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| TUBE or SS? I agree with the tube pre-amp and solid state power amp approach-- it's an excellent compromise. I use Sonic Frontiers Line 2 pre-amp, and McCormack DNA-2DX power amp-- it's a great combination with Vandersteen 3Asig. speakers. I have yet to hear ... | |
| Everybody should... Eldragon; I agree 100% re: Robert Lucas. I have both the CDs you mention and the slide guitar on "Luke and the Locomotives" is some of the best I've ever heard-- RIGHT ON. Cheers. Craig. | |
| McCormack SMC Audio Upgrades Schroeder; How do you know that the DNA-125 contains all of the Revision A upgrades? What was your source of this information? Thanks. Craig. | |
| How do VANDERSTEEN Signature 2ce's rate? If you think that Vand. 2Ces lack image specificity, and for that matter transparency, you do not have them properly set up. The Vand. 2Ces are some of the most transparent speakers I've ever heard, and with mine, stereo image is excellent. Same w... | |
| Resolution Audio CD55 I also had negative experience with Gary at Audio Gallery, and ended up purchasing my Muse Model Two DAC-- with two week audition-- from a very helpful store in Wisconsin. | |
| Up & Over Sampling... Continued Sam...I agree with your post. Each of the manufactures implements this process differently, so they are going to sound different. BTW is HFNRR available on line? Cheers. Craig | |
| Up & Over Sampling... Continued I would also like to add a short paragraph from Madrigal Audio's position paper on this subject that I recently got fom Madrigal's Todd Sutherland. This paper will soon be posted in it's entirety at www.madrigal.com. Quote: "So what's the point? T... | |
| ROGUE AUDIO 88 AMP How do the Rogue amps do on bass? I like quick, controlled, articulate, and accurate with excellent pace, rhythm and timing. I listen to a lot of R&B. Thanks, Craig. | |
| Amp/Pre-amp for Vandersteens ......I can't help you with a phono stage, but there's another thread today that covers that very topic-- and it looks like some good info in it. Cheers. Craig | |
| Amp/Pre-amp for Vandersteens Hi Swampwalker; The McCormack amps-- all of them sound great with Vandersteen 2Ces, 3As, and 3Asigs.. I would guess that's true for the earlier 2Cis as well. Richard Vandersteen and Steve McCormack used to exhibit together and use each others prod... | |
| Mark Levinson 331 or McCormack .5 Rev. A Hi John; The 331 actually runs pretty cool-- Don't remember about use of banana plugs though. Re: Chuck's comments on the 331. I shouldn't have made it sound like I was bashing the 331, which I didn't intend to. The 331 is a beautiful well built a... | |
| Mark Levinson 331 or McCormack .5 Rev. A ....should have added that the DNA-2DX is a true powerhouse-- 600wpc into 4 ohms, and 1200 into 2 ohms. The 331 has great bass, but the 2DX has more natural bass. Craig. | |
| Mark Levinson 331 or McCormack .5 Rev. A Hi Jla; I've owned the DNA.5, DNA-1DX, and DNA-2DX, and I auditioned, in home ,the ML 331 for a week. I clearly preferred any of the McCormack amps, although I have not heard an up-graded DNA amp. I do intend to have my DNA.5 upgraded though. In m... | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge Deb; I didn't even mean for the above Garfish 8/5 post to be posted. And it is of course only a partially composed message in any event. I thought I hit "reset" and thus erased it. Sorry. Craig | |
| Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge Hi Deborah1; Perhaps you're just humorously playing with words when you end your , but perhaps not. And It's not my intent to be demeaning in this observation: "chow" = food, but "Ciao" (also pronounced "chow") is an Italian? word usually used to ... |