johnnyb53
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| what do you think of transparent reference mm1 Our local Wilson dealer really knows their stuff when it comes to component matching, room placement, and the like. They always use high grade Transparent with their Wilson setups, and they always sound fabulous. I never hear any glare, edginess, ... | |
| Mirage OMD-28 vs Revel Salon2 TAS reviewed both speakers, but by different reviewers.Chris Martens reviewed the Mirage OMD-28.Robert Harley reviewed the Revel Ultima Salon2.Kevin Voecks, designer of the Revel, was previously a designer at Snell and before that, Mirage. Both sp... | |
| Mirage OMD-28 vs Revel Salon2 What is your signal chain leading up to the Mirages? Mirages tend to sound good and musical right out of the box, but they--and especially something like the OMD-28s--respond dramatically to upgrades in upstream components and amplification. You w... | |
| The best integrated amp for Klipsch Heresy This review of the Rega Brio-R matched the amp with Klipsch Heresey IIIs to good effect. It also has a very low noise floor, which is essential for an amp powering very sensitive speakers. The PrimaLuna One mentioned in the review sounds like it w... | |
| Warm Replacement for Adcom GFA 545 II The Marantz amps with the HDAM module are fantastic and perform above their price range. I heard a demo rig at a local store that had a Marantz PM8004 integrated amp ($999, their lowest price amp with HDAM) powering a $12,500 pair of Sonus Faber C... | |
| Amp for Sonus Faber Cremoma M Once again, if you're doing this on a budget, I have to put in for the Marantz PM8004. This is the lowest priced Marantz amp that uses their HDAM component which puts 70 dB of extremely fast, noise-free gain into the signal path. The amp section h... | |
| Warm Replacement for Adcom GFA 545 II 07-01-12: UnsoundI think changing amps to compliment cables is altogether backwards. That's not what he's doing. The upgraded cables improved signal transfer and in doing so revealed the shortcomings in the Adcom. Adcoms from that era are good so ... | |
| 2-Way 3-Way Debate I don't think you can limit the discussion to 2-way vs. 3-way, because each design often carries other things with it. For example, a great number of 2-ways today are mini-monitors, which have the additional advantages of a minimal front baffle--w... | |
| What’s hot in monitors from $2K to $3K in 2012? Is Soundfield using a KEF UniQ driver for the mid/tweet? Interesting approach. Take a very fast and linear almost full-range coaxial and add a powered woofer to flesh out the bottom. | |
| Where do you go after a Dynaudio C1 ? I agree on the Sonus Faber recommendation and hope you can give some a listen in the Philippines. The higher resolution of many speakers is a two-edged sword. You can get swept up in their detail for awhile only to be worn out by it after awhile l... | |
| Totem Arro vs Silverline Prelude vs Salk Songtower Alon Boxers (go ahead and get good stands); a real value leader at $1500/pair up against either form factor. 90 dB sensitivity too, so the Peachtree should power them no sweat.If you have a Monitor Audio dealer nearby, I'd also audition their Silv... | |
| Looking for a $500 or so phono preamp -- BC23 ? Jolida JD9T.This $450 list unit gives you lots of bang for your buck--low noise, wide bandwidth, speed, natural timbres, micro and macro dynamics, and the flexibility to dial in the ideal load and gain level for your cartridge.It is also easy and ... | |
| Acoustic Research AR-9 speakers -- comments...? It was the widespread popularity of the AR3a combined with its 84dB (in)efficiency that inspired Bob Carver to create the Phase Linear 700 power amp (IIRC from one of his interviews). | |
| $100 Speakers You need a cat-a-pult. | |
| Amp for Sonus Faber Cremoma M A couple months ago I finally had a chance to listen to a pair of SF Cremona Ms. The experience blew me away. Although I wasn't able to source it from vinyl, the Diana Krall CD (with which I was very familiar) sounded rich, nuanced, detailed, but ... |