ikarus

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Biggest bucks = Satifaction? Hmmmmm...
ML 32. I am not sure whether it was a good thing that I bought it though. That thing is so good and refined, I started having doubts about rest of my stuff - primarily power amp & speakers. It's predecessor - KRC-HR is no slouch either, but, 3... 
Music you might have missed
Madeleine Peyroux--DreamlandFew weeks ago, during auditioning of two transports, I found out that I have two of this CD. Put them in, pushed play, and.... forgot about the transports and the A/B - just sat there listening. It is beautiful. 
Info - CD copy protection
Sorry. It was false alarm. I listened that cd again - no clicks. 
Opinions on XLO, Tara Lab, Synergistic
If you are based in the US, contact CableCompany (www.fatwyre.com). They have a cable library which they lend cables to try. They charge a fee which is deducted from your purchase. 
Candles are lit, lights are down low
Charlie Haden - the new 'Nocturne' or his duett with Chris Anderson will do very nicely. 
Washington Post Article
Geeks picked up on this article too :http://slashdot.org/articles/01/06/13/1857218.shtml 
Who R U?
Thanks for the welcome David. Actually I've been around in A'gon for a while but never got around to write in this thread. 
Who R U?
I guess, its my turn. 45, EE, working with computers. Lived in 4 countries, ending up in CT. Biggest passion is music, mostly jazz and classical. At the end of a long day, the only thing I can bear is a good book, good music and an occasional (dep... 
A little bit of Truth
I propose a new discussion forum for 'cable bashing'. 
I am Not hurting anything right ??
I do not agree with you bluesman. I always had better results with bi-wiring (with 6 sets of different speaker brands). 
B W 802N how much power?
335 is more than enough. This is what I've been running. 
Cables for Mark Levinson 36S
Sorry... I'm back. Another one you might want to try if you want to soften the top is PuristAudioDesign (budget models). I found them quite laid-back and very plesant. Their top of the line models are in a different leauge (and budget). 
Cables for Mark Levinson 36S
Difficult to say. I don't have your set-up, but I had RSCMG2's for 7~8 years. In general, it will soften the top, give a tiny bit of boost to the bottom, loose detail slightly. These all compared in my system (all MLev) with my new cables (SynResD... 
synergistic des. ref vs nordost Valhalla
Guys, if you can, give a listen to Audio Magic Illusion speaker cables. They are !*x%$ to install, $$$ and take looooong to break-in but they are absolutely terrific. I'm using all MarkLev with B&W N802 and SynRes Des Ref Act Shielding. 
How much do you listen?
Average 2hrs/day week days, rest on week-ends.