jrt
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| Amp upgrade over BAT VK-500?? You already own one BAT VK 500, sooo...if you were to pick up another used VK 500 for around 2500.-3000. you could send both of them back to BAT and have them upgraded to a pair of VK 1000 Monos (which have the BATPAK as standard). For a 3000.-350... | |
| Upgrade Time Again.... please help The list you posted is quite diverse...I would recommend that you not consider the Plinius, as they are from the syrup family of amps. I have owned the Wolcotts and they are great but go back to the first issue of TAS from 2000 and read a very dis... | |
| Best used preamp for around $1000. . . Check out a BAT VK 3i or the VK 20, both great pre-amps, the 3i is tube and the 20 is SS. I would be wary of the Melos product, as customer service is a bear and you may not have the best luck with QC. Also on a short list, the Audible Illusions M... | |
| Wadia Fiasco? Technically, Wadia had an investor pull out and it put a major glitch in their continued growth without reorganizing. It was a few months before new financial backing was available and the new owners have retained all of Wadia's best personnel. Th... | |
| Shipping from Canada to the U.S. I recently purchased a Levinson #380 from a very nice fellow in British Columbia. Since the unit was USA product, there were no Duties to pay, only the expense of shipping which, in the thread above, you know can be very expensive. The fellow in B... | |
| Recommend CD Player with Volume Control See two other active threads concerning Wadia, but do not overreact! Things are changing...not going away. Wadia did not have any financial hardsdhip, but an internal group of employees has bought the Company and is going through a period of trans... | |
| Cd direct to power amp I also own Wadia. Just like the other wadia I have owned, and those owned by others on this thread, you, or your dealer, should know how to match the output of the Wadia to the partnering amp(s) and speakers. There are two sets of DIP switches ins... | |
| Never Used -- in Sealed Box On the other hand...Try remodeling your house and, at the same time, attempt to purchase new gear. You might be amazed at what happens. In my case, a new wall changed my listening space more than I had imagined it would. Suddenly you've got brand ... | |
| Your first stereo system My first venture into "call brand" audio components came in the early 80's, but I always think of the first system my parents bought for me when I was a kid in the middle of Junior High School...a Panasonic FM only Receiver with 50 watts of power,... | |
| CD direct to Amp/Current TAS issue ? ...A few cents more. Many of the respondents have made valid points concerning the use of a CD Player to direct drive a power amp, but a few points of clarification are in order. None of the Wadia units, cd players or processors, use analog volume... | |
| Cables:Harmonic/Nordost/Cardas I feel compelled to throw my two cents in on this subject. Cardas cables are as much tone controls as many of the other cables offered by manufacturers who make claims based upon geometry, grain structure, specific burn-in times and so on. Lets no... | |
| NBS or Transparent interconnects balance Another cable line which you might rewarding is Nordost. I echo the sentiments above concerning networked cables. Blue Heaven is a bit "fast", Red Dawn a smooth and quick cable, and SPM Reference, the best cable for the money. It can be found on t... | |
| Best of the small speakers Some others worth mentioning are the Arro and Sttaf from Totem Acoustic for floorstanders, but I would concur with some of the other statements about stand mounted monitors. The Merlin TSM SE is a great speaker for imaging and goes down a reasonab... | |
| The best CD player with volume control I usually read these posts and am tempted, but today, it seems that I have many opinions to express...First up, the Resolution Audio CD 50 is a very nice unit. If you are looking for a euphonic sound quality which mimics a warm analog source such ... | |
| Comment = BAT VK-D5SE vs. Wadia 861x CD Back again. Ebowman is correct that the 831 would be a great choice also. As a dedicated Wadia owner, I try to keep up with developments, and the folks at Wadia are very helpful. The 831 is based on the technology of the 830 and the 850 with impro... |