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| Omaha NE If you get something going and need a hand let me know.I was just hired by Reference AudioVideo in Coralville IA. to re-start their high end but I live in Des Moines.I know there are a couple of industry legends living in Omaha so hopefully they s... | |
| Dynamic Headroom You also asked what the numbers mean. 3 db of headroom means that it has headroom that allows the amp to double its output for short periods of time.I also disagree with Almarg about "signs of a weak power supply". The rest of the info is good. | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? Essence Jasper mono blocks. I am in the industry and still can't find anything that beats them overall. | |
| Advise best biwire cable for System Audio Rangers Yes I do and I have listened to 75% of the cables on the market. I make this statement because of the degree in which the cables beat other "legends".These cables are a radical difference in design musch like Hill Plasma drivers, David Berning Hyb... | |
| BAT VK-300K SE vs. Ayre AX-7e integrateds Sorry I didn't get back sooner.The BAT has a dark grain in the back ground that gives it a punchy but congested feel to dynamics. Almost like electronic gas,This is more noticeable on speakers that are a little closed in sounding or reserved. If t... | |
| Pure Class A shootout I have owned and played with many Krell products and have known Dan since 1983.His stuff is sexy and well built and he stands behind his product but Dan has high frequency hearing loss. That is why he auditions amps with headphones.The reason I ha... | |
| bose acoustimass 10 A friend of mine is an engineer at Bose. They pay engineers very well.The system 10 costs $138 including the box it's shipped in. He says it sounds incredible for that.Get the Bose for free and sell it. Use the money to get something good. | |
| Pure Class A shootout The Krell shouldn't be in the list with all the other fine amps listed and the Pass has a metalic glare at the top end.A lot of the others mentioned are quite good.Add an NRG to the list or the Coda 100.One of the best sounding amps of all time is... | |
| Designer Hall of Fame Interesting Thread. There are several listed that I don't believe belong. Others that were geniuses but made bad sounding equipment that do belong, and a group that stole their ideas from others.My short list but not complete list is:Peter SnellDa... | |
| Isoclean 106 II Power Bar Without hearing your system to begin with it would be hard to find out what you are perceiving as "an improvement".Most very detailed systems are not detailed at all but bright. Much like turning up detail on a video monitor, you are not increasin... | |
| Any Blu Ray players made in the USA? Too new. There aren't any DVD players built in the US either. When it comes to lasers and transports there are no CD players as well.To get an American built BluRay player the goal would have to be performance no matter the cost and $1000 is unrea... | |
| BAT VK-300K SE vs. Ayre AX-7e integrateds If you can't hear the BAT get the Ayre. They do sound different and while the Ayre doesn't do any one thing that stretches the envelope, the more important aspect is that it does nothing wrong.That can't be said for the BAT. | |
| Advise best biwire cable for System Audio Rangers The best cable on the market today is Mosaic but there are other good ones as well such as FMS. You have some flexibility because your system is warm. If you want a little "sparkle" to the sound you could look at Synergistic or Audioquest.Mosaic i... | |
| Aerial 7B's vs Totem Forest ? The Forest is too rich for a small room. Plus you have a sub. I like the $1500 pair. I think it is the Staff? I know that the Hawk and Forest are not any better, they just play louder or fill a bigger room.The 7b is a great speaker and with the Pa... | |
| What were the best and worst rooms at RMAF 2009? Azaud,I was helping to run the Intuitive room and you needed to know that there were no subs in the room. Just the Intuitive Gamma Summit speakers.Also, the bass was only wooly if you were standing by the opening from the entrance because the cubi... |