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power conditioning - source vs amps
Bob P, my point was that compared to pre-amps and CD players, amplifiers are higher current pullers. In terms of anything greater than 14 gauge being pointless I would say that there is more to optimal power cord performance than just the gauge of... 
Dartzeel amp lives up to hype
Henryhk,The darTZeel improves upon the Solo's performance in the following ways:(1) Greater tonal accuracy and density - the Solo's sound "thin" compared to the dart. Instruments and voices are more fully formed and true to live music. In this asp... 
Beautiful Equipment Stands?
I owned a Zothecus rack, then the Grand Prix Audio with carbon fiber shelves and then I auditioned the Harmonic Resolution Technology (HRS) M3 isolation bases, dampening plates and Nimbus footers. I then bought the new generation HRS MXR equipment... 
power conditioning - source vs amps
I just went through this analysis myself recently. I had been using 2 Hydra 2's (240V versions) to feed my two Linn Klimax Solo 500W monoblocks using Anaconda Alpha powercords. I went the 240V route because to my ears the amps sounded better in th... 
Dartzeel amp lives up to hype
Wow, alot of discussion since I last posted. FWIW, I've now had my dartzeel amp for 1 month. I have had zero problems, even switching back and forth from 120V to 240V. Out of the box it sounded very good...with 30 days of break-in on it the perfor... 
Dartzeel amp lives up to hype
Kurt, thanks for the offer. I may take you up on that. I get out to the west coast 1-2 times a year. In fact, I just got back from Edmonton, Canada...yikes...very cold. I can't imagine the dart amp getting any better from where it is right now, bu... 
Dartzeel amp lives up to hype
Thanks Kurt. I've had my darTZeel amp for about 5 days now and have been running it 24/7 since it arrived. It sounded really good right out of the box, but I can hear it getting better and better. I am currently using a 30' XLR run into its XLR in... 
Dartzeel amp lives up to hype
Kurt, thanks for the update! I hope to get my amp tomorrow and I will post later with my impressions. Herve told me that my amp already had some good burn in time on it so hopefully it will sound reasonable out of the box.Sorry...what does DNM sta... 
Dartzeel amp lives up to hype
Glide3, do you have an update on the darTZeel amp now that it's had a chance to break in? I just bought the amp and pre-amp myself. Expect the amp to arrive next week and the pre-amp in late January / early February.Thanks 
Stradivari Homage & Linn Komri: Priciest Speakers?
I'm not certain about this, but I believe the Magico top of the line horn/hybrid speaker is $250,000. You can see it on their website which is magico.net - it's the big one with the horn on top. 
Linn CD-12 or Ikemi: Your opinions
I've listened to both of these and I own the CD12 and the Linn Unidisk v1.1 (which I use for video and SACD). On Redbook CD there is no question in my mind, that the CD12 is way better than either the Ikemi and the Unidisk v1.1. The CD12 is more m...