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| State of the art remote pre amp? Reality? McIntosh C200 preamp, C46 preamp | |
| Heard the Ultimate speakers in NYC Actually, the speakers are called "Fischer&Fischer" and come from Germany. The model you listened to is their top model. Every model, however, uses stone, not wood or MDF, and they have become one of the most respected high-end speaker compani... | |
| Chopin nocturnes Maria Joao Pires' "Nocturnes" of 1996 were reviewed by Grmaophone as being the best recording since Arthur Rubinstein. I agree. Deutsche Grammophon 447 096-2. | |
| Is there a cd player that sounds close to an LP? A couple of recommendations: a tube-equipped CD-player such as the Shanling TCD-200, or upgrading your existing player with a DAC such as Musical Fidelity's or Chord's DAC64. I went for the Chord, and like the sound very much. As urged above: Go a... | |
| Which speakers do you like in the $5K price range? Take a look at two often overlooked speakers: Shahinian Obelisk (www.shahinianacoustics.com), which costs $ 4000 new, but is on offer here used as well, and VMPS 40 (www.vmpsaudio.com) for $ 5000 | |
| What cables would you recommend? Think of LAT International. I switched over to them entirely, for much less money than Cardas, and found that the most enthusiastic reviews on LAT-cables on audioreview.com are true. My system - Audionet Art V2 CD-transport, Chord DAC-64, McIntosh... | |
| Classical CD Guide Shostakovich No.4 recommendation by Gramophone: Simon Rattle and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra EMI CDC5 55476-2 (1994)No.5: Neemi Järvi with Scottish National Orchestra, Chandos CHAN 8560 (1998). Mariss Jansons and Vienna Philharmonic EMI... | |
| $4500 amp beat out the Tenor OTL in the latest TAS The corruption in the reviewing process of magazines like Stereophile is not only in the superlatives they praise on new products, but on the absence of reviews of products they should review. A good example is the loudspeakers from VMPS. Accordin... | |
| Best Component Ever, for the money Shahinian Obelisk loudspeaker, which has been in production since 1977, and still is an amazing speaker that puts to shame many more expensive ones | |
| Nautilus 800 Vs Wilson Audio VI Vs LM Labs Utopia From a lot of people who have listened to them, the VMPS 40 sounds as good as any of the three speakers you mentioned, but will throw you back only 5000 $ new. See their website www.vmpsaudio.com and search the archives here and elsewhere. They do... | |
| The new Mcintosh MC 402 Abball, I noticed this effect with my McIntosh amp as well. But what is the sense, in a stereophonic recording, to record the left side stronger? Did your friend tell you that? | |
| The new Mcintosh MC 402 Following are excerpts from the press release McIntosh announced the release of the MC402 with. The MC402 is replacing the MC352. As far as I know, all other power amps are going to be replaced with the same new design.Binghamton, NY December 6, 2... | |
| Mcintosh MA6900 compared to Mcintosh separates? I did a lengthy comparison between McIntosh's integrateds and three of their preamps: C2200, C42, and the C200. You can defineteley get it even better than with your MA6900, but to get a real improvement you have to upgrade to either C2200 or C200... | |
| Power Conditioner for 220v environment Audio Magic Stealth is available in 220 V-versions, too.Interesting seems to be a power conditioner from DeZorel in Belgrade (www.dezorel.com). German companies do make good power conditioners for 220 V, e.g. Burmester, Audioplan, Einstein, Dillen... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Twelve-year-old Audi 80 that breaks down quite oftem, butwhich does not appeal to Russian car thieves and which leaves money to buy the new McIntosh MC 402 |