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| Dcs Verona vs Scarlatti master clock Suchart, Scarlatti DAC break in took about 100 hours to become noticeable. Now, at about 400 hours, the greater sense of realism compared to the Elgar Plus is indisputable - and I found the Elgar Plus to be the best DAC I'd heard to that point. My... | |
| Dcs Verona vs Scarlatti master clock I use the Verdi/Purcell combo with a Scarlatti DAC and Scarlatti clock. The DAC replaced an Elgar Plus.The Scarlatti DAC is a major improvement. The clock refines the sound audibly, but at its cost is really best for an otherwise "complete" system... | |
| Opinions on Wyred 4 Sound ICE amps I have the SX-1000s and find them sonically transparent, very well-built and attractive in an understated way. They are keepers. | |
| Adcom GFA-545 - Modify or Move On? move on | |
| Re-producing the Analog sound Rick Cullen does great work. His "Wyred 4 Sound" amps are great performers at an equally great price. Check out the Cullen Circuits website. Selassie I! | |
| Amp/preamp suggestions in $3000-4000 range Consider a fully tricked out Ella (level three) with autobias option to eliminate the maintenance task of output tube biasing, and inquire if they will assemble the autoformer volume control (option 4b). I'll bet they will, as they offer assembly ... | |
| Best outlet Jamesw20:FWIW, the cryo'd Hubbell "HBL8100IG" outlets I mentioned are unplated.Again, made of quality materials specifically for isolated ground circuits - and with GREAT grip, which I believe is the most important quality for AC connectors. | |
| Easy to drive large speakers for Rock & Roll? Look into line arrays. Selah Audio has a new one - the "Symmetrica" that's fairly inexpensive and will be a very easy load. My Selah arrays have great dynamics and expansive soundfield for live rock recordings. | |
| A $2,500 system - what do you think? www.salksound.com/SongTower.shtml | |
| A $2,500 system - what do you think? Underwood HiFi (Wally) has a Jolida 302 integrated for $950 obo and a Music Hall 25.2 for $440 obo, both lightly used trade ins. If you like the Jolida sound, the extra power of the 302 will allow more speaker options both now and in the future.Wh... | |
| The SET amp question. The DIY HiFi Supply offerings are high quality. | |
| Want to accept the Harbeth 7's, but... I owned the original Blue Herons and, if the BH IIs are similar, I'd wager almost no 2 way bookshelf comes close. Purists may quibble about the extra crossover/phase and driver integration issues of a 3 way but, properly designed, a 3 way can add ... | |
| Best outlet Are your lines true isolated ground (i.e., grounded to the service ground buss where the power first comes into your main service box at the meter)?If so, an Ebayer "polkmx" sells cryo'd Hubbell "HBL-8100IG" receptacles for $23.95. He sells other ... | |
| Gain versus volume Agree with Onhwy1.Your active linestage should operate centered at about 12-1:00 at moderate volume. | |
| Power Cable Shootout... Acrolink P-6N4030 is unshielded, though Oyaide Tunami cable is.At $85/meter for the Oyaide cable from VH Audio, you can build your own very easily, especially with Furutech connectors that only require a screwdriver - no heatshrink or anything els... |