guidocorona
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| EMM DCC2/CDSD versus Esoteric X-01 Oneobgin, I am aware of the need of using balanced devices as balanced. But my fingers sometimes commit the sin of Brownian motion on the remote. | |
| Transparent , Kubala , Luminous , or RS Poiema John, I will definitely taste test the Purist Dominus between linestage and amps. . . yet I 'resent' your pernicious attempts to lead me into temptation to commit such mortal sins of audiophile's gluttony! . . . "and how many times did you commit ... | |
| EMM DCC2/CDSD versus Esoteric X-01 Steve, I confirm your findings about X-01's extreme sensitivity to interconnects. Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending a marathon open-house event at Aris Audio in Salt Lake City, where Scott Haver, Aris's proprietor, gave me free range o... | |
| EMM DCC2/CDSD versus Esoteric X-01 Thank you Chrisla. I have auditioned the DCS single box CD/SACD player as well and will confirm that it does sound most likely sweeter than the UX-1. You can read my findings at:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1123254379&open... | |
| Electraglide Epiphany vs Kubala-Ssna vs.... John, to tell you the truth, I just discovered tonight why my XXX linestage is so enjoyable. . . it is not the XXXX per se, it's the Gutwire Synchrony XLR that connects it to the JRDG 7M. I just replaced the Gutwire temporarily with a Cardas Neutr... | |
| Electraglide Epiphany vs Kubala-Ssna vs.... Oh yes, don't tell TeleTuby I will be trying to convince him to get the single-box Teac Esoteric X-01 like the one I am breaking in right now. At the 80 hrs mark, even through the admittedly crappy AudioQuest Quartz RCA into my senescing ARC LS2B ... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Fplanner, I have indeed heard an X-01 with Shunyata Anaconda VX and another with Epiphany and several other much less successful chords. . . quite amazing! My original post on X-01 describes my experience with this player and the Anaconda VX. See:... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? I used to be able to edit my post. . . but the capability has disappeared from this thread. . . oh well!Just wanted to add that I have been always using the LS2B with its stock captive power chord, and currently the X-01 is still powered by its ow... | |
| should I stay with Audio Research LS25 ? An ARC LS26 is being rumoured to be replacing the LS25 Mk. II shortly. It is apparently a scaled down ARC Ref 3. If precedence applies, it will have the same price tag as the current LS25. And if its sound is related to the Ref 3. . . it will like... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Thank you guys for the kind words, what I was hearing last night from the X-01 into the LS2B after 35 hrs of break-in was already rather incredible. Sounds like I have already changed also the linestage: much larger soundstage, low level info, com... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? One more update on my continuing saga. Linestage decision time has come. After months of pondering I have selected the ARC Ref 3 over VAC Ren II or Phi. Given my listening preference for classical chamber music, I have reasons to believe that the ... | |
| Absolute Best CD Players Out There Under $12k ? Judy, to be more precise, as the Hugo is sadly no longer in production, we all mount 8K cryotreated contact-enhanced tires on our NOS Hugos. Sorry. . . tis a matter of 'pride of ownership'. | |
| Absolute Best CD Players Out There Under $12k ? Hmmm, Norm, yet think of the savings. . . the D-01 DACs are only half chassis boxes. This means that you will require only 4 Halcyonics for your front end instead of 5. So the front end would cost only 56K + 28K for the platforms = 84K. Oh Wow, th... | |
| Absolute Best CD Players Out There Under $12k ? CDP for over 50K? No prob Calanctus. . . try the 5-box Teac Esoteric stack: P01 transport with separate PS, D-01 mono DACs (you need 2 of these, G0S Rubidium clock, | |
| Absolute Best CD Players Out There Under $12k ? Lush, don't keep us in suspension. .. tell us all! Guido |