fchurtic

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Piega P-10...one of the best available....
I own a pair of P10s since last year and I am quite happy with them. I miss having spikes a little because the speaker is difficult to stabilize. They seem to me to have less than 89n dbs sensitivity as they need real power. How have you set the s... 
Power amp to complement a Levinson 32 preamp
Thanks Calloway, very intyeresting suggestion. Would you mind expanding on your experience with the Piegas plus Levinson, krells and lamms? The Goldmund at $19k may be a bit out of the budget for me but I will try to find a sh one in Europe. My ot... 
High-quality MP3s not comparable to CD WAVs ??
The answer to all these quality issues is to find a lossless compression method as Matt8268 correctly pointed out. I did not know Windows Media Player 9 includes this feature. Matt 8268, what type of encoding speeds are you getting?CWlondon, I exp... 
Does anybody have any info on the New Levinson 400
They should be out by Christmas. 200 and 400w models. Stereo. No fans. 200W model priced close 335 today. 
Recommendation from dCS gear owners
Interestingly, I disagree. I run my dcs delius direct to my amplifier (ML 335) and the sound is a as lively as with a ML 32 pre-amp. Remember, you're adding components in the signal path. The delius has a v good preout board and this is the same t... 
What transport with dCS Purcell/Delius Setup?
I use a ML 39 works very well. Howeverm because the purcell retimes the signal, transport quality is not critical beyond a certain point 
Any SACD players with variable ouputs?
Also check the dcs Delius or Elgar plus and the new SACD transport 
Is Sigtech alive and well?
Thnks for your responses. What got me worried is that they sent me to their UK distributor who claims he is no longer the distributor, not having sold a unit in 3 years. Cg70754, how much should I expect to pay for digital in-out unit. Did you set... 
ML 390S vs dCS Verdi/Purcell/Elgar Plus
I would suggest going with the 390S which I have heard versus the dcs. It has new dacs, new analogue boards and an incredible user interface with big characters that you can read from afar. Don't understimate this, the dcs have very small displays... 
Bit perfect copies
Thanks for the information chanifin. Would you have the web address of Eaxact Audio Copy?FC 
What cd player or cd transport/dac is next for me?
Check the new Chord DAC64 at www.chordelectronics.co.uk with a new filter algorith which is 100% time coherent. I compared it with a Levinson 360S and it was much more listenable. More anaologue in essence but very detailed at the same time. It ta... 
wich transport?
I don't know where you sit to listen to music, the big display in the Levinson 37 is great for meFC 
babys and your components
I have located my levinson 335 inside a Rack-it piece of furniture that at least eliminates the possibility of the kids hurting themselves with the heatsinks. The shelves are against the wall and that protects cabling behind 
Digital Interconnect Questions
No, tyhere is no difference, the majority of today's separate dacs re-clock the signal as it arrives so unless there are major errors along the way, there will be no difference at all. 
Any info on the new Piega 10???
They seem to require good power (88db sensitivity). I am using a Levinson 335 (250W) working very well