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| Jolida JD502RC I had a 502 and a 302. There is no comparison. The 302 is a much better sounding product. The midrange of the 502 seems dark and murky in comparison to the midrange of the 302, which is sweet and musical. Lower power than the 502, but not by much.... | |
| Best upgrade for the money ? I have to agree with Dekay. Room treatments are a must, and everyone ignores the effect a room has on a system. Most people end up buying equipment that sounds good in their room, and never experienced the full potential of the equipment they didn... | |
| CD players,Electrocompaniet EMC-1 or YBA I own the EMC-1 and love it. I have also owned Pass Aleph 2s. I had them on Dunlavy SCIV speakers. I think the EMC-1 would work great with those amps. The EMC-1 has a very rich, musical presentation. It is detailed without being analytical. The Al... | |
| CDP isolation options for improved HF? I agree with the suggestion of Aurios. I put them under my Electrocompaniet EMC-1, and they improved the detail, soudstaging, and imaging. I've seen then used for as little as $130. per set. I am also trying a Machina Dynamica Nimbus this week (ma... | |
| What AC Power Cord sounds best? I just put a Sahuaro Slipstream on my CD player. It is a very dimensional and natural sounding power cord. It is also very stiff. I agree with the use of Power Plants in the system. Do this before you buy any power cord. I feed my pre and amp with... | |
| Talon Loudspeakers Well said, Samuel!! | |
| Single-ended amps with Martin Logans Hi Nick! I just sold a Placette active line stage. It is one of the best pre-amps I've ever had. Read the reviews on it in TAS and Soundstage. The remote volume control was reviewed awhile back in TAS. They said it was very transparent, but did wh... | |
| Single-ended amps with Martin Logans Roger! I have an Art Audio Jota. It's a great amp, but I would never expect it to drive the Aerius. Have you done this? And which Art amp are you talking about? I tried driving Inner Sound Eros with Cary 805Cs. This speaker is bi-amped with a soli... | |
| KR-Enterprise amps Ah yes! Michau promised me new tubes after mine went out, but never came through. He eventually quit answering his phone, or was "never in" when his secretary answered. Would not return calls either. I don't know how the VT 6000s sounded after the... | |
| PS Audio Multiwave-good or bad? Can't say it any better than the two above. I agree with their responses. I have it in a P300 and a P600. The most immediate thing I noticed was a blacker background allowing you to hear more detail, depth, width, and focus in the soundstage. This... | |
| Want to upgrade my Sonic Frontiers Line2 I agree with Redkiwi. Try the Placette. It was the best pre-amp I've ever owned. It's very transparent, and hard to beat for the money. It will let any deficiencies in your system shine through, though. I like transparency in a pre-amp, and then g... | |
| Preamp or Not to Preamp? I've used both. Some DACs and CD players with volume work better than others. Bidats and Accuphase work well straight in, from my experience. My Wadia did not...too forward and digital sounding. Very transparent pre-amps have their advantages. The... | |
| Single-ended amps with Martin Logans YOU MUST BE KIDDING!!! The only single ended amp that will drive those is a solid state Pass. I owned the Aerius. I also own and have owned many single ended triode tube amps. You need different speakers if you really want to experience single end... | |
| vac or art audio Hi Kellyann! To continue with my previous comments, the VTL Tiny Triodes are great for the money, but not a full range amp. They offer the wonderful triode soundstage and midrange, but don't have much bass. If you read the reviews on the VTLs in T... | |
| Amps & Maggies...what is your take? The Electrocompaniet AW120 was great with them. It has a full bodied midrange that the Maggies need. It also is a high current amp that drives them with ease. |