elberoth2
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| Looking for an amp to drive Eidolons Vision. Downunder,I have heard the Opus Ceramique / CJ 350SA combination on The HiFi Show in London this year (with CJ CT5, Reimyo CDP-777 and Cardas Golden Cross cables throughout) and didn't like the sound all that much. The sound was too smooth and cre... | |
| Modding the AA Capitole mk II Yesterday I have had a chance to directly compare the 100% stock AA Capitole mk II borrowed from a friend to my modded one.The change is sound quality is as dramatic as I have described earlier. The Capitole with V-caps is oh so much more transpar... | |
| running musical x-150 230 volt amp on 110? Try it. The lower (110V) voltage will not damage the 230V tarnsformers, if the amp is indeed wired for 230V.If it was another way round - that would be another story ... | |
| CAT JL-2 mk II vs VTL S-400 I know that ppl lean towards CAT on this forum but ... I have some concerns about the tonal balance I will get from this combo. Both Avalon's and CAT's qualities are most often described as pristine clarity, fine sharp details,speed,very extended ... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Branimir -> you must be the only person on AgoN using the Weiss combo. Is it #1 or #2 flavor ? | |
| Audio Aero Capitole 192 MK II se upgrade No I did not. To be honest, I do not really believe in all that cryo voodoo. | |
| Audio Aero Capitole 192 MK II se upgrade Ssynphonic -> the best way to tell is to open up your Capitole. The Mk II I got uses Hovland MusiCaps .1uF/400V.You may substituthe those for .1uF/600V V-Caps, as I did. I belive that those are used in Globe's SE mod. | |
| Is the EMM DAC6e or DCC2 /CDSD the best out there? Mgottlieb -> are you referring to the original dCS Verdi transport or the newer Verdi LaScala ? | |
| Is the EMM DAC6e or DCC2 /CDSD the best out there? dCS goes even further in terms resolution, detail to my ears but again lacks the special air around the instruments or color of timbre.Henryk -> an interresting comment. To my ears it is the EMM that was a resolution and openess champ. The dCS ... | |
| EMM Lab DCC2 & CDSD Better connection? Alex, interesting comment. My EMM dealer also recommends electrical connection over optical one.A firiend of mine, who owns dCS Verdi La Scala/Elgar Plus/Verona stack, also prefers AES/EBU interface (he is using the latest AQ The Raven silver cabl... | |
| Is the EMM DAC6e or DCC2 /CDSD the best out there? I have had a chance to compare head-to-head, in the same system EMM DCC2 + CDSD vs dCS Verdi LaScala / Elgar Plus for over two weeks (both on loan for home audition), and to my ears, the latest dCS stuff clearly outperformed EMM on Redbook CD.Note... | |
| Anyone used 240V-120V step down transformers? Browsinganch1 -> no, you can't do that. | |
| A brutal review of the Wilson Maxx I have to say that I didn't have Wilsons in high regard (I have heard over the years X-1, 5.1, 6 all in show conditions driven by Krell electronics and didn't like the sound at all) until last month, when I heard a Maxx II driven by ARC electronic... | |
| Audio Aero Capitole 192 MK II se upgrade The SE upgrade is made by Globe Marketing. AFAIK they put teflon V-Caps, together with cryoed tubes and some symposium dampers. The upgrade costs $700 and is well worth the money. Replacing the caps by itself puts the player in different league in... | |
| Modding the AA Capitole mk II That is correct, but bear in mind that the smallest OIMP value available is 1uF - value 10 times bigger than those used in AA output stage.You need 0.1uF caps.For more info go here:http://v-cap.com/tefloncapacitors.html |