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Review: The Merrill Audio Veritas Monoblocks
Guido,The amps took a good 200 hours to settle in. Like a lot of equipment, I think they continue to improve a bit beyond that, but at 200 hours you are pretty close to what you will get. 
Review: The Merrill Audio Veritas Monoblocks
Addendum to the review: The recording of the Stravinsky Firebird referred to in my review is of course the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Dorati.This is a recording of the complete ballet. 
Good dac to reproduce soprano vocals?
David12,Thanks for the suggestion regarding the QB9. Has that dac been updated recently?Renee Fleming has been served a little better than her predecessors. I have several of her recordings and even a couple that sound pretty good as digital. For ... 
Good dac to reproduce soprano vocals?
Dracule1,Thanks, I hear you. Am looking at the Metrum Hex. NOS gets good reviews regarding acoustic music. Interesting that I started this thread thinking that code manipulation was the answer, but now see that many consider NOS the superior way t... 
Audio Research Ref 250s for Magnepan 20.1s?
Powerdoctor,How about getting your midrange bloom from a warmer tube preamp and send that bloom to a set of the fabulous Merrill Audio Veritas monoblocks. I have had experience with both ARC and Pass Labs equipment, and while I respect each of the... 
Good dac to reproduce soprano vocals?
Edorr,thanks. I generally try to use your approach for a lot of components. What's interesting to me about this thread, so far, is that no one has replied with any first hand experience from listening to opera. I guess that means I'm a very small ... 
Good dac to reproduce soprano vocals?
Hello Steve and thanks,That's what I've been waiting to hear. That is, how does one rid a good system of these digital nasties. I've been aware of your products for some time and appreciate your input. I can go all day long listening to redbook an... 
Good dac to reproduce soprano vocals?
Thanks for the thoughtful responses. To be more specific about my request, I am currently using a "pretty good" dac (the Calyx 24/192) which does a beautiful job with female vocals in general. Karrin Allyson's jazz album "Round Midnight" (a 48k/24...