jafant
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| Does the Transport make a significant difference Rja - I look forward to reading about your impressions on the CEC TL3N. This company has been building these outstanding transports for a long time.Also, tell me about the rest of the gear, including cables/cords, in your system. Keep me posted &a... | |
| Life after ADS Chrschan137 -my reference is THIEL speakers- CS 2.7 or CS 3.7 depending on your listening space size. These speakers absolutely nail-down timbre (if this is your thing).Excellent rich sound, outstanding top-end & bottom end to boot. Nothing is... | |
| dylan mono box set Musicnoise-YES! the (3) must-have Mono Bpx Sets are;Miles DavisThe BeatlesBob Dylanif you can afford them all, buy the import from Japan- worth every penny, IMO. Excellent music and Outstanding sound-quality. Buy them now!Happy Holidays! | |
| Stereophiles from late 1980s-early 1990s Rgs92-I am interested in your 1990's portion. Starting w/ the year 1990 and forward, which years do you own? Is each year complete (12 issues per year)? Please reply. Thank You.Happy Listening! | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? Lizzard-you cn do this in 1 of 2 ways;older speakers - Infinity Crescendo Series (early 1990's).new speakers - Thiel CS 2.7 or 3.7 depending on your room/space size.I,too, enjoy Hard Rock/Metal and you are correct, most is very poorly produced/mix... | |
| ARC Quality Issues Ref75 Ref5SE Ref10 Thank You! for sharing your experience(s) w/ ARC gear. It is imperative that users of such pricy gear post both positive & negative examples fort he rest of us.Do not forget to mention your dealer/retailer whom helped or did not help you. Keep... | |
| Define power hungry...B&W speakers Tntate,the power ampselection will depend upon tubed or solid-state. Over the years, I have heard many, many power amps n the various B&W speakers.The newest Conrad Johnson Classic 60 is more than enough to drive at concert levels. On the SS s... | |
| Reviewing the Reviewers - and the decline of HiFi HIFI is not in decline. There exists a plethora of gear, more than any other age for our hobby. Possibly, purchasing this gear is in decline, this is directly related to the over-priced aspect of our hobby as well.Every year, the "retail" prices i... | |
| Recommendations for PC's for a Ayre CX-7e Jim-you may want to contact Ayre an speak to Mike for the best answer. Otherwise, Audioquest and Transparent are more pc options. First and foremost, I am a "cable" guy and yes, they do make a difference!Happy Listening. | |
| ARC CD3 follow up questions I concur and will add that 200 hrs is the bare minimum on new caps. I say 300 hrs, possibly more. The good news is that by 500 hrs, all will be well. Keep me posted and happy listening!Happy Holidays. | |
| Beates Mono- CD Box Set -Japanese pressing / issue Good Day Garebear-I am in the USA. I answered your PM as well. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Keep me posted and happy listening!Happy Holidays- | |
| Accuphase or Esoteric? Many Thanks! for sharing Lady-great comparison on the McCormack UDP-1. I still would like to demo this player someday...Accuphase is on my short-list to auditin as well.I concur on the DV-50 model from Esoteric. Very fine SACD performance, but, it... | |
| What Power Conditioner to use with the Simaudio Topten-another product to consider is the Richard Gray Pro 400 or 600 model- it will be supplied w/ its own power cord (pc).I have used mine for 12 years now- never an issue. Keep me posted & happy listening! | |
| Test CD Will62-I concur, the Stereophile test CDs are more than sufficient.I still use these discs to "touch up" my system.Any of you guys use the DALI test cds? If so, please post your impressions!Keep me posted & Happy Listening! | |
| What is the best USED Speaker Under $10,000 JPrice-I would 2nd any chance to get the Joseph Audio Pearl2.These speakers are on my short-list to demo. I did hear, on several occasions, the JA Pulsar & Perspective models. Very nice speaker, but each is missing (at least) the top octave an... |