hooper
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| Bad experience with PurePower of Canada Stringeen:I'm afraid you're probably right. I didn't think about using a credit card, as I figured they were above-board. | |
| Bad experience with PurePower of Canada Mechans:A lot of PP's negative feedback did not occur until after I bought my unit. I did my due diligence when I bought my 1050, and I don't remember there being much negative feedback about the company at that point. Maybe I didn't look closely ... | |
| Isolation Transformer or Power Regenerator I was there for the installation of an Equi=Tech 10.5WQ, and personally I wasn’t too impressed. It didn’t do any more than the filtration system he had (RSA Dmitri and flagship Jena Labs PCs) and sold—and it cost tons more. Neither was my friend, ... | |
| Has anyone heard Rega's Isis CDP? I heard it in combination with their Osiris amp at a meeting of our local audio club. Honestly, I thought it was good but nothing extraordinary. I cant really pinpoint exactly why I was underwhelmedmaybe it was the fact that it wasnt terribly m... | |
| SS amps for VSA VR4jr I used to drive a pair of VR-4 HSEs with a Coda CSi-B integrated, and the pairing was magical: big, bold, huge soundstaging, excellent detail, thunderous bass, and excellent tonality. I eventually switched to a pair of Definitive Technology Mythos... | |
| Amp for DefTech speakers for $1200 or less?? No prob, AGP. You're welcome. The Def Techs can sound a bit bright if matched to gear that's not up to their potential. But once you mate them to the right stuff, they're REALLY good. I have my STSs in a part two-channel/part HT setup, and they do... | |
| Amp for DefTech speakers for $1200 or less?? How about a used Aragon 2007? That would be in your price range. Very good amp. My friend has one, and it's been reliable and sounds excellent. I've never heard it with Def Techs, so I can't comment there, but it does possess a nice, smooth sound ... | |
| Most soulful female vocalist Joan Osbourne. Truly one of the most underappreciated female artists going. She has a voice that is one of the most beautiful, gale-force instruments I've ever heard in the pop idiom. | |
| The Ultimate SACD Machine The SA-7S1 most definitely does NOT stink on Redbook. Ive heard the Ayre, and its pretty good, though its never blown me away. | |
| The Ultimate SACD Machine I heard both the SA-7S1 and CDSA in my system while auditioning SACD players. The EMM had the SLIGHT edge in overall inner detail, but the Marantz had that magical ability to weave a lot of detail in with a natural warmth and smoothness that was u... | |
| Coda class A VS Coda class AB If you need REAL grunt, Id look at the 15.0, which has absolutely incredible power reserves. The S12.5, which I have, is a little powerhouse itself. I had Coda up the Class A bias to 25-30 watts. For MONSTER output, look at their monoblocks, whic... | |
| NIN Pretty Hate Machine remaster Just got it for $7.99 at Amazon. Pretty impressed by the mastering quality--very good job. It was apparently supervised by Reznor himself. I'd recommend it. Hope this helps. | |
| High resolution Copper IC with PRAT like AntiCable Second Jena Labs. The most uncolored cable I've ever had in my systems. The utter lack of grain in the highs requires some brain adjustment, but once you get used to it, you're a pretty happy camper. :) | |
| led zeppelin mini lp cd set I have the Japanese SHM set, as well as a domestic 93 master of III, and after comparing them, I must say the differences are pretty slight. The Japanese edition may be a little smoother up top and have just a touch more midrange clarity, but i... | |
| SACD Warning--"Do not use liquid cleaning..." ? There are some cleaners that are fine with most SACDs, notably Shine Ola and L'Art du Son. Others, you have to be careful with. I've used Mikrosmooth and never really liked it, sonically or logistically. No matter how hard I tried to avoid it, MS ... |