james63
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| Merlin VSM MXr vs Thiel 2.4 vs Dynaudio C1 The Thiels hit harder form top to bottom with better leading edge impact. The bass has a lot more punch than the Dynaudios (never heard a Merlin). Snare drums seem to have more snap on the Thiels. At the end of the day the C1 and 2.4 will not be t... | |
| Thiel model 3.7 - nice speaker. Rower30, I pretty much agree with you on your 3.7 thoughts. I do not however fined them thin and my guess is you have gotten used to some extra bass from your Vandersteen Quatro Signature II. Every Vandersteen I have heard has had the bass goosed ... | |
| Peachtree DAC iT vs. Benchmark's DAC1 Mrovnak,I will not disagree with you about your comment. I used the Nova as a preamp/dac and the iffy volume control drove me nuts. I never tried it as a stand alone DAC because I was looking for a pre with a DAC at the time. | |
| Peachtree DAC iT vs. Benchmark's DAC1 I owned both a Peahtree Nova and Benchmark DAC1-HDR. There is no comparison, the Benchmark was better in every way. Not to mention the volume control and build quality are much better on the Benchmark. If you want a more detailed answer let me kno... | |
| q3 magico Usermanual,"I was simply impressed that a reviewer will stick his neck out so far and say it as he hears it"I have to agree, Ultra Audio and Soundstage! are the only review publications I trust at all these days. I have heard a number of speakers ... | |
| How to improve on the 2 ch in my 5.1 set up? Add a real two channel preamp that has home-theater bypass and it will make a world of difference (use good interconnects too). I like the PS3 for movies but I remember is sucked when I tried if for music but in all fairness I only messed with it ... | |
| q3 magico "I would want a reviewer to compare its performance to more expensive designs, not lower cost product(s). What is the sense in that? The Contriva Diacera is a more expensive than the Q3 and that comparison makes more sense to Magico IMO."I believe... | |
| Best preamplifier, amplifier for B&W 800 Diamond I have only heard the 802diamond/802D. I have heard them over the years with Mcintosh, Musical Fidelity, Classe', Audio Research, W4S. I am going to go agents the grain of all the $10,000+ amps people are going to recommend for these speakers. I a... | |
| Connect Macbook Pro to DacMagic DAC "can't I get better sound using a mini-rca from the Mac's headphone jack and running it into the DAC's Toslink input?"yes you will most likely get better sound. | |
| W4S DAC2 vs Benchmark DAC1 my observation Jerico,I have never tried an airport express so I can not comment. I only have about 60 hours on my DAC2 but I have not heard much of a change in the sound yet, I am however getting more accustom to its sound. Please post some comments after you h... | |
| Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile "What is better marketing - a good subjective review with a couple of questionable artifacts in measurements, or no review at all?"No review at all, I have passed on a few auditions because of bad measurements. Measurements are not everything, not... | |
| Why no reviews of the Magnepan 3.7 in Stereophile Panels measure like crap and Stereophile loves their measurements (as they should). I am sure Magnepan feels having so many measurements will only hurt sales. If their sales are good why risk it? Other brands do this too... have you ever seen a pa... | |
| Is preamp remote volume a deal breaker for you? Yes it is a deal breaker, I would never own a pre without a remote. | |
| Looking for opinions on Tannoy Prestige line. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to post good detailed replies. This turned into a very good informative thread for me. Over the last few weeks I have read just about every scrap of information I could fined on the Kensingtons and I am very ... | |
| Rotel integrated 1062 vs. 1070........? How much are these units? what is your budget?I think Rotel's amps are ok for the money but their preamps are pretty lacking. I had a Rotel 1072 in a second system running a pair of B&W 703s for a little while and I thought it always sounded g... |