hooper
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| Recommendations to "Professional" Reviewers? One of my pet peeves is when a reviewer states that one format is clearly superior to another. Then we find out, for example, that he/she is using a 15k analog rig and a 1.5k CD player. That kind of one-sided comparison leads to a lot of misinform... | |
| What to put under Avalon speakers? I think Symposium makes platforms especially designed for speakers. If they don't lift the speaker too high off the floor, they might be worth a look. Good luck! | |
| Notice how many SACD collections for sale? I have a bunch of SACDs, and I'm not throwing in the towel anytime soon. IMO, when done right, it's the best format out there. | |
| Heard the $325000 Acapella's Sphaeron excaliburs? I've heard several Accapella speakers, but not the Sphaeron Excaliburs. $350k is a ridiculous amount of money--for anything--but those who can afford them probably aren't complaining. :) Accappela makes a nice speaker, but I'm not particularly fon... | |
| Do you care about the LOOK??? My first priorities are performance and build quality. If it looks good too, that's just gravy on the audio burger. | |
| New vs. old version of EMM Labs CDSD Jtinn is right. There is NO Mk II. If you ask anyone, ask him. He's the man who knows. That's the second blunder I've made tonight. Time to hit the sack . . . or maybe have a beer. :) | |
| EMM & AURAL SYMPHONICS V2 OPTIMISM CABLE MY MISTAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bumbled REALLY big here. It was NOT the Aural Symphonics Ed tested. I was under the impression that it was, but it wasn't. I really need to keep my mouth shut sometimes. :) I'm actually intrigued by the AS. Maybe I can ge... | |
| DarTZeel Preamp Ah, Mike. . . . Analog vs. digital. It begins anew. Well, you know where I stand on that one. :) | |
| EMM & AURAL SYMPHONICS V2 OPTIMISM CABLE I don't want to start a war here, but Ed Meitner measured the AS and literally laughed at how badly they measured. I was going to audition them, but after I heard that, I passed. As for their upcoming $4,500 fiber-optic cable, the price is absolut... | |
| Impact of Walker Audio Extreme SST It made a HUGE, across-the-board difference in my and my buddy's systems. Just be careful about how far you go on the connectors. FWIW, I preferred it to the QuickSilver and SilClear. | |
| WOW,, way to go Alice His last two albums are terrific. Excellent returns to his prime '70s form. | |
| VR4 SE III Owners please help with cable choices.. Try Paul Garner's Verbatim line. Paul is the main setup man for VSA, and his cables are fantastic and very reasonably priced for their performance. You can get his phone number through VSA. Good luck! | |
| The "Stones" USA collection series Yup, just repackaged. The Virgin remasters sound very nice, so if you don't have them, they're well worth picking up. | |
| DVD player with outstanding qualities for CD play? Second Arcam. The DV-29 is a TAD above your price range at 3k retail, but it's worth the stretch, IMO. | |
| How come there is no thread on the RealityCheck? I own the RealityCheck, and IMHO it's every bit as good as the press says it is. I've NEVER heard a tweak that makes this kind of positive difference to a CD--and, believe you me, I've tried more CD tweaks than any sane person would ever try. Of c... |