elberoth2
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| AVALON Indra ?? Indra uses their new ceramic tweeter, also used in Avalon NP2 speakers. There are two Eton woofers, like in the Ascendant. The midrange stays the same (I belive). Looks like a downgrade to me. | |
| Placette I have just replaced my BAT-51SE with Placette RVC. The Placette sound MUCH more open and transparent, with VASTLY superior microdynamics. Make sure that it works in your system though, since any impedance mismatch will make it sound too thin (as ... | |
| Has anyone upgraded their preamp with V-caps? Jppenn -> you are right. Using multiple V-Caps may have a cumulative effect on sound quality.Atma -> I agree that you can DESIGN an excellent amp around V-Caps. Simple cap swapping is a different story. | |
| Has anyone upgraded their preamp with V-caps? You have to be careful with V-Caps. True, they are the ultimate in transparency, but IMO at a cost of image density. I have put them in my AA Capitole mk II CDP and was amazed by the result for the first 3-4 weeks, but the longer I have listened, ... | |
| BAT vk-52SE vs ARC Ref 3 vs CJ CT 5 Ask Guy Hummel from Placette (hope I spelled his name right). He is an honest guy. | |
| Einstein OTL amps experience Docsavage - pls keep us posted. | |
| Avalon NP speakers They also got a rave rewiev from Martin Colloms (Eidolon Diamond owner)in HiFi News.I heard them briefly at HiFi Show in London this year and liked the sound very much. Sorry, I cannot comment on the old ones. | |
| Passive Pre - No Regrets? Yeah, me too. Keep us posted. | |
| BAT vk-52SE vs ARC Ref 3 vs CJ CT 5 "Did you lose any dynamic going from BAT 51SE to Placette?"No, not at all. That's what surprissed me the most. If anything, the Placette is even more dynamic than the BAT 51SE, with better bass definition and slam.(Not to mention the usuall Placet... | |
| BAT vk-52SE vs ARC Ref 3 vs CJ CT 5 I just replaced my 51SE with Placette RVC. The improvement was phenomenal. My jaw dropped to the floor when I first heard it. And best of all - it is only 1000$ vs 9500$ for the 51SE. IMO Placette is the best value product I came across in my 15+ ... | |
| Pass XA-160 and Avalon Eidolon I agree with Johnsonwu 100% - need a good solid 30-50 Watts of smooth and stable music power. In fact two best combination I have tried with my Eidolons so far, was 16wpc Ancient Audio SET amp and GM70 based, 35wpc amp DIY amp.BTW - I have owned L... | |
| philips cdm9 pro I have heard a rumor that you can substitute CDM-9Pro laser with CDM-9, which is still available.I was not able to confirm that info though, so you have to research it by yourself. | |
| Questions on PHILIPS TRANSPORT MECHANISIM Never heard of CDMPro2 breaking. This is one of the most robust mechanisms. The one that was notorious for breaking is CDM-9Pro. | |
| Questions on PHILIPS TRANSPORT MECHANISIM CDM-9 Pro and CD Pro 12 are no longer made. I have never heard of CDPro 12.4. CD Pro2 is the only "PRO" series transport which is currently beeing made. | |
| Monarchy audio DIP vs high end transport You cannot compare GDL to X10D since those two components have a completly different purpose.GDL is a jitter killer.X10D is an analogue buffer. |