garfish
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| Can a Toslink be changed to Coax , BNC Hi Gp....; I also looked into changing Toslink out to coax out; Turns out it either can't be done or would be prohibitively expensive. I solved the problem by purchasing an inexpensive but good DAC that had a Toslink in connection-- an Adcom 700 f... | |
| Alon 5 vs Vandersteen 3A Signatures vs ? Hi Rayhall; The Vand. 3A sigs. are great-- and with a broad range of music. I had my 3As upgraded to Signatures last summer and noticed more crispness and detail but the overall character is the same-- relaxed, musical, and (I think) with very goo... | |
| Paradigm vs. PSB Hi HiFifile; Have you given up on Vandersteen and thiel? | |
| VANDERSTEENS vs. THIELS Hi Bennett, I've been following the responses to your query with interest. I didn't need to be convinced that the Vand. 2Ces are great, but Steve440 made a very articulate and convincing statement-- well said. | |
| VANDERSTEENS vs. THIELS Hi Bennett; I've owned 2 pairs of Vand. 2ces, and have Vand. 3Asigs now in my main system. The Vandersteens are all excellent. I've driven the 2Ces with everything from inexpensive receivers, good integrateds, and presently with an excellent quali... | |
| PASS ALEPH-3 and PARADIGM STUDIO-80 Dave-- you're consistent and persistent. With a sensitivity of 92, according to my calculations, a 30 wpc amp will produce 107 dBs with an input of 32 watts (104 with 16 wpc). This is at one meter. According to doctors, sustained listening above 8... | |
| best 2 channels power amp around $3k? Audiosalright is right on in recommending the McCormack amps and I agree with him 100%. I've owned-- long term the DNA-1, DNA.5, and DNA-2DX. The 2DX is the best but more than you want to spend. You wouldn't be sorry about any of the others though... | |
| PASS LABS ALEPH-3 Dave; if you really want your amp/speakers to produce more volume than what your system does now why would you even consider a LESS powerful amp? For the same money, go for an Aragon 8008 or 4004, McCormack DNA-1 or .5, or equivalent powered amps ... | |
| What is the best digital interconnect I've been totally happy with Cardas Lightening with a variety of equipment-- fast and neutral. | |
| Recommend pre for Vandersteen/Moscode I have found that all Sonic Frontiers pre amps work very well with Vandersteen 2Ce, 3A, and 3A Sigs. In your price range, the SFL-1 is excellent, and with just one tube you can cheaply tune it to your taste-- a tube pre-amp helps take the bite and... | |
| Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 Siggie Hisses What's a "Siggie" Garfish | |
| Upsampling CD and DAC's My thanks to Drumsgreg for the info. on MSB Link Dac III w/upsampling chip. I was not aware that anything us mud people could afford was available yet. | |
| Best cd player I also vote for the Sony XA7ES. I can't tell the difference between its output when used direct to pre-amp or when routed through my excellent Muse Model Two DAC. | |
| Speakers: all-time worst Bose 501s from quite a few years ago were pretty bad. | |
| Speakers: all-time favorite Vandersteen 3A Signature-- "Sounds teriffic with a wide range of music". This is paraphrasing TJNs review in Stereophile of the standard 3A, but the statement is hard to improve upon and I agree with it totally. The signature version adds some det... |