joc3021
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| Yamaha A-S 1000 & 2000 --- How Good? I have the cds 1000 cd player. Use it as an SACD player and a transport for a DAC. Sounds great with SACD and very good on red book. It can be modded by VSE for ultimate performance. Great build quality, better than the Sony 5400. I don't hear the... | |
| Tannoy Canterberry Models What tends to differentiate the models in the prestige line is driver size, alnico magnets and the pepperpot waveguide, not to mention bigger, more elaborate cabinets. These features show up in the higher end models of the line. There's lots of in... | |
| Looking for opinions on Tannoy Prestige line. Good points from Dsholl1. On amplification, don't write off high quality solid state amps with these speakers. I use Herron and Blue Circle amps and the results are wonderful. I also find, despite their sensitivity ratings, Prestige speakers respo... | |
| Looking for opinions on Tannoy Prestige line. Disclosure: I retail Tannoy Prestige, Departure Audio.You put it best in your original post - "I'm a little burnt out on hifi." Tannoy's are a final stop. IMO, It's not really relevant to compare them with other speakers. Other speakers will measu... | |
| VPI Classic vs. Well Tempered Amadeus Drubin: William Firebaugh, the (some say genius) designer of the table says he has addressed the geometry issue and it's not a concern. There's a link to a white paper explaining his reasoning on the Well Tempered web site. If you can fully unders... | |
| VPI Classic vs. Well Tempered Amadeus Disclosure: I retail Well Tempered turntables, Departure Audio.I have never A/B'd them directly, but I owned a VPI Scout with JM memorial arm and now own a Well Tempered Amadeus. Both good tables, but sonically, no comparison. To my ears the Well ... | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier Great review. I too own a CD S1000. I'm a small, home based retailer (Departure Audio) and since I don't sell a player I was looking for a unit to use to show off the other gear I sell. Agree completely with your description of build quality and s... | |
| Warmest sounding Green Mountain speaker? Disclosure: I sell 'em, Departure Audio.All GMA speakers are voiced the same way, i.e. to be neutral, natural sounding and accurate. I have never found "dry" "bright" "warm" "cold" "woody" etc. to apply to these speakers. They all adhere to a few ... | |
| Differences between Tannoy Stirling and Turnberry? Yes, Fort Collins. | |
| Differences between Tannoy Stirling and Turnberry? They both use the 10 inch coaxial driver array. Turnberry has a slightly larger cabinet, so better bass response. Note: I will start retailing the Prestige line in February, Departure Audio. They are very special loudspeakers, unique in many ways.... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 I am pretty happy with the Yamaha CDS 1000 on SACD and also as a transport. A little more costly than the Sony but better made and optimized for two channel only. A VSE mod, same as the Sony mod they do, apparently takes it into the stratoshpere, ... | |
| Speakers after GMA Europas The GMA Rio's are a step up from Europas. The EOS an even bigger step. Both will give you everything you like about the Europas, and more. A sub can blend easily with these designs for extended low end response. These models come up occasionally o... | |
| Best SACD Player in the $2000 Range The Yamaha CD S 1000 is quite good on its own. Can be taken to greater heights with VSE mods. Better build quality than the Sony, two channel only. | |
| JMR Offrande Supreme V2 vs GMA Calypso I have had no experience with Reynaud speakers. Have heard nothing but good things and I'm sure they're excellent speakers. However, if you haven't heard GMA's, I would urge you to take a listen. For some, a truly time and phase coherent loudspeak... | |
| Herron VTSP-3A Bill & Rackon: Great descriptions of the sound of Herron gear, and very accurate IMO. Disclosure: I retail Herron equipment, Departure Audio.I would like to reiterate a point I made earlier in this thread: In addition to the great sonics, the ... |