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| Review: McCormack DNA-225 Gold Revision Amplifier Good review, thank you.I have never heard a McCormack amp in my system but I am very curious about them. They seem to have a reputation for being slightly forward-sounding. Do you agree? | |
| Thiel speakers... one more try I swapped my ProAc 2.5's for Thiel 2.4's. Just goes to show. | |
| Best all around box speaker between 15K and 25K I wish we'd stop using the term "best". | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? I use the First Sound with a Pass 150. There is a slight impedance mismatch between these two components, which may limit bass performance a little, though I can not be sure of that. But I do get excellent bass and I think the First Sound in gener... | |
| Whats wrong with short cables? Sean, thanks for pointing to the AA thread. I have a set of your preferred cables sitting around, which I happened to stick in the system (between Pass 150 and Thiel 2.4) the other night. No Zoebel networks, however. Sound was disappointing, but m... | |
| I auditioned SACD today The sonic improvements of hi-rez are not likely to compel the masses to make a switch. But the multi-channel afforded by the format may. | |
| Thiel speakers... one more try Just the other day, I listened to a Robert Rich CD on my Thiel 2.4's. Robert Rich is "space" music (e.g., the TAS Hearts of Space CD from some years back). It sounded incredible! Time and phase coherence resolves the, er, space in an extraordinary... | |
| Speakers for low level listening Steve (audioengr), what do mean by a low-impedance amp? | |
| Linestage v. Preamp Wouldn't a buffered preamp without gain still qualify as active? I'm thinking about the top model from Placette, which has no gain but is not, unlike the other models in the line, called "passive". | |
| Question for Rowland aficionados Interesting. Sounds like JRDG took the ICE engine, dressed it up Rowland style, and that's about it. Not much added value. Am I right?Which other manufacturers are using the ICE modules? | |
| Question for Rowland aficionados Hmmm...that's an interesting suggestion. I may do what you propose. | |
| Thiel CS2.3 vs 2.4 -- my 2 cents I was wondering about MIT. Have never tried it except for some modest ICs many years ago. It's always seemed prohibitively $$$ for the good stuff. (Waitaminute, I own Valhalla...) | |
| Thiel CS2.3 vs 2.4 -- my 2 cents Sdecker: excellent write-up. Very thoughtful of you to share your experience with us. Thanks.I bought a used pair of 2.4's about 3 months ago. My first Thiels except that I had a pair of 1.6's in the house on loan for a few months. I liked the 1.6... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound The only upgrade I have tried is the Siemens Gold Pin 7308, which sounds superb to me. It's what Emmanuel Go of First Sound recommended to me and is definitely one to try if you can find it. But they are hard to find and expensive, so I'd be very ... | |
| Steely Dan's Aja Tireguy, that's Gaucho.Aside: I played the hell out of Aja when it first came out. When Gaucho was released, despite a lot of good songs, I was bothered by the way it sounded. It was detailed and spectacular in many ways, but seemed sterile and he... |