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| Has anyone updated Senn HD650 cable? Joe,Yes, I've upgraded the 650s with Cardas (10') and there is a definate improvement - most notably in the area of bass depth and delineation. While I haven't heard the other replacement cables (Zu, Equinox, et al), apparently all yield a distinc... | |
| Raysonic 128 Soundstage RedCarrera,>> Foster9 - All I can say is that in my system the 128's soundstage is as wide and deep as I've heard my speakers produce. This is compared to my Modwright Sony 999ES which is no slouch as a player. It doesn't give up or lack muc... | |
| CD player straight into amps? >>> DopogueWith my Raysonic CD128, my one experience running it into a passive linestage was pretty disconcerting. Sounded thin and threadbare, very much unlike the way the Raysonic should sound. <<<Also owning the Raysonic, I go... | |
| Was just Listening to Dan Fogelberg... Doug,Forgot to mention Richard Marx . . . both his greatest hits compilation and his latest CD "My own worst enemy" will give you what your looking for.Cheers,Garry | |
| Was just Listening to Dan Fogelberg... Hi Doug,Hope all is well with you.I too am a big Dan Fogelberg fan for the very same reasons you note - IMO, he's really is a league of his own.In the smooth Jazz/Acoustic category, I would strongly recommend anything from Jonathon Butler, especia... | |
| What's up with the 'Piano' gloss???? Hhdinc,While I think that a Piano black gloss finish is beautiful in and of itself, my preference is also for natural woods.That said, my AAD PMM1s (PMM1 = Piano Mini Monitor) and Zu Tones also in (custom) Piano Black look stunning. The main reaso... | |
| Best "Island Song" Ditto for "Red, Red Wine" - UB 40"Night Nurse" - Simply Red | |
| Sonus Faber or Aurum Cantus Rademaker,Rapogee's experience leads him to the conclusions he's made. However, my own experience markedly differs from his. That's OK - life would certainly be boring if we all shared the sames tastes.For a different point of reference, my origin... | |
| Sonus Faber or Aurum Cantus Rademaker,Having auditioned both of these extensively, the Aurum Cantus came away as the better sounding speaker to my ears.The SFs sounded very nice indeed, especially with Classical music. Workmanship, as expected, is first class. In my opinion,... | |
| Aurum Cantus Liesure 2 SE Speakers Hi Jerlitz,Don't have the Leisure 2SEs but have heard them and their big brother, the 3SEs rather extensively. I have the AC V3M which is in between the Leisure and Volla series.Quite nice sounding with the ribbon tweeters displaying especially qu... | |
| Mini-monitor suggestions for a Blue Circle CS Hi Larry,In addition to those mentioned above, the Focus Audios monitors (FS-68SE or FS-688) will work well with Blue Circle kit. These little guys sound as good as they look ... and they look superb!Good luck,Garry | |
| Cain & cain abbey vs Zu Druid Glia,Haven't compared the two but can attest to Twc's comments about the parallel SETs.A little history . . . after picking up the Zu Tones for my work office, I fell in love with the single driver sound and wanted to replicate the same in my home... | |
| Micropure Kotaro Zola,Assuming the room is on the smaller side, my guess is that you would be fine. I've heard of the Diavolo driving similar efficiency speakers with no problems. As Ingvar stated, the Almarro 205 MkII, with a mighty 5 watts / channel, kept up jus... | |
| Best tube amp for stock AKG 701 head phones Dbk,The amps you've noted should work well with the AKG 701, especially the W6. I'm using a Cayin HA-1A with mine and looooooove it. The Cayin has a lot of power and exhibits great control over the AKG. YMMV.Cheers,Garry | |
| Best speakers for Primaluna Dialouge 2 "TUBES" Theb2826,In addition to all the nice speakers mentioned above and the many out there, my 2 cents ... I currently have the Primaluna Prologue 2 paired with Aurum Cantus V3Ms and one of the new REL R-series subs, the R305. I never, never get tired ... |