guidocorona

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TRL 595-how good is it?
I concur TVAD that the opinions of both owners would be preferable. I hope the TRL owner will eventually come forth and either corroborate the extant findings, or voice an alternate opinion of the outcome. 
TRL 595-how good is it?
Granted the article was apparently authored by the APL owner. It would be interesting if the TRL owner also decided to post his/her own independent findings. 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
A user comparison of the TRL 595 with the similarly priced APL Pioneer 563 has been posted on AA at:http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/209929.htmlThe findings favor the APL machine. 
TRL 595-how good is it?
A shootout comparison of the TRL 595 with the similarly priced APL Pioneer 563 has been posted on AA at:http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/209929.htmlThe findings favor the APL machine. 
Just upgraded to the DK VS-1 Signature
Pespectfully PROCALC, your statement about DK being personally preferable to an unspecified set of amps upwards to 20K is too open ended to be indicative, one way or another. Please do not feel you would be bad mouthing some manufacturers by namin... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Simon, is your keyboard broken? All your 'I's are showing up as 'l's. 
What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps?
MPHKNS, I still hold that the brittleness you hear in brass fortissimo is not an artifact of the First Sound, but was there in the performance. I have heard it many times in non amplified live venues. Depending on the situation, cuivre is an artif... 
Attention Minneapolis Audiophiles
Art, too bad you no longer have your First Sound. You could have pitted it directly against the Mercury. Won't you now always be left with a trace of a nagging doubt? 
Review: Denon APl 3910 CD Player
Just in case some participants to this thread have not discovered it yet, APL has very recently started its own dedicated discussion forum facility at:http://www.aplhifi.com/phpBB/ 
DV-50s vs Krell SACD Standard vs Denon 3910 mod
For anyone interested, Alex Peychev of APL has started his own dedicated discussion forums. You will find several related discussions at:http://www.aplhifi.com/phpBB/Both current production and work in progress is discussed. 
First Sound line stages vs. The competition
You may also want to consider the Aesthetix Callisto, possibly with the 2nd power supply. 
Review: Denon DVD - 3910 CD Player
Here is some new info about APL. Alex Peychev has started his own discussion facility solely dedicated to APL products. As such he will hence answer all questions on his product line on the new facility only. Please see:http://www.aplhifi.com/phpBB/ 
Review: Denon DVD - 3910 CD Player
Does anyone know what happened to the thread reporting Pete's findings during the San Diego CDP shootout? The shootout compared a variety of CDPs, including EMM and APL 3910. The APL came up ahead of the pack when fed directly to the amps.Now the ... 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
Folks, I just wanted to inform everyone that APL HIFI has now its own forum facility. If you have questions which can be answered only by Alex Peychev, you may want to consider posting there, as he will no longer answer questions directly on these... 
Review: Acoustic Zen Absolute Interconnect
Rsbeck, I would say that yes, in at least some (or sadly many?) cases, the advertised virtues of some component or device may not be real. In this I am making no pre-judgement about the particular device discussed here. But when I go to a dealer, ...