hi5harry
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| Audio Magic Pulse Gen products Hi Ozzy, We don't speak of Pulse Gens because they are magic boxes! I started with one in my dac with fantastic results. Next was my Supratek Cabernet pre and more improvement. I then had Jerry build me a Mini Ref 2 with Oyaide R1's and I could no... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-6 or Wilson Audio Watt/Puppies 5 I have experience with both. The Von Schweikerts are more of a statement speaker. They can fill any room with great sound. The same tweeter as the Wilson's, but also another same rear ambience tweeter that really helps. Twin carbon fiber mids and ... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-6 or Wilson Audio Watt/Puppies 5 I have experience with both speakers and IMHO the Von Schweikert's are a much better speaker. The quality built into these speakers is amazing. Carbon fiber mids, rear ambience tweeters, 400 lb. cabinets in todays market would probably be $30,000.... | |
| Any advantages to bi-wiring speakers vs. single My Von Schweikert VR8's sound much better bi-wired. | |
| Decent DAC under $10k anyone? Do some research on the Empirical Audio Overdrive. Then take the rest of the money and jump into computer audio and use the usb input. If you like what you hear, get the Monolith battery supply for the dac. It's a very relaxing sound for digital. | |
| California Audio Show-why I hate audio conventions It's true that one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel. But not this barrel. In my group's opinion this was a great show. This show proved time and time again you don't need to spend 300K to build a great system. I talked to a lot of people, made... | |
| What is inside a sound bar? Do try before you buy. I bought a used Yamaha 1000 soundbar and can't get a realistic sound in our room. Maybe the Audioengine A5 powered speakers might be worth a try. | |
| USB DAC Recommendation The Empirical Audio Overdrive Signature should be considered. It has a fan so keep that in mind. The latest can do 24/192. It also has a volume control and can output rca , balanced, or both. This is a dac worth hearing! | |
| Korg tascam etc. recorders any comments? another vote for the Korg 2000s. Takes some getting used to, but it sounds really nice, can record at double SACD sampling rate( future proof), and is a fun piece to own. | |
| Adcom GFA-565's or Eagle 400 mono blocks That is a steal!!!! They can be a touch bright so all other components and cables matter. And they get really hot, but they are just great amps and can drive anything. Should be a killer system. | |
| cd recorder options Take a look at the Korg 2000s. Busman does a $250. mod to this unit that might be worth it. | |
| Arm for SOTA? I have found the Lustre 801 arm to be very synergistic with the Sota's I have owned. That arm has the vta riser on the fly feature which I also found very handy. | |
| Auralex SubDude HD - Subwoofer Isolation Platform Great platforms. They have really helped my system. | |
| Recommendation for speaker wire upgrade I really like the Morrow Audio line of speaker cable. Check them out in the postings. I think it trounces any cable in it's price range. If you can find some used, it will avoid the break in process. | |
| Tonearm cabling for Graham Phantom I know it's really expensive, but the Tara Labs GX phono cable is just fantastic! Two friends with Graham arms (and great systems) were so thrilled with theirs that I bought a used one here on Audiogon. It has made more difference than any cable c... |