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| Montana EPX opinions? I demo'ed some used Montana's & thought they sounded incredible. Realistic & punchy, a very natural presentation. Unfortunately for me they were a little too small for my needs so I had to pass on them.I don't think there is much press on ... | |
| Speakers to Mate with McCormack? I had a pair of Vandy's with a DNA-1, I foolishly thought the Kestral HR's might be better suited to my room based on the size. There was no comparison, the Vandy's blew away the Kestral's in the bottom end & sounded better overall. Fortunatel... | |
| Exposed to tubes? Yes, I have to run adapters to the BAT. I am waiting for my new pre-amp (Audible L2) but that will be single ended as well so I either have to continue use of the adapters or find some cables for RCA to XLR. I still don't think this will be as eff... | |
| Best Inexpensive DAC I have a Benchmark DAC-1 & like it alot. It beats out my Phillips 963SA for sound quality & can be used as passive digital pre-amp with your amp because it has a vollume control. Plus it has a decent headphone amp, for the price I find it ... | |
| Battle of the BAT's, VK-60 vs. VK-220 D'OH, I pulled the trigger on the VK-60 today. I couldn't resist with the fact that I can return it if I had to. Something tells me I'm going to REALLY like tubes & my wife is not going to like the look of the "new" amp ;) | |
| Are Zaolla Cables worthy of your home theate???? I had a set in my field recording rig & found the quality was poor. When I removed the XLR connector I found bare exposed wire instead of the usual sealed shrink wrap solder joint. I was imediatly dissapointed as I feel even the cheapest of mo... | |
| Dirtball A/D conversion. I have a Tascam DA-20MKII & it sounds horrible. A cheap CD player sounds better. Some Panasonic DAT's have an excellent analog stage (i.e. 3700, 3800) but they are not cheap to purchase. I wouldn't waste my time personally. | |
| Battle of the BAT's, VK-60 vs. VK-220 The upgrade path is a nice option, what do the upgrades usually run? | |
| Tube Cage for a Cary Rocket 88 Not to go too far off topic but I can recall seeing some clear plexi covers for tube amps to keep the tubes free of dust & dirt, does anyone know where these came from?Jax, do the metal cages get hot/warm as well during playback? | |
| Anybody hear the Von Schweikert VR-4jr at CES? I think I am going to try a digital amp with mine. Bel Canto, PS Audio or Spectron. I listened to mine "briefly" the other night & oh boy did they sound good. I won't have a chance to hear them again until Thursday. | |
| Just got my new VR4jr's Special thanks to Jonathan @ Chambers Audio, he is THE MAN! He has been the best experience I have ever had in the audio world, extremely friendly & knowledgeable. A stand up guy, thanks again. | |
| Anybody hear the Von Schweikert VR-4jr at CES? I have a pair on order as well & heard they pushed the date back, mid-march for delivery? I hope not, I can't wait to hear them. | |
| Cables for Bryston 4B SST and Linbrook Monitors? Ty uses DH Labs in his speakers, I would try those. I have some DH Labs cable in my Tyler system, they sound excellent. | |
| Zaolla Silverline cables, compairsons, choices? I own some Zaolla balanced IC's for my field taping rig. They are OK at best, there is no heatshrink over the exposed wire where they solder to the terminal. A cable in this price range & class should have the wires sealed at the terminal, I w... | |
| Too Bright Big Blue Meters : Re: McIntosh MA6900 I cover my bright LED's on ADC with a washcloth when I am listening, doesn't look pretty but mute's the intense light. |