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| ++++Virgo III reviews???++++++ I'll chime in as an erstwhile "user" of a number of AP models (Virgo, Avanti, Medea, Kronus). 1st of all, I like AP and gladly recommend their products in the right context.Virgo II: nice speakers, with good resolution and reasonable extension. A ... | |
| Ok this will be a good thread. Bob- Twl's reference to digital IMO serves as an example only -- I used it in my post for, probably, the same reasons. IMO, the goal we all have is to achieve balance between components' capabilities in a way that no component reveals annoying wea... | |
| Ok this will be a good thread. From a logical viewpoint, there's no doubting the importance of the source, as Twl notes. In absolute terms, garbage in, more garbage out.\From a PRACTICAL, "systemic" point of view, however, things *could* vary. Practical as in, "which is the wea... | |
| Kharma 3.2 Owners, your thoughts... Strange, that's top class gear. I've heard your equipment NEW & it didn't sound "etched". It must be something in the set-up; speaker placement, upward chain... | |
| Best recording of Tchaikovsky's 5th Sinopoli's 1992 version with the Philarmonia Orch. is surprisingly good (DG). The recording is OK, too. You also get Russian Orthodox easter on the same cd. | |
| French translations needed4Consonance R-2.2 review Pmkalby -- I think we can all offer a general vote of thanks. I just looked at the original; not only is it LONG, it's also difficult to read (for "youngsters" like me).A strange comment re, the tube: the writer comments "it's not for us to judge ... | |
| Money no object,,,,which speakers would you own??? I'm thrifty: I'll go for Detlof's PRESENT system when he gets his NEW one (see above).On a more modest scale, I could settle for two pairs of Genesis 1.1 (one front, one for the sides) suitably modded for triamplification. With the Genesis product... | |
| CD and/or LP collections. Is it about the music? This subject had been brought up before.. So, since then (1-2yrs ago?) my system hasn't changed dramatically in cost. To be expected, the music collection has since increased:About 3.000 LPs, a little over 1500 cd's (they measured ~1500 a few mont... | |
| Comments on Quad ESL 988? You should probably ask Detlof for a full account. My spontaneous impressions were iffy: the 988's had the voicing of the 989 without the extension and, vs. the 63, the reproduced spectrum was a bit lower -- a bit pronounced in the mid-bass if you... | |
| Soundstaging and imaging are audiophile fictions. I've experienced fine staging with mono recordings at home -- which is a less than optimal surrounding for mono (it's a stereo rig after all, with bipole/dipole speaker setting). Not as wide as a good stereo recording, but with identifiable "imagi... | |
| Survey-What is your most used source? What do I listen to (as opposed to my fav source which is TT)? Following the latest developments (baby, as per my thread) the order is now:*Significant other, lately modified into a dual role (SO + mother)*redbook (for convenience)*baby*TT*tunerAt... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Hi Tom, Im back in the game. Whenever you have time, lets discuss feasobility of the beta-mod on my ancient rig {Pluto audio 6A Special arm (plutoaudio.nl) / S Yorke S4 / Clearaudio Insider -- stiff}. | |
| Help Need Focal 5N411L woofers and specs 5N411 I assume you've contacted partsexpress, madisound, etc. If you haven't also give snippets.org/ldsg a go. All you need to find, after all, is s/one with an old Focal catalogue...The new series are 4211/4311 midrange/woofs with an Fs ~50-60Hz. -- bu... | |
| Are two dedicated lines better than one? Yes, to second the above: a) buy some good quality industrial grade wireb) get 3 dedicated lines, as per Stehno above: one being the "big" one, use one for digital, one for big loads, the 3rd for all others.The electrician might complain for not u... | |
| Audio articles of interest Another one on bi-amping that may interest some.(As many of us know, multiamping is a subject Sean has never touched :))OTOH, I received today a fascinating, long article (a book, in fact) that Sean had kindly copied and sent me. Thank you, Sean! |