karelfd
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| Tidal Speakers owners Mike, I have not really tried to toe in much more than where my speakers are now (Contrivas are HEAVY to manoeuvre with). Where they are now is where the soundstage feels correct in width as well as depth for all sorts of different recordings from... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Hi Mike, I found my Contrivas (2nd gen) to sound best in what I would consider a medium damped room with a slight toe-in, so as to intersect just behind my head. distance from rear wall is 1.70m (with a sloping ceiling though) and 1.20m from side ... | |
| VIVID AUDIO SPEAKERS Tidal, Vivid and Brodman are the top three speaker manufacturers in my book, and I have experienced the trench that separates these from the vast majority rather as a quantum leap sort of thing. If you have a chance, do listen to the Giya; Vivid m... | |
| Amps for Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage 0461, sorry for jumping in a bit late, but I'd like to mention a great amp pairing I heard with SF Amati Anniversario. I am very aware that Stradivari is another beast, but perhaps you want to find out whether it works with this speaker as well. I... | |
| WLM Diva Monitor -- Personal Experience? Vin,I'm upset to hear about the frustration you're experiencing with the Diva's. Probably not much solace at this very moment, but I reconfirm they are great speakers and wil remain long-term residents in my system. I did not have to deal with the... | |
| Best speaker in the US $ 30-45.000,00 range Tidal Piano Diacera and Tidal Contriva Diacera define quite well the lower and upper end of your price bracket in Germany (at present exchange rates). Since you live in Germany, do yourself the favour of a visit in Hürth or Kronberg (at Transparen... | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? I'm puzzled why the King must unleash more than 500 but less than 1000 Watts (measured how?) and even more why it must be solid state. But as it went with Kings, with the possible exception of the first four Caliphs, they either bullied themselves... | |
| Ancient audio Lector Prime cd player Thanks a lot guys! Now this is what I call an informative thread.Mike, yes my favourite remains AMR CD-77 and yes I will purchase the Lektor Prime as an upgrade to my Lektor V and make it the heart of a killer second system, imho of course (even i... | |
| Ancient audio Lector Prime cd player Mike, I'm in trouble. I have had the Ancient Audio Lektor Prime on audition for one week now, and I want to keep it! The trench between Lektor V and Prime is blatant and actually wider than I recalled from hearing the Prime at the dealer's many mo... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Dear Pramod, even from a distance of some 9,000 km, I think I can relate to the joy and excitement you describe. And "it" will happen again each time you'll listen to your system, correction: to the real people performing real music by means of yo... | |
| Would you pay to listen? Que néni, Messire Marty, hélas!Hey if I had it in my own cellar I wouldn't have to consider exposing myself to Bose, right. | |
| Ancient audio Lector Prime cd player I have the Lektor V in my second system for about one and a half years. If I needed to describe it in a few words: lively, joyful and very involving indeed; a fleet-footed dancer, but one with a sense of drama and the ability to hit hard when the ... | |
| Would you pay to listen? One hour with one system? No (unless the drinks were Krug Clos d'Ambonnay in which case I'd go listen to a Bose system). Who is going to decide which is the "best matched system" anyway? I have heard dozens of representatives at shows make that cl... | |
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| Stand out phono stages I have heard the AMR a number of times and it would seem to me Downunder's story is a perfect illustration of dealers (or indeed representatives at shows) not always taking the necessary care to show the gear at its best. In fairness to dealers, i... |