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| Accuphase A50V with Sonus Faber Amati If the X350 did not work with your system, the X600 will probably neither. | |
| Copies Better Than Originals? A copy of a CD can indeed appear to be better than the original. The reason is simple: the Red Book defines that the bit stream from an audio CD is processed in real time. In essence, this means that any time there is a read error, error correctio... | |
| Accuphase A50V with Sonus Faber Amati If you consider Pass amps in the X600 price range, give the XA160 a listen as well. You might or might not like them better. The XA160 has a much lower output rating but it probably still provides more power than you ever need. I personally use a ... | |
| Wayne Shorter Quartet Live WOW I saw them this spring here in Zurich, Switzerland. They not only created some of the finest two hours of live music I ever witnessed but, on top of it, they also seem to enjoy themselves while producing the magic. Many times Danilo played a few n... | |
| anyone compared the elrod 3 PC and the NBS monitor Better to compare the Elrod to the NBS Omega or the Omega 1. IMHO the Omega is far superior to the Monitor 0, while the Monitor 0 is no slouch either. Of course, the Monitor 0 can be found in the used market at fairly low prices.I have not had a c... | |
| Does bewiring decrease "wholeness" ? Are you sure the sales guy was talking about bi-wiring, no bi-amping? | |
| Proper Cable Placement. Keeping power cords (and power filters) free from any kind of vibration, as may be induced by the floor, will make a huge difference. Try it out. | |
| Avalon's "Symbol": Good As "Other" $3500 Spks?? The Symbols take quite some time to break in. Before they are broken in, they do not sound too pleasing and certainly not involving. And yes, they do not have a lot of bass. I have heard them with several different amps and CDPs. These make a big ... | |
| Does it matter where a CD is manufactured? What I have found over the years is this:US manufactured CDs of US music typically sound superior to the same CD produced in the EU (European Union). (The EU CDs are not labelled more specificically than "produced in the EU".) I am talking about n... | |
| One more Power Cord Needed...Advice? I replaced all the power cords on our downstairs system with NBS Omega 4 over time and it appears to me that there is a synergistic effect in using the same cord throughout the system. I am using the Omega, which is the Omega 4's big sibling, in o... | |
| Two of your best audiophile Blues CD's ? Mighty Mo Rodgers "Blues is My Wailing Wall"Anything by Eric Bibb | |
| Can speakers be both "big" and "accurate" ? Avalon Eidolon | |
| Can speakers be both "big" and "accurate" ? It may well be that what you are looking for does not exist. If your definition of accurate is nearfield listening at moderate SPLs or listening through worldclass headphones, all bets are off. First, nearfield or headphone listening essentially t... | |
| The Best System In The World What strikes me is that three of the four guys, Mike Lavigne being the exception, with the top systems seem to have put all their money into gear with no money left over for records and CDs. Makes wonder whether they have more of a passion for gea... | |
| Looking for isolation suggestions... Try Aurios MIB Pros with the tungsten carbide balls. These beasts worked wonders in my system. I have them under all my components. You still need to place them on something but my experience is that they do not have to be placed on highest qualit... |