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B&W 805D vs. Dynaudio Contour S1.4
"A few years back when I was looking for monitors I auditioned the 805D and the S1.4." -GoatwussThe 805D is a recent model. There's no way you auditioned it "a few years back".I actually think the 805Di is the better speaker of the two. I have lis... 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
"I too will be getting an opportunity to hear the LSA and compare it to my TRL Dude. That should be fun. More importantly, I will involve my non-audiophile, musician wife in a blinded listening test between the two and will report on her findings ... 
Review: Eastern Electric Minimax DAC DA converter
Nice write up. Thanks for sharing your experience Artmalrman.BTW, when you say you feed the EE DAC by the Touch, is it via coaxial or USB? can the Touch feed the DAC via USB? I mean, what if you want to connect your Touch and also a CD tranport at... 
Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre??
Thanks Artmaltman, I look forward to reading your comments as you put some more 'break-in' hours to your EE Dac. 
Eastern Electric's new tube DAC using ESS Sabre??
Artmaltman, how would you compare it to your Cary CD player. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
"I received an anonymous email saying if your wondering why it didn't get into "Class A" just have a look, nothing below 10K, it will never happen."I'm not sure that is correct. If I'm not mistaken, products like PS Audio HCA-2 amplifier, the Musi... 
Wyred DACS
>>Will be doing a comparison of the WFS with the Havana on Saturday.<<Please let us know your impressions when you do the comparison. Thanks. 
Oppo 83 SE Sound in Absolute Terms ?
Ranakabir, is your BDP-83SE a modified version (since you are using a a non-stock AC cord wiht it)? 
Should I buy the B&W 804d's or 805d's
>> When I was on my speaker search I listened to the B&Ws first followed by the Sonus faber line. To me I prefered the SF's over B&W but was just a tad too much laid back. When I heard the C1's I had to have them right then. My searc... 
Should I buy the B&W 804d's or 805d's
Xti16, how would you compare the 805Diamond's to the C1's in overall terms. 
B&W 800 series diamond
Budt:did you compare the 805Di's directly to the 805S's? What other bookshelf speakers have you heard? Thank you. 
B&W's objective opinions lean or accurate
The Nautilus 804 were a bit too bright for my taste. The newer 804S has a much smoother frequency response and much better driver integration. A much better speaker overall, IMO. 
Dynaudio Excite X16 vs. Dynaudio Focus 140
Prdprez, with better parts in the focus line vs the excite line do you mean better quality caps and resistors? which brands of caps are used for the corssovers of these speakers? thanks 
Plinius SA100 or Odyssey Stratos Mono for Dyn 3.4?
The Plinius, no contest. 
Good amp for B&W 804S for the space-constrained
Rhljazz, how does the W4S Sti500 compare to your Cary S120?