glreno
Responses from glreno
| which DAC to buy ? I assume you are talking about the EMC-1, as I am unaware of a DAC made by Electrocompaniet. I owned the 24/96 version of the EMC-1, the Audiomeca Enkianthus, auditioned the Dodson (latest version), and currently own a modified 24/192 Hermes. I ag... | |
| Hotrod your Hermes I finished with the last modification I intend to do with the Hermes, that being isolating the toroidal transformers from the chassis. I should note that many of these modifications were done incrimentally so I could hear what was taking place aft... | |
| Talon Khorus with no soundstage? I owned the Talon Khorus. The imaging of that speaker is one of the best things they do. But they have a very long break-in period...up tp 500 hours of music playback. Until then, the sound is very closed in and boxy. Leave for a week or more and ... | |
| good silver IC's to audition? I just sold my Acoustic Zen for Kimber 1030s. I got a much more detailed and open, natural sound with the Kimber. Wasn't expecting that much of a difference. I've also owned Analysis Plus silver, which I sold for the Acoustic Zen. Zen were better.... | |
| Hotrod your Hermes Hey Joe! I noted that you were, at one time, putting different cones on these things. Since this is a metric thread, were you tapping out the existing nut with english 1/4 inch threads? | |
| Hotrod your Hermes Jerry's e-mail address is info@audio-magic.com. That's cool that Kora has decided to do these things at the factory. Is Kora going to do all of the caps (5 total), or just some? Also, is this something they are doing now? There is one other thing ... | |
| Hotrod your Hermes Hi Tk4qmmt! If you're not comfortable doing the mods yourself, don't. I'm with you. I had Jerry do the caps and the wire. He also has the MU metal for the shielding. The other stuff is easy, as long as you are careful removing the tubes. He does a... | |
| Hotrod your Hermes Hi John! I don't think Jerry could add the toslink. The last DACs I owned were the Altis Reference and Audiomeca Enkianthus. The Kora was as good or better than either WITHOUT the mods. My friend who also had his modified the same way had the DCS ... | |
| Sonus Farber Guarneri vs Merlin VSM I believe that Stereophile made the comparison of the VSM to the Amati Homage in their review of the Merlins, to further Bobby's point. Sterophile also made the VSM a runner-up for speaker product of the year in the current issue. I really like my... | |
| Sonus Farber Guarneri vs Merlin VSM I own the Merlin VSM Milleniums, and have a Joule Electra OTL. This combination is magical. I'm sure the Sonus Faber is a great speaker, but I would think that there might be a better amp out there for them than an OTL. On the other hand, the Merl... | |
| What is the best digital cable? Without a doubt, the Kharma Grand Reference. I have three in my system. They just do everything right. You've got to hear them to believe them. The lack of tonal coloration and representation of detail in a natural way is without peer. Not cheap, ... | |
| Silverline LaFolia, anyone?anyone?Bueller?Bueller? I owned the La Folias, and am the original owner of the ones for sale. They are fabulous speakers with tight, coherent bass, a very detailed top end, wonderful midrange, and are reasonably easy to drive. They can be a bit edgy on top if used with ... | |
| Passive Preamps: Jumping Ship I've had many pre-amps both passive and active. I've always found that the circuitry in active pre-amps causes colorations, as stated above by Kevin from Upscale Audio. Sometimes this is a good thing, as in the case of the Wyetech Opal. Sometimes ... | |
| Supermod for Meitner Bidat I wish I could be so enthusiastic about the Art DI/O....but I didn't have that kind of experience. I succumbed to the hype and bought one. I replaced the weird jacks with RCAs, and then used very good interconnects. I then compared it to my Audiom... | |
| Perp. Tech. Speaker Correction I contacted Perpetual today, and was told that they will have a home measured SOCS kit available in 45 days. They send you a laptop, microphone, and software. You take the measurements, and then send it back to them. They then develop the software... |