garyl
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| Mcintosh MC-352 or FPB 200 for B&W 802 I listened to the MAC 352 with the 802's at Jamison Stereo in Ohio a few weeks ago, and the sound was just beautiful. Source was the Sony SACD-1 and C42 preamp. Cables were nothing special, middle-of-the-line Audioquest. This was a system I would ... | |
| Mark Levinson No.383 How good is it ? You may have already seen this if you are researching the 383, but there is a review at www.soundstage.com. They loved it, and gave it a Reviewer's Choice Award. I also remember reading about it in Stereophile, which also gave it a great review. B... | |
| Buyer protection question I have always felt comfortable pre-paying for items being sold by folks that have been active here for some time, and have built up a good amount of positive feedbacks. The items were always shipped immediately upon receipt of payment, and were al... | |
| Opinions on Wireworld Gold Eclipse III+ I used a single-ended pair of the Gold Eclipse III+ between CDP/preamp. At the time, I was using the Arcam FMJ CD23 and Blue Circle BC3 Galatea. I later used them between the Arcam and the Aloia PST 11.01 inductive preamp. Cabeling between preamp/... | |
| Has anyone used Echo Busters? I use the Bass Busters in each cornor behind the speakers. In my case, the improvement was worth the cost. Much better definition in the low bass, and more stable and focused imaging. I also use the RPG Pro Foam for wall treatment. I have not trie... | |
| Reynaud vs. Spendor vs. Harbeth vs. Linn These are exactly what I would be looking at if I was in your position, with the exception of Linn, which I know little about. I have owned the Spendor SP 1/2 for almost two years, and never get tired of them. I had a Bryston B60 when I got them, ... | |
| What Power Cord for Tubed Preamp Did you see the ad that was posted today for the new MIT Z cord? The seller claims that the improvement in sound quality is so profound, that it's like you spent an additional $2-3K on your preamp, or your money back. OK, we have all heard claims ... | |
| Why so many Aloia products for sale? I was also wondering about this. The brand is extremely popular in Europe, but is relatively unknown here in the States. There probably aren't that many out there to begin with, which makes it surprising that so many would show up for sale at the ... | |
| Need interconnect between Nagra pre to power amp I use the Gold Eclipse III+ between pre/power-amp. It's about as close as it gets to a direct connection, and should get you to stop thinking about cables for quite a while. At $1200/one meter pair they are not cheap, but used examples do pop up h... | |
| Fourplay ...yes please Jazz CD Listen to some of the solo releases from band members Bob James and Larry Carlton. Both have recorded with some of the biggest names in contemporary smooth jazz. The recent release by Carlton called "Fingerprints" is especially good.If you really ... | |
| Blue Circle Power Cord and Line Condtioner In my experience, the performance benifits gained from various line conditioners and power cords varies with different systems and power lines. I used both the 85.1, and the 60 series cords for quite a while in my system. They cleaned up some low ... | |
| Amp suggestion for Spendor Sp1/2 speakers Agree with Rupertdacat. All of the SP 1/2 owners I have corresponded with beleive tubes are the way to go.On the other hand, I got suberb sound from the Spendors using the solid state Blue Circle BC22, and just ordered the Aloia ST 13.01 with indu... | |
| Best speaker for BC2 amps..... Also consider Spendor and Harbeth. I use the Spendor SP 1/2 in my BC based system, and the combo is magic. As for the Martin Logans, Gilbert uses them in his reference system. In fact, I think there's a link to his system on the BC website. | |
| Blue Circle BC3 Galatea - thoughts I've had the BC3 in my system for several weeks. The unit I have is probably one of the most recent ones that BC built. (5/01 production) Shortly after I ordered it, I called BC to ask an amplifier related question. I was surprised when Gilbert hi... | |
| new Whiskeytown release Thanks for the info! I'm a big fan of this band. I was first turned on to Whiskytown several years ago at a car audio IASCA show. The judges were using "Strangers Almanac" as a reference disc in the sound quality compitition. I bought the CD the n... |