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break-in for Marantz SA-7S1
"it exhibits a level of clarity that is not heard when in the presence of live unamplified music. these players are ruthless in their revelation of flaws in a recording. . ."I agree with you this time MRT, that's one of the very reasons why I enjo... 
Anyone have or auditioned Seymour AV Ice Block amp
Have not auditioned Seymour amps. . . but I have auditioned NuForce, which are one of the better class D amps around. May I suggest that you do not get rid of your NuForces until you had the opportunity of A/B ing the two brands in your system for... 
break-in for Marantz SA-7S1
Hi Jake18, have you thought of trying the Alpha variant of your Shunyata cord on your SA71S? VX cords contain a filtering compound that tends to blend away low level detail. . . it's a little like caramelizing the music. . . The Marantz does not h... 
break-in for Marantz SA-7S1
Heard a marantz SA7S1 at RMAF.. . from the time it had 0 hours and was just pulled from the box, to when it had about 100 hours on it. Remarkably good sound for a brand new unit and kept improving all the way. . . I would expect that complete brea... 
New Bel Canto Gear at RMAF
Thank you Everest, that was very interesting. . . for one thing, according to John Stronczer in the video, , the front ends of Ref500 and Ref1000 amps appear to convert AC to DC and store temporarily the energy in a bank of capacitors. Feeding the... 
Quietest 500GB Firewire drive?
Prpixel, which 2.5 inch 500Gb drive do you use? G. 
Quietest 500GB Firewire drive?
Lacey does not make drives. . . they package third party drives in their own enclosures. major Drive manufacturers are Seagate, Western Digital, Samsung, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Toshiba. Packagers of external drives tend not to source the newest/quietes... 
New Bel Canto Gear at RMAF
Hi Dob, did you hear them at RMAF? The entire system in 589 was pretty remarkable. G. 
New Bel Canto Gear at RMAF
Kenobi, I listened to the entire system and it is difficult for me to isolate any particular observation to the BC Ref 500 amps unless I auditioned them in my own system. Furthermore, there were no other amps in the same room against which to comp... 
New Bel Canto Gear at RMAF
Downunder, yes it would be interesting to learn how Bel Canto has achieved its sonic goals in the latest generation of amps while containing weight to under 20 pounds. We are starting to see a flurry of deceptively minimalistic devices which yield... 
New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre
no offense taken Kawika, I really shouldn't throw stones myself. I was introduced to the ARC and Rowland Sound many years ago by Angie, the owner of American Sound in Toronto. . . only after mistakingly referring to her as the "sweet thing" teleph... 
New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre
Kawika, I do not recall anyone by the name of Chicke at JRDG. the nice lady who usually answers the phone at JRDG is Kelly, who is an excellent business manager, while Jeff drives engineering and strategy. G. 
New Bel Canto Gear at RMAF
Hi Downunder, In the Bel Canto room I was impressed by the sound I heard more than anything else. Bel Canto may have concentrated resources on engineering internals rather than on exterior metal work. I suspect the Ref1000 still utilizes the ASP10... 
New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre
Hi Kawika, as far as I know all the hardware is ready and there are a few dozen Criterions almost ready to be shipped. . . control firmware is expected to be completed by year end. . . but, have you ever dealt with software developers? There is al... 
New Bel Canto Gear at RMAF
I have just checkd with Bel Canto. . . according to them, there is NO REF2000 amp planned at any time. G.