gunbei
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| Budget system not up to expectations... Painter, I found that it's a rare store that gives you that WOW experience. With so much gear fighting for floor space it's often difficult to create the best environment to showcase their components.You may be expecting too much from an AV receiv... | |
| BelCanto DACs vs transport/IC quality Glad to hear it Sdecker! I liked using the D60 with my DAC1.1. Nice sonic combo and being such a thin cable the D60 never had the tendency to suspend the little Bel Canto in the air like some of the other thicker cables were capable of doing. | |
| Bruce Moore Tube Amps Wow, an upgrade to the ARC VT100 mkII? I'd definitely like to find out more about these. | |
| Budget system not up to expectations... I used three different runs of Analysis Plus Oval 9 during the period I owned the Simaudio Moon I-5 and Electrocompaniet ECI-3 integrateds. The speakers at the time were Sonus Faber Concertinos and ProAc Tablette 50 Signatures. My experience with ... | |
| How long it take to run in brand new loudspeaker? Ahh, that's great to hear. Literally! I've found that some components can take much more than 90 hours to burn in sometimes over 500, so it's possible you might enjoy further improvement. Have fun. | |
| Budget system not up to expectations... Painter, are you using your system to watch movies at all or is it dedicated to music? From your post I can tell you're a pretty discerning listener, so I'd say that Pe3046's advice about going straight to a good integrated or pre/amp might be the... | |
| Virtual Dynamics -- what has it beaten? Interesting idea Erzielin, I guess only time and more testimony of other users will tell if that is the case.Great post Cosmic_void. I think your Auditions will improve given time.A couple weeks ago I replaced a Monster HTS2000 which my transport,... | |
| Virtual Dynamics -- what has it beaten? Like any cable or cord the Virtual Dynamics line is system dependent.After two months of use it was clear that the cryo'd Audition Package offered far better soundstaging, detail and transparency than any of the Cardas, Kimber, Mapleshade, Harmoni... | |
| A subwoofer for my NHT SuperZeros I've owned the same great little pair of SuperZeros for over seven years now and originally purchased them with the NHT SW2P/MA1 subwoofer/amp. I felt it was a very good match sonically, they were definitely designed to work together.Originally, I... | |
| Cardas Caps on unused digital jacks? I use 'em too. Look neat and give me a gear-dude's peace of mind. | |
| Cocktail of choice when listening to fav music? Dayyum, all these cultured people! For me it's water, Coke or coffee. Depends on the time of day. | |
| Does subwoofer + bookshelve=full range speaker? I just took a look at your system and all I can say is WOW, nice setup! Are you asking this question because your 801s are too big for your tastes or room or just curious about an alternative configuration? Your question has been one of the ongoin... | |
| Minimonitor Choice: Proac 1sc vs. Totem Model 1s Cellorover, I've considered changing the stand fill to sand. I'm a bit lazy though. You can see my system at virtual systems next to my name. The components seem a good match fo rmy 1SCs, but I've always been suspect about my rooms acoustics. I'll... | |
| Burning question regarding upgrading paths Yeah, Bro.GO [five]RIN [rings, spheres, circles]NO [denotes possessive]SHO [book]That's about the limit of my Buddhahead speak. | |
| Is Remote Control Important? Twl, obviously for me I chose performance over the remote, but on my limited budget I was trying to scrape all the performance I could get.It sounds like your friend was dealing with much higher end equipment and therefore probably couldn't justif... |