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WILSON ALEXANDRIA XLF SPEAKERS-
Hi, Wilson also has a habit of migrating drivers from their top of the line downwards over time. I have Maxx 3's, wonder if a Maxx 3.1 or Maxx 4 is around the corner with new bass loading or diff drivers along with the new material used in the Sas... 
Phono pre direct to amp, what am I missing?
Depends on what equipment you have and your budget. There are a few phono stages with volume controls, E.A.R. 88pb and Aesthetix Io are 2 examples. Also there are preamps with built in phono stages (more common) Aesthetix Janus is one example Atm ... 
Power Cycling Mystery
vhiner, I think you're onto something here...I notice this to. My dCS is software based...so I am sure, like a laptop...it's a computer and resetting cleans something out.There was a earlier thread on dCS clocks that recycling seems to do somethin... 
Listening To A Movie Through Headphones
I do it on my laptop all the time (on planes)...great... 
WILSON ALEXANDRIA XLF SPEAKERS-
i saw their new brochure...silk dome...quite a new thing for wilson...the silk domes i've heard I've always just loved...a touch of warmth...I got a brochure emailed to me from Wilson...new drivers, new cabinet in places...it seems like a pretty b... 
WILSON ALEXANDRIA XLF SPEAKERS-
theaudiobeat.com put out a email yesterday saying they'd be publishing a preview soon.... 
Wilson Sophia III vs Sasha
If you can step up here, I think you will regret. The Sasha's give you more of everything. Wilson has a lineup here for a reason. Now they all sound great. And better ancillary's with sophia 3's vs current gear with Sasha's is another route. The S... 
Quality Pressings
Hi I have "we get requests," "Tea for tillerman" and "firebird"Very nice. Like Super very nice. I'm buying more for sure.... 
Nagra VPS MM configuration
(had to ask-you never know ;-)Just MC, but I am about to try the path your on, using a low output (.18-.2 mv) Allaerts MC 2 FInish. I suspect a outboard trannie may help. Although it sounds pretty good as it is. (just some tube rush-it has helped ... 
Nagra VPS MM configuration
Sorry, this maybe a stupid question...but do you have the MM card vs the MC card? If not, just taking the trannies out via the jumpers and having the unit on the low gain setting may still be overloading the phono stage... 
Rockport Sirius III & Micro Seiki 8000 comparison
Syntax maybe great at Audio, but I'll take a few photo lessons from him, those pics do look like his :) 
Rockport Sirius III & Micro Seiki 8000 comparison
Fantastic pics you're taking! What camera and lens? I am sure the sound beats the pics to! Thanks so much for posting your journey here. 
VAC / Wilson cables
Are you using the MM2 version of Transparent's Cable? Which interconnects?btw, very nice system! 
300B tubes
So I love the Transparent Cables. Some of this might depend on your speaker choice, but they are just wonderful for me. Power cords I am using Shunyata again a great match.Powercords are a big deal with Nagra, I've also found the power supply on y... 
300B tubes
Sorry I can't answer your question. I just want to complement you on your Nagra 300p! I heard the Nagra 300p at my dealer last week, driving a set of Wilson Sasha's. Wow. The clarity, the dimensionality, the quietness. I am very impressed with thi...