karelfd
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| What components are manufactured in the U.S.A.? A voice from overseasGear in my own system designed and built in the US - to the best of my knowledge:Zu Well Tempered Lab Purist Audio Design Synergistic Research VooDoo Cable Silent Running Audio + PS Audio, that until now I thought was also bui... | |
| which non ARC poweramp do you use with ARC REF 3 I'd be interested to see whether more people have tried Krell. I don't have ARC gear myself but I witnessed a presentation that went slightly amiss and I have been wondering why that should have been the case. In this particular instance, a Krell ... | |
| mid fi choices NAD vs Adcom vs Rotel ... $400 Steven, a few months ago a friend of mine bought a used Marantz PM 7001 KI at a local shop for EUR 300 and is over the moon driving a pair of ALR bookshelf speakers with it that must be close to 20y old. The offer looked quite exceptional for a KI... | |
| Clearaudio cartridges in Germany One of the most renown addresses in Berlin is "HiFi im Hinterhof", they have Clearaudio in their product assortment, but they don't quote any prices on their website (only in German, I'm afraid)http://www.hifi-im-hinterhof.de/kontakt/impressum.php... | |
| You're probably listening too loud Hmm, looks like this is the Forcione fanclub. I will never make a decision on whether I like certain gear unless I've heard some of Antonio's "Live!" with it (+ a few other reference recordings).Over the years I've made the acquaintance of a few p... | |
| NAD 502 stops playing Someone wants to sell a defect NAD 502? This is a model that entered the market in the early 90ies, do you know how old the unit on offer is? Bear in mind that units in good working conditions changed hands a few years ago for less than 100$. | |
| Isolation Platform for Clearaudio Performance There are quite a number of companies around, meanwhile, offering more or less effective solutions (philosophies, one is inclined to say). My own first choice would be one of the custom made series by Silent Running Audio, perfectly adapted to the... | |
| World of Hifi in Wiesbaden, GER, on 1/31 - 2/1/09 Hmmm, I hope no one travelled hundreds of miles for the show as a few things left to be desired. The concept is really interesting, though. You get to hear systems in very different price brackets in guided listening sessions of 25 minutes each. T... | |
| I.Q. Speakers from Germany ???? I wholeheartedly agee with Gonglee3, cable is an issue. I looked up your other thread and saw you're not sure what cable you're presently using, we should try to find that out first. I presume you're living in the USA where you'll find loads of re... | |
| I.Q. Speakers from Germany ???? I found a A/B test in Stereoplay of Sep. 93 (reliable magazine, three decades in the business, tests always accompanied by extensive measurements).TED 400 was indeed also designed by Manfred Diesterich and cost DM 2k at the time of its release in ... | |
| I.Q. Speakers from Germany ???? IQ (= Intelligent Quality, if my memory serves me well), were active in the 80ies and 90ies when they put a plethora of different series on the market. The TEDs were fairly high up in the hierarchy and depending on the model went for something bet... | |
| speaker recommendation for low watt tube amp Are you looking for floorstanding speakers or monitors?In the former case: Zu Druid Mk4 used. Barely used Druids can be found for USD 2 - 2.5k.I'm using mine with a Unison S2K of the same wattage. Check whether you can position this speaker freely... | |
| Does using same brand cables improve performance? You're likely not do much wrong if you go for one brand and more specifically one series of cables and cords to wire your entire system. Having said that, I do agree with the previous posters, to quench the best out of your system, carefully mixin... | |
| Any experience with Eichmann "Toppers"? Lesson renewed: I guess we all keep wishing for affordable miracle tweaks but in the end it always boils down to experimenting in one's own system, just have to be reminded now and then ;^)Thanks a lot. | |
| What footer best under cd player I recently discovered Aktyna A.R.I.S feet, that I tried under the Ancient Audio Lektor V I have been auditioning - and left them there without thinking twice (exit more expensive contenders Stillpoints and Harmonix BeauTones). In fact they were to... |