karelfd
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| Stand out phono stages Lewm, another machine that does what you are looking for is the AMR PH-77: 23 equalisation curves, 8 gain levels between 30dB and 72dB, 64 load options (here is the specs sheet: AMR PH-77). And it sounds heavenly. | |
| Onkyo ND-S1 ipod transport I don't know the model description of your Anthem gear, of course, but since you mention a "processor" it should have a number of digital inputs (toslink and/or coaxial), correct? Then you'll just have to connect the dock to one of those, no need ... | |
| CD player how much to invest Hi Mordante, thanks for the update on Pink Faun's DAC2, I went to the white paper on Triple M's homepage straight away. Back in May when I bought my DAC3, Clemens had told me that they were building a reference DAC, I didn't know they were showing... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Same thing Ciro71, JMLab used to be the initial name (JM, stand for founder Jacques Mahul), in those times Focal stood for a range of drivers they sold. Some way down the line the brand Focal was used for all products.Alec, congrats and welcome to... | |
| Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick? One that struck me recently: Sonus Faber Liuto | |
| Sonus Faber fans: Liuto vs. Cremona Auditor M? Personally, I'd go for the Liuto. It is a rare overachiever in its price bracket. Perfectly balanced over the frequency spectrum (actually, even if not your primary focus, this speaker goes remarkably deep but without a trace of fatness or sluggis... | |
| Tidal Sunray vs Gryphon Trident Hi Murat, I believe with this discussion we very much enter a realm of taste. Personally, I join the chorus and say I'm perfectly satisfied with the bass my Contivas deliver. It is clean, fast, goes very deep and is downright visceral where the mu... | |
| Who make the pretiest cables, cords out there? Whoa, don't give anyone ideas, Bill. I can see it now: our cable's proprietary botulin ingested teflon insulation prevents the ephemeral crackling caused by creased molecules that will otherwise make your cable sound digital (warning: do not sniff... | |
| Who make the pretiest cables, cords out there? Very, very much in the eye of the beholder, but here goes:Argento Flow series: sober, timeless design, very much on account of the connectorsberTram ProXima series: no, I'm not drunk, that's the way it's written and the cables look just as flashy ... | |
| Vivid Audio ??? Hi Kodg, if you found Yg Anat to be superior to Vivid K1, try to get the opportunity to listen to Giya, the hierarchy changes again (and quite drastically imo).I liked your reference to "sweat spot", sometimes it does indeed take a lot of sweat be... | |
| Best 300B Tvad, be very careful! The tubes made for the local market are said to show unacceptable quality fluctuations (can't find the press coverage anymore but the measurements were flabbergasting). I was offered a "matched pair" for a nice price in Euro... | |
| Best 300B Take the EAT 300B on your shortlist. Dead quiet background (I use them in a system playing at very low levels with virtually no ambient noise around) and, referring to your problem with bias shifting, extremely stable over any period of time. Soun... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? Tidal Impact monos; two levels above my present Intra and probably financially out of reach for life. In which case I will retain either the Intra or climb one higher after all with the Tidal Impact stereo. | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Hi guys, two awesome new releases this month (although certainly not everyone's cup of tea, let's be clear about that)Nick Bärtsch's Ronin, "Llyria"Jan Garbarek with the Hilliard Ensemble, "Officium Novum"Get a little taste here:http://player.ecmr... | |
| Did you hear that ALBUM? Don't understand why we should even question the use of the term, the means of storage is irrelevant. |