gladstone
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| Why the switch from Kharma/Tenor to DarTZeel/VSA Le me just add, Frank, that the reason I could understand why someone would order the VR-9s or 11s was based on the performance of the jrs. If he could extract that kind of performance for such little money... it seemed that the higher speakers wo... | |
| Why the switch from Kharma/Tenor to DarTZeel/VSA Frank, of course you're right. I was just tweaking, pun intended, you about your initial statement concerning cost; it seemed to me that the rest of your post was rightly saying, "it's your money, spend it as you wish."I wasn't trying to trash Kha... | |
| Why the switch from Kharma/Tenor to DarTZeel/VSA Why do they have to be better just because they cost more? They just have to produce the sound the buyer is looking for. Regardless: From what I heard at the NY show, even the little vr 4, jrs exceed, and by not a small margin, the Kharmas midi-ex... | |
| what preamp for Tenor 150Hps or 300Hp ? I think Thom y has the right idea. If he's got the cash, why waste time and energy? Get the Meitner gear and enjoy! | |
| New EMM LABS transport It is a lot. But I believe it uses the latest transport. | |
| New EMM LABS transport I should add that I just had a newsflash this morning from one of the lucky people to receive the transport, who says the performance is far superior to the Phillips. | |
| New EMM LABS transport My understanding is that the new transport is a significant step up in performance from the provisional Phillips transport. | |
| MG 20.1 or Wisdom audio m-75 They do sound good out of the box, but not in the first-rank of speakers. Modified they do. Whether they must be biamped, as Essentialaudio suggests, is another question. A rebuilt, single crossover with biwire running solely into the bass, probab... | |
| SACD - Dying already? If it was never alive, how can it be dying? | |
| mono or stereo cartridge when playing mono Lps?? What do you mean a mono cartridge us "unnecessary"? I've heard a Grado mono trounce a much more expensive stereo cartridge when each was used to play the same mono record. | |
| ARC Ref 2 MK 2 Pre w/ Pass X-600 monos? Doesn't make sense. The ARC, if anything, provides an extra boost to the bottom end. | |
| Parasound JC1's vs. Sim Audio W10 The JC-1s are good. On a demanding speaker, however, they must be run in low bias mode, which does sacrifice some sound quality. | |
| Best Line Stage Preamp? The Messenger preamp and the Meitner Switchman 3. | |
| Dartzeel NHB-108 I understand several Dartzeels may be darting up to the Midwest soon. | |
| Best Speaker matches for Parasound Halo JC-1's ? Get the von Schweikerts. The Magnepans require too much modification to sound their best, unless you're good at that sort of thing. |