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| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc For the original poster's benefit: I would recommend the XA100.5, but not the XP20. Although I voiced my opinion clearly for the XA30.5 with the Sophia II's, I think compared to the rest of your system, the XA100.5s would be the best fit. I think ... | |
| Good stores in LA Well, since we are off topic now...While in LA, the place you should REALLY go, as a music lover and audiophile, is the Walt Disney Music Hall for a classical performance. LA may not have the friendliest and best HiFi shops, but they do have some ... | |
| Good stores in LA I would rather make the drive to a good HiFi shop in S. CA than waste my time within LA county at the not so great shops. So, I would want to know about all of the better S. CA shops, then pick the good ones in a specific area to visit. Better to ... | |
| Good stores in LA Weinhart Designs also has the new Magico M5s. Listening to the M5s alone would be worth a trip to LA... | |
| Good stores in LA Check out Digital Ear in Tustin, CA, they have the top shelf gear you're after:http://digitalear.com/Stereo Design in San Diego also has top stuff:http://www.stereodesign.com/Sunny Components in West Covina, CA has good stuff, but the owner is ver... | |
| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc Spatine,Kent at Pass Labs mentioned that on my speakers, the XA30.5 and XA60.5 would perform quite similarly with the main difference in power and current. Kent made the point that the XA60.5s would outperform the XA30.5 at high volumes (100db+), ... | |
| Sophia II's and Pass Labs etc I have directly compared the XA30.5 to the XA100.5 on my Sophia II's. The XA30.5 sometimes runs out of steam, whereas the XA100.5s do not. The XA100.5s are better in every way than the XA30.5, it's not just a power thing. You get fuller, more stab... | |
| What CD for my Plinius Hiato? BTW,How do you like the Hiato? Compared it to the 9200? | |
| What CD for my Plinius Hiato? Very different sounding players. The Plinius CD 101 does have synergy with Plinius pres/amps, but only because the CD 101 can be very detailed and almost lean while the Plinius pres/amps are on the warmer side. Meridian is warmer and more musical,... | |
| Wilson Sophia2s demand better than AYRE V5xe, so.. Stringreen,I ran the Ayre components completely balanced with Synergistic Research's top Tesla cables (Apex & Precision). In addition, I have Sonus Faber Cremonas, and even with the Ayre and Sonus Faber, I got similar results. The Vandersteen ... | |
| Wilson Sophia2s demand better than AYRE V5xe, so.. Just to update the thread:I played around with positioning, WOW that made a difference.Moving the speakers further out into the room and toe-ing them in so they fire about 2 feet behind my head really made all the difference in the world.The speak... | |
| Wilson Sophia II vs. Thiel CS3.7 Just to update the thread. I went with Wilson Sophia 2s for many of the reasons listed above, but mainly because I felt the Sophias respond more audibly to equipment changes. This translates for me as a more transparent speaker, one that can be ad... | |
| Wilson Sophia2s demand better than AYRE V5xe, so.. Kurt_Tank,Thanks for the input, being in CA too, I know the heat will be a bear to deal with!Also, did you try the M1.1/M1.2? I'm wondering how the 100 watt version compared to the 200 watt version? Thanks! | |
| Wilson Sophia2s demand better than AYRE V5xe, so.. Jdolgin brings up a good point...I'd also like to add that while my dealer set up the Sophias personally in my home, they ended up in a position I would never have guessed. Room is 15x15 with a vaulted ceiling from 10-15 feet and open to other are... | |
| Wilson Sophia2s demand better than AYRE V5xe, so.. I suppose I should mention the system that inspired me to purchase the Wilson Sophia 2s:Wilson Sophia 2 speakersSME 30/2 turntable (don't know what the cartridge was)VTL 6.5 phono preampVTL 7.5 series 2 preampVTL MB450 series 2 mono amplifiersTran... |