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| Kubala Sosna and Virtual Dynamics - Similar?? Wow, this thread is a classic example as to why we all need to try out cables in our own systems. I too had my system fully loaded with K-S Emotion cables with Joe here as we tried one cable at a time with the Manley DAC --> Aesthetix Callisto ... | |
| CAT Amp Power Tube Options... Ubglub - I have not had two sets of 6550s to compare the sonics of one set to the other. When the Svetlanas started to fail, I was able to get matched sets of Winged-Cs. This was after approximately 2 years of playing music 20-25 hours a week. Onc... | |
| A challenge: Reference system from 15yrs ago Goldmund Studio with any of the great cartridges of the time, Counterpoint SA9 & SA11, ARC D250 or VTL 225/300, all premium NOS tubes, Martin Logan CLS or SoundLab A1. Just imagine what such a system might sound like with the top cables of tod... | |
| Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth" ... if i hear a bunch of stereo systems each having different preamps, i report what i hear.Yes, but you are hearing and reporting on differences between systems.....NOT preamps.MrT - Are you coming to conclusions on the differences of preamps bas... | |
| Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth" The SP-8 is not tube like? I give up! | |
| Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth" Mrtennis: Are you after a line stage or a full-function preamp? For older models of the extra-warm persuasion in the $1k range, consider the CJ Premier 10 for the former and the ARC SP-8 for the latter. Both of these models may have lacked many re... | |
| turntable setup triangle This site has loads of valuable information on turntable and tonearm setup. Check out the Tonearm Database for your arm as well as the library which has owners manuals and printable protractors for alignment. | |
| Review: Aesthetix Calypso Line Stage Tube preamp Dev: This one. | |
| Transparent , Kubala , Luminous , or RS Poiema I read alot of comments about dropping in a cable here or a pc there and right away WOW, it blows such and such away. I would caution anyone, especially someone new to the hobby to be careful about such claims, immediate impact is easy to ascertai... | |
| JADE AUDIO Cables Tbg - I too am very surprised at such products like the Jade cables bringing on the full-suite of attributes that has been difficult to find in a cable. But JD very clearly identified the sonic strengths of a few cable lines that he lived with ove... | |
| JADE AUDIO Cables John - I heard the VD Revelation for a brief time last year when I was getting my Manley DAC updated. This audition was made in another audio system. With the VD Rev PC, the Manley had quite a flat presentation, not at all like I had heard it befo... | |
| JADE AUDIO Cables Tbg - I currently own a pair of Stealth Dream (power model) PCs and several Stealth M5000 PCs. When I had only one Dream cable, I danced it around the system to determine the comparative benefits at each component. Some models, the Aesthetix Io an... | |
| Transparent , Kubala , Luminous , or RS Poiema Henryhk: I have not yet heard the Stealth speaker cables. I know a couple people who use the Dream speakr cable and swear by these things. I am reluctant to listen to them as I might not be able to send them back....and their cost is scarey. And s... | |
| JADE AUDIO Cables I played with a pair of Vermeil and 2 pairs of Gold trying to find a way not to like the Gold because of the cost. But the way the Gold allows for the performance behind the speakers to come to life is like no other IC I have had here. Gone is the... | |
| Transparent , Kubala , Luminous , or RS Poiema Drubin, I guess it comes down to how we define synergy and also how we avoid getting trapped into choosing components, particularly cables, for the sake of correcting other flaws in our system. How often do we see a forum here where someone is ask... |