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| Can Rock-N-Roll have great sound quality? Though the rock genre has its share of clunkers, to be sure, there are some jewels in there. Just off the top of my head:Most Moody Blues albums"Van Halen"--the DCC gold version will make short work of the notion that all VH sounds badMost ABBA al... | |
| EMM Labs CDSD / DCC2 - Initial Listening Session Gladstone: I didn't get into vinyl after hearing the Rockport Sirius III. If that wasn't enough to convince me, nothing is. :) | |
| EMM Labs CDSD / DCC2 - Initial Listening Session Good review, Fbhifi. I, too, have the DCC2/CDSD combo, and my experience to this point mirrors yours. It is truly a benchmark in digital reproduction. Before I heard the EMM stuff, I was seriously considering going to vinyl; now I'm glad I didn't.... | |
| Subwoofer and Von Schweikert 4 series It depends on what you're using the speakers for, I guess. I'm using a pair of the VR-4 SEs in a two-channel "home theater" setup, and with that rig I'm using two of VSA's VR-S/1 subs. It's overkill, but it really makes a nice difference in the im... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? My Dartzeel NHB-108 is a keeper. It's the most balanced and one of the most natural sounding amps I've ever heard--and that includes a lot of expensive tube units. And the designer, Herve Deletraz, is a really sweet guy. I may upgrade if one becom... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4jr owners, your thoughts? I have both the VR-4 Jrs. and VR-4 HSEs in my room at the moment. I haven't done a direct A-B, but the Jrs. don't strike me as having a particularly recessed or distant sound. The HSEs might be a BIT more forward, but I'm not sure if that's necess... | |
| How should I treat window behind listening chair? I have a doorwall behind my listening position, and I use two EchoBuster Double Busters in front of it. You're obviously dealing with a window, which is different, but it might be worth contacting EchoBusters and seeing what they offer for that ap... | |
| Why the switch from Kharma/Tenor to DarTZeel/VSA As you said, the best solution is to listen for yourself. If you can, try out lots of different speakers, in, below, and above your price range, including of course VSA and Kharma. That way you'll be absolutely sure when it comes decision time.FWI... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4,Jr. I have a pair of the Jr's on loan. Truth be told, these things took me completely by surprise. Having owned the Kharma Midi Exquisites--which cost many, many multiples of the Jr's asking price--I was shocked to discover that the Jr's outperformed ... | |
| Why the switch from Kharma/Tenor to DarTZeel/VSA Mark, Frank, and Jacob have all stated it very well. This hobby allows for so many different ways to the "top"--and "top" is such a subjective term anyway--that it's pointless in getting upset that someone has a different approach than you. Some p... | |
| Why the switch from Kharma/Tenor to DarTZeel/VSA I can't speak for anyone else here, but I went with the Von Schweikert VR-9s because I didn't think my Midi Exquisites conveyed the dynamics of rock music--the genre I listen to most frequently--to my satisfaction. In that respect I agree with Gla... | |
| Tenor or Lamm hybrids for alternative rock ? Perhaps I can help. Until very recently, I owned a pair of the new Kharma Midi Exquisites. Also until very recently, I had them paired with the Tenor 300 hybrids. That matchup proved extremely good for most styles of music, but I found that the Kh... | |
| Dartzeel NHB-108 The Darts have landed here in the Midwest. I only have one hooked up right now--the cables necessary to hook up both are being built--but everything Aponter4 says about them is right on the money. These are VERY special products. | |
| What artist piqued your interest? I've been a serious rock fan for the 25 years I've been listening to music. There have been plenty of ventures into other genres, though. Johnny Cash's "Silver" turned me onto country many moons ago, while Muddy Waters' "Folk Singer" got me hooked... | |
| Shakti Stones - How to arrange them? In my experience, they work best positioned over a component's power supply. Even then, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. I've heard wonderful results with Shaktis placed over the transformers of Krell and Spectron amps, but have heard no... |