jaica
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| Silverline Sonatina's or Coincident Victory... The efficiency is obtained with better magnets "motors", cabinet loading and design. The efficiency is not magic it is based on sound engineering. I have listened to the Silverline line only briefly, so I am not a good judge. I am very familiar wi... | |
| To "Step up", or not? With the denon you need more gain. The shelter is borderline, depending on the gain on your preamp. I would go with the Shelter, a better cartridge with higher gain.You might not need to change your phono preamp. At a latter date you can upgrade f... | |
| A Preamp Question-- CJ or BAT If I were you I would start with upgrading the Roghe 120 to Magnums, you WILL hear the difference. I would consider the Rogue 99 magnum, very good at a lower price point. I agree with the above regarding CJ and BAT. Tipically CJ is a "beautiful" t... | |
| ARC VT100 Mk II vs. BAT VK60 I have not compared them side by side. FYI you can have a BAT VK60 upgrdaed to VK60SE. I am familiar with the VK75se and I have been very impressed, much quicker.They are both good amps good luck. | |
| Best SET Integrated with Balance Control Israel from Coincident is selling some tubes integrated through the mail, at his site. I am sure they would be a good match. I do not know if they have balance, go to his site. Talk to Israel, if they do not have balance standard, he might be able... | |
| Very tube-friendly monitor speakers? I vote for Coincident Triumph Signature about $1200 new. They need a while for break-in. Goood Luck | |
| BAT VK-300x Reviews? I listened to a full blown integrated at the 2002CES. It sounded amazing with a pair of small System Audio speakers. I was not familiar with these speakers and it was at a show. Normally speakers can be made to sound better at a familiar setting t... | |
| Review: Coincident Speaker Technology CST I Interconnect Hi: I agree with your assesment. The main point is the bass sounds better integrated with the mids and highs. I believe you will have to spend megabucks to get better, and even then you could get worse. I like their power cords and speaker cables ... | |
| Tube pre amp with 2 outputs for Biamping The Hovland HP-100 has two set of outputs. There are a few used available. If you are into vinyl with the phono section included, it becomes a good buy.Good luck | |
| Wadia 27ix Voltage One great alternative is Steve Hunley from Great Northern Sound. Great guy to work with, knowlagable, honest and great service. He used to work for Wadia. He also modifies the units. Check the manufacturers index here at Audiogon.Good luck | |
| MDF sand box tweak - effective for DAC, pre-amp? The only thing I would add to the above is to use Maple instead of MDF. All woods have a signature, maple, oak MDF etc. The top shelf, the one over the sand made out of maple or oak (solid, or glued like a butcher block)would make for a faster mor... | |
| Cartridge Selection? Help I own a shelter 901, which replaced a Lyra Helicon. I agree with Phild assesment of the Crown Jewel. My setup is a Graham 2.2, Oracle Delphy V. I found the Shelter had better bottom end, and warmer sound than the helikon, more to my licking. I kee... | |
| Pioneer 440 or 444 DVD If you are going to keep the TV for 5 more years do not wory about it.If you must, the pioneer 444dvd has a very poor progressive scan chip. A good $250-$300 Progressive scan player is the Panansonic RP56 or the Sony NP700. | |
| Cd Player shootout ; which is the best of the best JMR please give me a call this is Jaime Candelario in Puerto Rico. Send me an email if you do not have my phone number. I have the 27ix,( without the latest software upgrade) modified by Great Northern Sound. This would make for an interesting exp... | |
| Has anyone used Echo Busters? I have had very little experience with ASC Tube traps, other than listening to some rooms that have been treated. I own the Echo Busters and I have had good luck. Their instruction manual is lacking, but if you have a good dealer you are in luck. ... |