hiflyer

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Positioning and Listening distance
I can truly feel the difficulty in getting the right speaker for a small room. My listening room is 12X13 with 15 foot cathedral ceilings. I have treated the wall behind the speakers and the short wall behind where I sit. Before treatment this roo... 
Odyssey Tempest pre-amp any good?
I own a pair of Odyssey monoblocks and heard the Tempest at the NY show. It is an excellent pre-amp for 895.00. I currently have a Stan Warren passive preamp I am very haapy with otherwise I would buy Klaus' preamp. By the way did anyone hear the ... 
Sony SCD-1 with P1A/P3A ?
I beleive that Dan Wright is the gentleman that Perpetual Technologies has decided to use for mods. I got his card from them at the NY show.Read the review on his modded unit at stereotimes.com. 
Best smooth jazz albums?
Patricia Barber -CompanionThe Rippingtons - Life in the TropicsBoney James/Rick Braun - Shake it UpJeff Golub - Dangerous Curves'Dave Koz - The DanceMy Favorite- A love Affair The music of Ivan LinsThis should get you started!!! 
Stan Warren or DIY T1 Speaker Cable?
I have a set of T1 cable and it is incredibly fast and throws a huge soundstage. I sold all of my cables and IC's and replaced them with T1 at a fraction of a price. I did not build them myself. If you are interested, I know someone who can build ... 
mods for Adcom GFP-750
Contact Stan Warren at (541)344-3696. He does mods the the Adcom 5802 which make it a giant killer. I have had Stan mod a Pioneer 525 DVD player and have bought his Single DACT passive pre-amp. Both units are incredible. Stan is also great to deal... 
Help wanted in regards to monitors...
I would also check oou Rick Reimer speakers. He had a head to head comparison with the Tyler reference monitors and was the preferred monitor of choice. Check ou rickreimerspeakers.com. He is also a great guy to deal with. I will be purchasing his... 
Pass Aleph vs, Clayton amps
I have heard the Pass Aleph 5 and Clayton M70 monoblocks. The Claytons were much better and unfortunately, a lot more expensive than the Aleph 5. Have not heard any other Pass amps. 
Comments on Rogue Preamps?
Leafs,I have to reply to you statement "stay away from passives you won't be happy". If I felt that way I would never have given this unit a try. Stan Warren built a single DACT buffer passive pre-amp that I compared side to side with a AI Modulus... 
Odyssey vs. Bryston
Odyssey all the way...... 
Comments on Rogue Preamps?
Here are a couple of suggestions. I own a pair of the Odyssey monoblocks and they are truly wonderful. I am using a Stan Warren passive pre-amp and it is incredible. You may be able to talk Stan into building you one. He is is "S" in the former PS... 
Which Solid State amp 2k used? Krell?
I agree with Abstract7 about bi-amping the Martin Logans. I have a pair of ML Requests and it made a HUGE difference.I also owned a Bel Canto Evo 200.2 and did not like it with the Martin Logans. Look for something that you can buy reasonable for ... 
Preamp for Odyssey Stratos monoblocks?
Lorenzo, Thanks for the information. I have also been looking at the Monolithic Sound Pa-1 as a possibility. Also have heard good things about the Norh LW-1 passive pre-amp. I am talking to Stan Warren(The former "S" in PS Audio) about a passive p... 
Preamp for Odyssey Stratos monoblocks?
Chipster, I have found that a tubed pre-amp works well with a SS amp.I have not yet received my mono's... Klaus said they will be ready next week. He is also going to check on the availability of a Symphonic Line p20 that was up for sale. If not, ... 
Martin Logan Prodigy owners
Hi everyone, We have a dealer in Florida that runs a buy one get on 50% off sale every three or four months. I packed up my Martin Logan Requests and Aerius this way.AND they give you one year to pay no interest or monthly payment!! The name of th...