glreno
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| Viva vs. WAVAC amps Can't comment on the Viva amps, but I did own a Wavac, and I agree with Albert. They have stunning transparency, great soundstaging, dynamics, detail, and liquidity. They even have bass!! Not your typical SET. I found my Wavac to be a step above m... | |
| Any opinions of Orthospectrum AR? On the serious side, I own one and bought it on the strength of the two positive e-zine reviews. I've had in my system for about a month. The effect it has is to remove the harshness from digital (glare, hard sound) and make it more listenable. Th... | |
| SHAKTI- ON-LINES on speaker terminals? I have tried it and agree that it works. Also works on interconnects and power cords. Try putting the Shakti Stones inside your speakers on the crossover, if possible. I did this with the Talon Khorus, and it worked very well. The only thing that ... | |
| Shunyata vs Electraglide vs FIM Samuel: What's your opinion of the Jetstream? I agree with you that these posts are great for giving you some varied opinions, but you better put the cord in your system and listen for yourself. They do different things in different systems. Their... | |
| Best Customer Service (Manufacturer) Talon Audio has to be the best I've heard of. A friend of mine blew the inside woofer of one of his Khorus speakers. He also had one of the bases damaged from shipping after buying them second hand. He called Talon. They overnighted the parts incl... | |
| Is Museatex/Meitner in business? Meitner has left ADS, which owns the Museatex name. He now has his own business called Meitner Audio Labs. ADS still does warranty repair on Museatex gear. So does Ed Meitner. If you need their info, let me know. | |
| Anybody out there using Spectron amp? I had Spectron 1KW for awhile. It lots of detail and great power and bass control, but seemed unnatural sounding. I'm a tube guy, and it didn't come close to my listening preferences, so factor that in to my opinion. But what's more important is t... | |
| Tubes - Top hats, and Tube socks Tried the Octal Tube Dampers from Vintage. There work extremely well. The blackness between images, depth, and width of the soundstage improved, as well as inner detail. If you have octal tubes in your system, you've got to try these. I put them o... | |
| 1 million dollar speaker made by Kharma I auditioned the Kharmas at my friend's palace in the Arab Emirates. He had a dedicated listening theatre. They were absolutely stunning. One of his slaves initially had them set up wrong, so we had him executed. I couldn't get a center listening ... | |
| Tubes - Top hats, and Tube socks Thanks Rcprince for the input. Keven at Upscale is right. A tweak doesn't necessarily make it better, just modifies the sound. Whether it's an improvement is a matter of preference. I've been playing with all kinds of isolation devices, power cord... | |
| CDP isolation platforms I have used / use Aurios, Seismic Sinks, cones of every type, and have a set of Roller Blocks coming. Without a doubt, the best isolation device I have used for a CD player is the Machina Dynamica Nimbus. It's expensive, but is more effective than... | |
| Tubes - Top hats, and Tube socks I have tube socks, top hats, and tube rings. They all work, but the top hats are the best. Also the most expensive. Hard to tell the difference between the socks and the rings. The rings are by far the most cost effective. But hey! This is high-en... | |
| Talon Khorus Speakers Hi Plato! I also owned the Inner Sound Eros not long ago. I agree that they are a great speaker, and probably one of the best values in audio. I prefer the Talons, though. I don't like the "light" (you call it immediacy) that electrostats and ribb... | |
| Electrocompaniet VS. Resolution Audio I hate to jump on the bandwagon, but I also agree that the EMC-1 is a superb digital source. It has detail, but sounds very natural. The width and depth of the soundstage has to be heard to be believed. I bought one after owning a Meitner Super Bi... | |
| Talon Khorus Speakers I own the Khorus. It is a great speaker that seems to work well with a wide variety of amplifiers. They has a soundstaging and imaging ability that I have never heard in a speaker before. They are also able to produce inner detail like no other sp... |