elberoth2
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| ARC LS26 versus Cary SLP-05 Now do yourself a favor, and replace the stock 6550 tube in the PS with NOS TungSol Black Plate from the 50s - the difference is not subtle ! | |
| Audio Research Ref: CD8 How that translates into volts ?BTW - 24h is prolly not enough. It took my CD-7 400h of continuos play to fully break-in. | |
| Replacing Mcintosh front glass. The new glass is about $200-$250. It is a bit time consuming to replace one (expect 3-4 hours if you haven't done it before) but it is doable. | |
| Audio Research Ref: CD8 For those who haven't seen it yet, there is a pic of an topless CD-8 on stereophile web site:http://blog.stereophile.com/ces2009/audio_research_cd8/ | |
| Audio Physic Virgo 5s Other AP speakers I have heard were clearly more restrained in the bass. Virgo V is not.FYI, my reference is Wilson Sophia II and Avalon Eidolon Vision. | |
| dCS Puccini Clock Arthursmuck,Definately. ARC CD-7 was already an improvement over the MBL 1531, and Puccini is even better. Another player worth considering with the digital in is Accuphase DP-700 - it is smoother, not as detailed, but overall it is a very good CD... | |
| Audio Physic Virgo 5s I had them in my room and found them quite booming. The bass on lean albums was ok (since there was hardly any bass audible), but on a decent bass-prominent album, it was always booming and bloated. My expirience mirrors yours. | |
| Audio Research Ref: CD8 From my expirience, CD-7 requires about 400h of break in time. The difference is not subtle. Since CD-8 shares basic architecture with CD-7, my guess is that it will also furhter improve. Pls keep us posted. I just sold my CD-7 and should have CD-... | |
| ARC Ref 3 Display I can't tell any difference either. | |
| Meridian 563 16 bit dac vs 24 bit There is a substantial difference between the 508.16 and 508.24 CDPs, and since the 563 DAC is based on 508 design, I suspect that the difference between the DACs is similar. | |
| Gryphon Diablo or Accuphase E-450 Get the E-550 instead. It is SO MUCH better sounding than E-450. You should be happy downsizing from Nagra (which I also know rather well). Diablo sounds distictly different from both Nagra and E-550, so be sure to try before you buy. | |
| Best Solid State for Avalon Isis Email user Branimir - he went through many solid state power amps with his Isis and may offer you a valuable advice. | |
| ARC LS26 versus Cary SLP-05 LS-26 is a great value, and much easier to sell as well. I have tried SLP-98 in my system with Cary 500MB monos and found it too dark and muddy sounding. Interestingly, I also got large hum from the speakers (a ground loop of some sort ?) when run... | |
| T.H.E. Show admission Go to your dealer. Ask for his card. Register. As an alternative - print your own. Pretty simple ;-) | |
| Dartzeel 108 amp driving Wilson Watt/Puppy 8 You have to try it. I have tried DarT with my Wilson Sophia II speakers and it was OK (but not great in the bass department). System 8 has a bit higher efficiency but also bit more demeanding impedance/phase curves.One thing for shure - it will so... |