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| Which speaker for 30 watts amplification at $1000? A used pair of Klipsh Heresys. | |
| A great linestage/preamp "makes" a great system I too have traveled the elusive "right sounding" preamp road. Then I got Placette passive and the journey ended. | |
| musical fidelity A5.5 - any opinion ? Just curious why you're moving on from the esound E5? | |
| CD has laid back and uninvolving sound I highly advise calling Kyle at Reference Audio Mods. After he gets through with your CD rig, I'm sure you'll be thorough satisfied.I run a CEC TL-51X transport and Musical Fidelity XDAC V3, X-10V3 and XPSU. I had RAM modify (to the max) the CEC a... | |
| Has Anyone Tried RAM'S Rega Saturn Mod? Phonton46,Although I also haven't had any problems with any of my RAM mods and I haven't attempted selling any of them, I don't share your grim view of the whole RAM mod experience.I've never bought audio equipment with resale value as part of the... | |
| Has Anyone Tried RAM'S Rega Saturn Mod? Can't help with info on the Saturn mod, but I can say I've had a few component modified by RAM and couldn't be happier with the work done. If you haven't already done so, I'd highly advise you call Kyle at RAM (he's the one who would be doing the ... | |
| Paradigm signature vs. Sunfire signature Bob, It seems a bit cheesy to compare Paradigm's 15" sub against Carvers 10". The only fair comparison would be with Carvers Top of the line 12" Signiture model. One can only speculate why this apparent subwoofer shootout chose Carvers smaller che... | |
| Marantz SA8001 SACD CD Player??? ESound, if it were to made by Marantz it would cost thousands. IMHO, for the money, it's unbeatable. Additionally, if you ever want to upgrade, RAM can modify it to the level of one of the best in the world. Still at a fraction of the price. | |
| Headphones vs loudspeakers Headphone systems, just like conventional systems also have many level of sound quality and price. Although it's true that a smartly put together headphone system can sound very respectable with a minuscule investment compared to a conventional sy... | |
| Older Cd Players vs. new ones You're certainly entitled to your opinion on the subject, but my experience has been just the opposite.For what it's worth, not to long ago, Stereophile released a list of what they felt where audio equipment classics. The main criteria they used ... | |
| Will a new Preamp sovle my Problem? Call Guy at Placette audio. You'll be glad you did... | |
| What happened to the AM/FM tuner??? "Antenna Performance Specialties" usually has a few outstanding tuners available. Just go to their web site and have a look. | |
| Parasound JC-2 character? If you've never heard a preamp that sounds completely natural, my guess is that you've never heard a Placette. To my ears it's the most transparent pre I've heard, I've listened to mine for about five years now and still have not discerned any kin... | |
| Walker Audio- High Definition Links- anyone I've used them with my Klipsch LaScalas for the last five years and find they work as advertised. Additionally, I've found all the Walker products I've used worked as advertised. Great company... | |
| Are passive preamps better? Pubul57 got it right. The only thing I would add is when discussing passive preamps, Placette is in a class of it's own. No other passive is simular in design or parts to a Placette. Hence no other preamp sounds like a Placette.IMHO and a great ma... |