henryhk

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Speakers placed against back wall
surely wilson duettes as they have designed to perform as real bookshelves? 
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Good to know,. hope all goes well Rives. 
Best bang-for-buck purchase you have made?
Benchmark DAC1 USB for my PC 
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Rives: Actually I saw the report awhile ago and actually did investigate prior that whether Talon had dealers in Hong Kong: did find one who said they were so previous to your acquisition but still not yet representing the new product line etc.? 
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Mike earlier at the beg of this thread suggested the Coltranes which after some thought would be just too big. Has anyone tried the Marten design Altos or Miles 3? 
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Thanks to all. Forgot to mention I listen to a wide variety, rock, all jazz including fusion, blues, and bit of classical. Volume wise, quiet but enuff to fill the room, to loud but never ear splitting, rock concert levels. Wslam: thans for the of... 
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Finally moved now. Still in unpacking mode and haven't even set up my 2 channel system in the study yet...too many boxes to clear! However I can already see without even listening that my current Kharma 2.3Fs are too large in physical size. So the... 
YG Acoustic Kipods
Aren't the Kipods difficult to drive? How much power does one need? 
the smoothest sounding speaker
for sheer smoothness, I wld think Ascendo Systems line of speakers would be right up there 
recommendations for newbie
Thanks guys. I do have portable, the Hornet from Ray Samuels. This more about at home at my desk, at night when I don't want to disturb others in the family. Playing the 2 channel system at low volumes is possible and at times certainly has it mer... 
iPod to a Benchmark Media DAC-1 D/A
by the way, how is the benchmark as a headphone amp? how good? for those who have experience how would it compare vs one of headroom's USB Dac/headphone amps? 
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I guess so James, but its just too hard for me. 
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James, no I have not. Too scared to do that. Too uncertain, don;t know whom to go to, and resale value would be circumspect I would imagine. 
Best female vocals on CD
recent discovery for me///"The Pheonomenal Ruthie Foster"...corny title, music/voice anything but 
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Yes it was all ARC. I can't really compare them vs Darts as it was two different systems, two different rooms and again I have not had the opp to hook my Dart gear with the Minis. But suffice to say ARC was incredibly impressive and I do love my D...