ed_sawyer
Responses from ed_sawyer
| I heard the new 777ES SACD player There's a pic here up on Steve's site:http://www.enjoythemusic.com/news/ | |
| Resale value of BAT gears The 5i isn't bad, but the 30 beats it, for less $, IMHO. Used vk30s are in the $2000-2200 range usually. | |
| Best DAC around 1,000 I'd recommend auditioning the Shigaraki DAC from 47 labs. www.sakurasystems.com I just had one in my system for a few months... retail is $1250 but might be avaialable for a little less somewhere... ? Worth a listen for sure. Used Muse 2 dac is we... | |
| Best Tube Amp under 10K? I listened to the MC2000, didnt' really care for it all that much. Retail on it is $15k btw, though they have been sold here for $8500 on occasion. A decent enough amp, but not worth 15k. I didnt' care much for the bottom end, it sounded flabby, l... | |
| Change CJ Premier 12 to XS ?? Thanks Jose... glad to be part of the club. ;> I recently ordered some NOS Sylvania 5751 Gold Brand tubes for these amps... supposed to be the cat's meow as far as 5751s go. (Better be for $62/ea!)... currently have some NOS raytheons 5751s and... | |
| Too snobbish for SACD as it exists? Like Craig I have a Ca9ES and an Xa7es. Both are good players, the Xa7 being as top notch and accurate a redbook cd player that exists, most likely. personally, I think Sony makes some great stuff. Sure, they make some junk too, but when they do i... | |
| Change CJ Premier 12 to XS ?? I am about to send out my CJ Pr. 5s to Bill Thalmann for conversion to Triode operation, among other things (upgrades and mods). He highly recommended it, only drawback was some loss of power but at 200watts per side, I can afford to lose a bit an... | |
| BAT VK-5i or VK30 ?? Victor Khomenko himself said the differences are minor at best. I have listened to both. the Vk30 is the better piece, simply from a user interface standpoint. Also, more updateable and a new piece too. Cheaper to retube as well. Check the Audio A... | |
| Which DAC? Bel Canto? Assemblage? EVS? I am listening to a new one by 47Labs called the Shigaraki. very nice, and it's not even broken in yet. Reasonably priced at $1250 retail I think, and offers about 90+% the performance of the higher-priced Progression DAC. will post a real review ... | |
| Tube Amp for Martin Logan SL3 3 there are plenty of amps that will work fine. I have CLS I's (the hardest to drive of any logan?) and also Aerius Is. Have driven both with no probs off a CA200 Classe (2x200), Conrad Johnson Premier 5 monoblocks (2x200 el34 tubes) and off my 47 l... | |
| ARC LS 25 MK II vs. BAT VK30SE where can you find the 6922 Pi? Isn't Svetlana having trouble with importers lately? | |
| What tubes are you using;CJ Prem.5 Thanks! I've had a few. Currently in my 2-channel system I have the CJ Prem. 5's, a 47 Lab gaincard, and a Classe CA-200. Also have HK Citation 24 (SS), Dynaco Stereo 80 (SS), Rotel RMB 985-Mk2 (SS). these are my first venture with tubes in amps. ... | |
| What tubes are you using;CJ Prem.5 sorry, that URL above is wrong, they redid their site... (Parts connection). will repost the new URL if I can find it. | |
| What tubes are you using;CJ Prem.5 I also have a set of these (on loan but I may buy them soon if the price works out ok). I retubed them with Svets - good call on those, I think they are the best. also tried some JJ/Tesla E34Ls, which were nice but the Svets were better, smoother.... |