hifimaniac
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| So when are the new Led Zeppelin remasters due? All of the above! | |
| VAC / Wilson cables This has been a very interesting thread! I have found the Phi equipment to be the most magical tube equipment I have heard; the perfect blend of incredible detail, slam and sound stage of solid state with the bloom and decay of tubes. There is suc... | |
| Sometimes my system sounds great, sometimes awful Yes, in AZ during the summer with everyone using air conditioning I find the quality of AC power is bad it robs my system of smoothness, detail, and fullness. After 10pm at night it improves. Sounds best when it is cold outside! | |
| Ypsilon Aelius monoblock Love the Ypsilon gear; heard it again at Rocky Mtn! I'd save the cash and buy American like a VAC 300 or the 200 mono blocks paired with a Signature 2a preamp with phono. Superb sound with all the detail of the ARC, but with much more meat and tex... | |
| Magico Room at RAMF How good did it sound What is the "Magico Concept"; I don't get it. So many other speakers with better sound for less money! | |
| Magico Room at RAMF How good did it sound Team 212 has it right; way over rated! The Evolution Monitors with stands for $2500 blows away the Magico's when measured sound quality per dollar. The Totem monitors for $6k was amazing. | |
| Identifying Polk speakers Go to the Polk Audio website and there is a link to older model. You could type in Monitor 5 and it will come up with a picture and specifications. If it has one midrange and a tweeter and an 8 inch passive radiator it is probably a Monitor 5. If ... | |
| Best small speakers? Harmonic Precision Caravelles; They blow away every monitor mentioned so far and with a good, musical sub, unbelievable. Too bad employee theft destroyed the company and builder. Check out the pair for sale on audiogon now and my review I wrote co... | |
| What happens to an amp below 2 ohms? They blow up and make a mess! | |
| Esoteric vs. Ayon? I have the X-03SE; excellent player that leans to neutral. Have listened to the Ayon 5s and it is a more musical, full bodied sound. I did hear it in an Audio Pax system, all tube and that may have helped! I bought Esoteric with idea they will ser... | |
| Cryogenic treatment of an LP? If an LP shatters during a cryo treatment, the process is not being done correctly. I treated 25 LPs years ago and they did not shatter as was mentioned above. However, I did not hear additional sonic benefits that were very apparent with my CD co... | |
| Rowlands I would imagine the Synergy pre amp would work well with the model 8, but others who are familiar with Jeff's pre amps after the Synergy II can chime in. I heard the Corus preamplifier with Jeff's new AB stereo amp at the CES show last January in ... | |
| Rowlands Zabiaud, I had the Model 6's on my MAXX 2's and they sounded good, but I felt the lowest octave of bass was missing. I use the Model 9 mono blocks now and the are perfect. The 6's, 8 and the 9's have been some of Jeff's most highly regarded amplif... | |
| Ayon Vs. Audio Research Preamps Please do a follow comment on the 5s in your system. That is is player I heard in the AudioPax room at T.H.E. In Las Vegas in January 2011. They used an AudioPax pre, but the Ayon CDP was killer. I am sure the pre in it will be too. I can't wait t... | |
| shunyata research vs audience adept Jafant, the Tesla Powercell makes the soundstage come alive and more 3D. The noise floor is lowered allowing more detail and fullness of the notes to pass through without sounding analytical. I can't think of anything it does wrong. It doesn't pro... |