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| Digital Mid-Fi Receiver Comparisons?? The $300 Pannie 45 replaced a $2700 Yamaha DSP-A1 for HT duty in my system, and it essentially stomped all over the A1: far better imaging, warmer tone, better 2-channel sound, and certainly enuf power for my req'ts.Anyone know if the SA-XR70 succ... | |
| Just got my B&W Signature 805's long What are y'all using for amplification? | |
| Tube Equipment: Gimmick? Why has no-one brought up the assertations of Cheever's MIT thesis mentioned early in this thread?? Cheever claims/proves(?) that non-negative feedback (open loop) single-ended designs, either tubed or SS, are superior in TONAL QUALITY both object... | |
| Is solid state on the brink of extinction? I can't speak to the eAR 2, but my stock "digitally-enhanced/controlled" HCA-2 (with skookum power cord) is far more detailed, emotionally involving, natural-sounding, and MUSICAL than any conventional tubed or ss amp I've heard. (Well.. the Bryst... | |
| Mods for a PS Audio HCA-2? Oh you just gotta love the forum concept - most educational... OK, where do I get BGs cheap? (ie. inexpensive!) | |
| Mods for a PS Audio HCA-2? Ears:Have you heard an asi-modded HCA-2? Just curious how Jensens compare to B-Gates and what the rest of the mod contributes... TIA | |
| Mods for a PS Audio HCA-2? Thanks Warren!L milton:Currently using the SA-14 (NBS cord) to a Meitner Melior pre via a Totem Sinew I/C, with a cryoed Meitner I/C from the pre to the HCA-2 ($1000 Tekline cord). I'm running Camelot Black bi-wire to Sig 805s on good stands.The S... | |
| Mods for a PS Audio HCA-2? Fiddler:With my Marantz SA-14 playing the Mozart Piano Concertos on SACD, I'm hearing no sustain at all on piano key strikes... my stock HCA-2 adds too much warmth and obscures some of the detail. Also aggravating is how the higher notes drop big ... | |
| Classe 201 -vs- Odyssey Stratos Socrates: Thanks for your comments above. It's always insightful to have the views of those with plenty of gear to compare with.I'm very interested in the digital amps as well, and was wondering which model eVo you own? More importantly, what diff... | |
| Plinius 8200 MkII -- best integrated ss amp? You might also consider Bel Canto's eVo2i, a digital-switching solid-state with 120Wpc. Good review at 6moons.com. Anyone here with impressions? | |
| Bel Canto eVo vs. BAT VK-60/75/, VK-200/500/1000 Glreno: So what are you currently using in your system? What's your amp of choice? What do you listen to? TIA | |
| New B&W Nautilus Speakers?? The Signature is a total re-design to the standard 805. The mid-bass driver has a copper-plated pole piece to lower inductance, thus necessitating a bigger magnet to make up for the increased magnetic gap, and benefitting with more control of the ... |