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| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus A furthur thought: people sell things not because the item itself isn't superior to what they have, but sometimes because it doesn't SOUND like what they want it to sound like. People talk about "more bass" as though it means something, when it si... | |
| Nordost Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma? I've had all three: the Brahma is the most solid of the 3 with much more weight than the other two. | |
| Vincent Amps To clarify, I did NOT have the Vincent monoblocks, I had the integrated. | |
| Any exp. w/ Shunyata Dark Field Cable Elevators Well, the truth is...I don't hear THAT much of a difference with them, but I only got the 4 pack, and not the 12 pack. I do hear some difference, mostly in clarity, but I'd have to wait a bit longer to be sure. Davt seems to have a clearer perspec... | |
| Cambridge 840c or Pioneer PD-65/Benchmark DAC 1 I had a Benchmark. I think it was clearer than the Cambridge (from memory), but not terribly dimensional, a bit cool, and lacking the soul of music, although, again, QUITE a bit of clarity to it. Robert E. Greene loves it, though. I never quite wa... | |
| Top 5 sounding cd player in the 1000-2000$ range Rega Apollo, Cambridge 840C...I have both, and find the Cambridge having noticeably more low-level resolution, plus the highs are quite eye-opening. NOW, having said that, the Cambridge is just a little bit "contained," meaning the sound does not ... | |
| A question for those who've chosen a Valhalla PC.. ...and, 2 years later, who weighs in on the Nordost, but HP, who only NOW realizes that the Nordost is "somewhat threadbare." Hence the Odins. I would guess this does settle the uncertainty of whether or not Nordost "whitens" the sound for those o... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus Sorry, Jimmy, to be so late in responding. Haven't been in here the last 2 weeks.Sorry , I have not tried the digital inputs. I would imagine they would be quite formidable, but I haven't had time to try that yet. | |
| Unico vs. ASL AQ1003DT I have an ASL AQ1003. Earlier model. I drive Usher 718s with them, and except for the loudest crescendos, they seem to do quite well. Ushers, by the way are rated at 87db, but are most likely 85db as I have several other 87db speakers that require... | |
| Vincent Amps I had the 236 integrated. I liked it, but wasn't overwhelmed by it. I do, however, look for a sense of life, not "good bass" or whatever else part of the frequency spectrum comes to mind. I do look for cointinuousness, a trait first seen in the Ja... | |
| Lack of depth problem I don't think you need tube traps on the ceiling, Vett. I just like to experiment, having had tube traps since 1988 and still find them great for absorbing bass.If you have any "jogs" in the room, bass does tend to pile up there. That jog in my ro... | |
| Lack of depth problem Given the full range of the speakers, you might want to try bass traps in the corners behind the speakers. If you use ASC, point the seam kitty corner (45 degree angle). If you stack them, do NOT point the second trap in quite as far: you will kil... | |
| Do Usher spkrs sound great with Rock music? As I noted, the 718s are said to be 87db, the same sensitivity as my Hales Revelations 3. They aren't. I have to turn up the integrated 1 full notch higher for the same volume level. Therefore, I suspect the 718s and Be-718s have the same sensitiv... | |
| Do Usher spkrs sound great with Rock music? Hulskof: They have the same sensitivity, and I certainly hope that, for double the price, they're better microdynamically! That said, Usher speakers are not speakers that sound their best played at lower levels. They need power, and speakers that ... | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus I thought it was interesting that Hi Fi Choice, in its original review, talked about how fantastic the unit was, but in its "Ultimate Group" survery, the bass was picked out as 'lacking speed and control.' The reviewer, in the original review, sai... |