulted in what has to be a much cheaper raw cost of labor and parts--versus the REF 1,2,3 designs. At one point I had a REF 1 and was very impressed with the layout and re... 
Who sells lead shot pellets to fill an equip.stand
All this lead-talk conjurs memories of fishing during my childhood days when lead sinkers were on every tray in the tackle box, and all over my vest. No wonder i'm hooked to high fidelity rendering audio gear. 
Totem Forest or Mani-2 signature?
Do you think a Plinius SA102 would be a good match for the Mani-2 Sigs...or better with the Forest?Thanks 
musicality and dynamics without enhancements
Welcome to the Jungle 
The focus and air lie
have you all gone mad? Who cares? Why not just shut up, stop typing and listen to the damen thing that makes you so-called happy? 
The focus and air lie
Mrt/Trel, right on the money.What's funny/sad is that there is a body of audiophools who assume they are more passionate about music than the dude jamming on an iPod (plain old snobbery)...in any event who cares. We all listen differently, and as ... 
The focus and air lie
Shad, I was wondering about that too...looks like there was some inside scoop and the powers that be, well, beed.Too bad as that was one of the better exchanges we've seen in some time. 
The focus and air lie
"You can feel the air in your face and body if you are seating in front rows"ahh that would be something else...make sure you don't inhale---anymorehi-fi systems are not necessary to get the "soul" of the music...you are either moved emotionally b... 
An Audiophile's journey
Atmasphere:Do you have a notion of the PSD for a given musical genre?Most of the power in the musical waveform is actually contained toward the lower frequencies. Since power in the signal diminishes anyway with increasing frequencies the transist... 
Help needed: bizarre voltage readings
Cpclee,True or False:1)You measured this with ALL your components unplugged2)The receptacle (where you measured 122-0-0) was on a different circuit (off a diff breaker) from the outlet that measured 122-4-4.If 1 and 2 are both true, I have no idea...