john_l
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| DIY speakers I am looking for a powerful, articulate and FAST subwoofer to use with my audio physic avanti's. My room is only 12 x 20 and is open to the left at the speaker end. I will probably set the crossover at about 30 or 32 hz. Any recommendations in the... | |
| Is Sony SCD-1 still worth to possess? The unmodified unit is great. On redbook, I think it competes with the wadia 850 and the resolution audio cd-50. The wadia has a cleaner sounding analogue stage. I own the scd-1 w/kern mods, and am not looking for anything else now. The combinatio... | |
| help on buying speakers I've owned both the vandersteen 3a and 5's as well as the audio physic virgos and avanti's. I demoed some tempo 3's once. The two speaker sounds are quite a bit different. The virgo's are ultra-clean and quick whereas the vandersteen is slower but... | |
| Looking for a cd source for my system. I have heard that there is tremendous synergy between Levinson components. One of my friends is a levinson guy, and he remarked that adding just the levinson transport to the levinson DAC made a big difference. He's running the 360S dac, audio phy... | |
| Mods : Fools Gold or the Real Thing Kern is at www.audiomod.com, and Wright is at www.modwright.com. | |
| Mods : Fools Gold or the Real Thing I don't know about transports specifically, but as far as mods to a cd player go, I'm sold on them. In my own system I've heard both the modwright (not sure of price - it's the one Dan brought to CES) tube output Xa777 and the ($360 superclock + ~... | |
| ARC amps, Bias how often between replacing tubes? I only bias mine every 4 months or so. It usually isn't off by much if at all. Make sure you wear gloves and a ground strap, have eye protection, and use rubber encased test leads. There is a LOT of voltage in that amp.I find that I prefer the Sve... | |
| Wadia 861 or Aero Capitole MK1? Capitole! | |
| Cowboy Junkie Fans Hey Uh Scott,If ya'll have anymore of them there Trinity Session LP's to give away, keep me in mind! Speaking of Portishead, if you like the CJ Trinity session, you will probably like Portishead Live at the Roseland NYC album. Great album - simila... | |
| PS Audio vs. Monster - cleaning up the power If you prefer the monster route, I would take a look at buying a used MIT Z-Center. The monster power conditioners are based on the Z-Center. Z-Centers sold new for 1500, and can be picked up used for 5-600. | |
| Which speakers do you use with Tenor 75 watt amps I've heard both at jtinn's place. My personal favorite is the Khorus X. Wonderful low end with the tenor's - that's what sells me on them. To me they are a world class combination of presence, speed, detail, life AND low end power. Hard to get tha... | |
| Music to die to Metallica covering 'I did it my way'(with san francisco symphony of course) | |
| Best system for the budding audiophile? I agree with Garfish and all about the speakers being the first choice. They define the voice and the amplification/source needs. For your type of music I recommend the following used system:1. Audio Physic Virgo speakers (2500)2. Audio Research C... | |
| CD Players which connect direct to Amp? Sony xa7es, wadia 830,850,860. Opinions and tastes on these vary. To me they sound a little less involving driving direct as opposed to via a superlative tube preamp. The Audio Aero Capitole is in a special league of it's own due to it's tube outp... | |
| Opinion sought.... I have heard the EPS-2 and EPS-3's at a dealer's place, Chambers Audio. The dealer is "jtinn". The cables are awesome. I have not had any experience with the NBS, but they do not seem to hold their value. The FIM Gold is good, but not nearly as dy... |