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Eton 8.1's or Apogee Slant 6
muralman: I took your point but then I enjoy picking on you also, in case you still have not noticed :)Yes, seriously, I love the C-Major ribbon and even after may years since I discovered it I have been faithfully sticking with and it has been fa... 
Eton 8.1's or Apogee Slant 6
Muralman1: "Apogees are not known to do well with subs. It is a mismatch between the fast ribbon and the slower box."I have to disagree. The integration is pretty good because the boxes are sealed and are very fast. Hybrid speakers are fairly comm... 
An audio transformation - R2R
Thanks for the information, Kipdent. On my next trip to Southern Cal, I would like to stop by and listent to your system. Thanks for the information. With a speaker as good as your Scintilla, i am sure you ar generating a terrific sound.The only p... 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Now that I have the Micro Seiki, RX-1500 (with gun metal platter), the thread has a new context. The tonearm is SME 3009R. I am thinking of the UNIVERSE. 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
CSE? I am contemplating but not sure. 
An audio transformation - R2R
In a word, awesome. How heavy is this Studer beast? What tape speeds and sizes can it play. I am myself looking for one good R2R Tape Deck. 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
I chickened out from Atmos for now. Instead I bought a Denon DL103R. 
XLR waste of time ?
XLR circuit has two to three times the complexity of RCA, not to take away the transparency and purity of the signal. 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Hey Anthony: Good to hear from you here also. yeap, you loan was very useful and it is good. Are you not gonna trying some MM cartridges?By the way, on many occasions you said the sound you hear was the best you everr heard. Now is it only one of ... 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Doug: I am inclined to go for one of these ZYX cartridges even though I am pretty cool (in fact more it would be more appropriate to say that I am learned through hard way) when it comes to audio purchases. As you said it is our own listening that... 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Hell Raul: many thanks for your suggestions. Just a quick question: Did you listen to the Airy 3 or atmos? 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Raul:I do not understand you really. Currently, I have Audio Technica, which is MM. I heard the ZYX Airy 3, which is MC, and I realy like it, and much better than what I have. Are you syaing I stay with what I have or try other MM cartidges that I... 
XLR waste of time ?
yes, it is waste. 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Raul:Thank you for the compliments and the suggestion. I do not care if the cartridge is MM or MC or any other kind. It all depends on the synergy between the components and what sound you like. I listened to the Airy 3 myself and hence am interes... 
ZYX Airy 3 or Atmos
Hello Doug, Thank you again. Now, you have put me in trouble. I am thinking if going for the Atmos is a good idea at all.... why not go for the Universe. The only problem is I must listen before I buy. My ultimate test for anything in audio is my ...