ikarus
Responses from ikarus
| xlr question To my knowledge, some manufacturers reverse pins 2 & 3. This has no side effect except for phase reversal. If this is the case, the options are use the 'phase' switch on the source (in this case preamp - if there is one) or re-do pins 2 & ... | |
| Upgrade Advice If you can afford the $$$$, you owe yourself to give a listen to Lev 32 pre. It is absolutely a-maz-ing. Make sure it is well broken in (4 to 8 weeks !), if you can, run it balanced. FYI, I'm running 31.5/30.6/32/335/BW802 with Synergistic (since ... | |
| Levinson 31 transport - A good buy? ... can only comment on 31.5. It is the best I've tried (vs jadis, denon, krell, marantz). As I understand, .5 upgrade is mechanical upgrade (ie the lid etc). Drawbacks (again for 31.5) - the laser mechanism is in the open. Therefore, if you have ... | |
| FM scala in USA is the same as in EU? Allan, don't. It is not the scale that is different, it is the step width (or whatever it is called - the minimum station seperation). In EU the steps are half the size of USofA. Therefore, if you buy a tuner from US, you will not be getting (or g... | |
| Tara Master Gen II XLR Interconnects Smorey, you've got the real thing. I bought mine (XLR) new (back in 94/95) from a dealer. It looks like you describe (ie. no Tara, RSC MG II on the XLR sleeve). Yes, I also have the serial nbr on the sleeve. | |
| synergistic cables? Stereophile review of Designers ref is in Jan 1998 (21/1) issue. My first impression of these cables were 'damn.. these are bright'. The second impression was 'my current cables are coloring the music ! That is why I tought SR were bright'. Now I ... | |
| Levinson I have a 335 with B&W N802. I used to own a KSA200S. Funnily, unlike egrady, I found 335 much more detailed than 200S. But then, it can be due to my room, cables, etc. I fully agree with Doug that cables make a world of difference. So, while c... | |
| Upgrade Time Again.... please help Dan, I use 335 with 802 since over a year - and very happy with the results. Preamp is a krc-hr. | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Technically best recording I have is Denon One-Point recording : A set of five classical CD's (Vivaldi, Mozart, Liszt, Mussorgsky and Dvorak). They are apparently recorded using a single stereo pair mic without any mixing. The imaging and detail a... | |
| Why Is Krell the a bad work??? The problem with the Krell is their product line-up decisions. Who else but Krell would discontinue a brilliant preamp KRC-HR and keep lousy KRC-3. Who else but Krell would stick a 'c' without an upgrade path to the FPB. Seven years ago, I bought ... | |
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| Krell FPB200 or Levinson 334 ? ML. No question about it. | |
| Best Solid State Amp For 10k Or Less I'm using KRC-HR and ML335 with B&W N802. I haven't been happier. I used to have a KSA-200S which I got rid of in favour of ML. I'm 80% jazz, 20% classic. Again, this is what works for me (in my room, my front end, cables, etc etc). Which migh... | |
| Wrong direction? Totally agree with swampwalker. Magazine 'ratings' should only be a starting point for our quest. I don't think any one of us have enough time / opportunity to audition each and every equipment out there. So, these ratings and reviews - taken with... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Aram Khachaturian : Violin Concerto, Haydn : Cello Concerto Op. 101; Brahms the 3rd; Anything (or everything) on the CD from Steven Isserlis/Eliot Gardiner : Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations (also contains pieces from Glazunov, Rimsky-Korsakov & ... |