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| Would you use an Ortofon A90 on a Jelco tonearm? I'm running an MC-A90 on a Denon DP500M which I think uses a Jelco tone arm. It works excellent. Almost no rumble (excess woofer shake), and it sounds very, very good... | |
| Integrated Amplifier with the Good Bass and Extended Highs <<Krell dealer disclaimer>>The Krell Vanguard intergrated amp sounds excellent. It has a large, open soundstage, detail, legendary Krell bass punch. It's hard to find fault with it. I use it regularly to demonstrate $28k Magico's. ... | |
| Magico vs Kef vs B&W vs. VSA **dealer disclaimer**With each listening session, the Magico S3 MK II has been impressing me more and more. The precision, the most mesmerizing imaging, the control, they are stunning in every way. Front end is a UDP-205 and Vanguard integrated ... | |
| Speaker Cable Suggestions **Purist Dealer**Dragon_Vibe is right. The noise level is so low with Purist cables that dynamics jump out more than other cables. There is also a focus and percussive focus to every note that I don't hear with other cables, the blarey/smear goe... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers - $500-$900 range **ELAC dealer disclaimer**When I first started carrying Elac, I compared the smaller UB5 to the CM7s. Despite the huge difference in price, the UB5s not only compared favorably, but 4 other listeners heard the comparison, all found the UB5s to so... | |
| Looking for THE amp to anchor my system, Krell, Plinius or maybe a D **dealer disclaimer**the new Krell iBias amplifiers are the fastest, most detailed, largest soundstage amps they have ever made. Give them a listen. I second @ysound , the new Krell make the evo and evo-e series (awesome as they were) sound smear... | |
| Need Amp Advice <<dealer disclaimer>>Krell Foundation 4K and Krell Chorus amplifier sound AWESOME. I'm using them on my really big demo system and they blow me away every time I play anything. Detail, soundstage, effortlessness, it's hard to find an... | |
| Speaker Cable Suggestions <<dealer disclaimer>>Purist Audio Design goes SO well with Krell and B&W. I also carry Krell, and used to carry B&W for a long, long time. Purist makes AWESOME sounding cables. At $1.5k you can jump into some nice stuff... :-) | |
| Power cable **dealer disclaimer**Purist Audio Design AC cables are incredible. Check out the Musaeus AC cable. Amazing improvement and affordable. Happy listening. :-) | |
| Which Budget Friendly Floorstanders Next? <Elac dealer disclaimer>Huge recommendation for the Elac UF5 and the UF5 slim. Always amazed at what this 1000-1500 pair speaker system delivers. :-) I compared the UB5/UF5 to the CM5/CM7/CM8/CM9 and was shocked how much better the Elacs ... | |
| Big Krells Have Vanished From The Used Market <Krell dealer disclaimer>Those who miss big Krells haven't heard the Solo 575 mono. frankgarufi is correct. The Solo 575 monos deliver it all, detail, speed, precision from top to bottom, and an enormous soundstage. When the Solo 575 mono... | |
| Sonus Faber vs Focal and maybe even Dynaudio or PSB <ELAC dealer disclaimer>The ELAC Uni-Fi series is a noticeable step up from B&W 600 series, despite it low price. The ELAC UF5 is a floor-standing, three way that I believe is worth adding to your list. They only cost $1000/pr, same as... | |
| Best integrated from this list... <Krell dealer disclaimer>The Krell Vanguard Integrated is a detailed, open, with a big soundstage and great balance. It drives anything too. It's the best sounding integrated Krell has ever built. Good luck with your search. :-) | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD <Oppo dealer disclaimer>Have you heard the new Oppo Sonica DAC? It's detailed, dynamic, with a large soundstage, with an excellent balanced output stage and only $799! Plays most any digital file format. I'd put it up against DACs at 5X t... | |
| Requesting Advice on Speaker Upgrade <ELAC dealer disclaimer>The UB5s are an amazingly balanced, detailed, satisfying, full-range, 3-way, bookshelf speaker system...and they are only $499/pair! Awesome. |