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| Spica TC-50 or Vandersteen 1b/1c or ? Spica is NOT the end all speaker today that it was in 1985. Can we say 18 years ago? I owned two pairs at various times in college and loved them for what they were. Here is a list of things that many current monitors will eclipse the Spica TC-50:... | |
| best monitor speaker under $1k, new or used Here's a TRUE "best monitor" that is priced ridiculously low for it's performance level:If you can stretch $200 over your budget limit, my vote goes toward the GR Research Ribbon Criterion monitor kit with enclosures (easy to assemble). These babi... | |
| Copies Better Than Originals? False claims? All that I'm stating is that you CANNOT add harmonics or space that wasn't there in the first place! The source is the ONLY place were these sorts of sonics originate. To clarify: I feel that a superior copy is even more important th... | |
| Copies Better Than Originals? Chang,I didn't mean to come across as defensive but I need to be VERY CLEAR how we think this is a HUGE PARADIGM for everybody to recognize (just not you). It is MORE than just my opinion. The magic of the Pioneer 739 is an absolute breakthrough! ... | |
| Copies Better Than Originals? I agree with Rob here that it is VERY detrimental to play with the digital record level control! I ALWAYS copy at a zero unity gain so that I am assured the burned cd will sound its absolute best. In my experience you are opening an entire can of ... | |
| Copies Better Than Originals? I have to strongly disagree with Chang here as I suspect he didn't actually audition copies from a Pioneer 739. Therefore he is poo pooing my experiences based SOLELY on the burner he used i.e. all burners are NOT equal!Chang brings up the point t... | |
| Copies Better Than Originals? I posted a similar thread about a year ago and here are some of the more plausible explanations I received (I'm sure that someone here will poo poo both of these explanations. I am not necessarily saying this is why the Pioneer does what it does. ... | |
| Magnepan ribbons problems Based on my experience, clipping an amp will blow those tweeters every time. Tons of clean power is the key to avoiding damaging those tweeters. I also agree with other posters' comments here that the fuse value should be checked.I would not even ... | |
| How many bits? Over the years I've owned 11 different CD players and 8 different D/A converters. Each has represented the latest pinnacle of technology for that time. When the 24 bit chipsets became available, they were the single largest improvement in my front... | |
| Merlin VMS versus VMPS RM-40 versus Proac 3.8 Why all the defensive posts on VMPS? Here's some more details on VMPS' speakers, just so everyone realizes that they are damn good, but NOT the absolute gestalt of speaker designs which are not built to a price point.As I stated in my prior post, ... | |
| Magnapan vs. Von Schweikert I'm in complete agreement with Banksfriend here! To me, these speakers are sooo different from each other that the poster really needs to decide which type of sound suits him more: dynamic cones or planers. IMHO if you really want to compare these... | |
| Merlin VMS versus VMPS RM-40 versus Proac 3.8 Geeeeez guys, reeelax! Here's some perspective for everyone on both sides of this argument:Brian Cheney has developed an affordable full range tower speaker knock-off that's sort of a cross between a dunlavy SC-IVa and a Genesis/Infinity ribbon to... | |
| Who Does the Best Mods on CD Players Stan Warren is the only one modifier that I know of that actually designed a totally proprietary descrete output stage that was offered in his mods (amoung his other unique circuits). He's also the only modifier with a past history of designing wo... | |
| Best used DAC 500 or less, need help How about a DAC that sounds just as good as the Wadia? Believe it or not, a Stan Warren modified MSB will do just that! Currently there are over a dozen audiophiles in the US using Stan Warren digital front ends in $30k+ systems. These guys (and m... | |
| Does anyone have any impressions of Montana Spkrs? Great drivers, excellent enclosures, and very dynamic. Your description of a combination between a Dunlavy and Thiel is pretty accurate in my opinion. If there is one thing that I can critisize about Montana, its that they don't sweat the details ... |