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Velodyne DD: 10 or 12?
Hi, just giving this a little bump... would love to get some answers to my latest set of questions above. Thanks much. 
Speakers for Primaluna 3/5
Forgive me if I read your post wrong, but small footprint + steady (no standmounts) do not seem to be compatible. A small footprint speaker that is also a floorstander will be slim and tall 99% of the time, leading to a higher center of gravity. N... 
Velodyne DD: 10 or 12?
Thanks everyone. I think I am almost ready to pull the trigger on the DD12. I do have one question though... I ran a frequency sweep of my speakers with the REL off. While I did not record the results exactly, the things that stood out were:1) Bum... 
Velodyne DD: 10 or 12?
Cmach, good info and thanks. I guess I was posting at the same time you were and did not see your post before. I am leaning more to the 12 now. More input is welcome of course!Anyone, does the black finish wear well? Is it susceptible to fine scra... 
Velodyne DD: 10 or 12?
Thanks Theo, Rwwear. Theo, if I read between your lines too much it might look like even a DD10 might work for your room. It does not seem as if you tried it or even would be inclined to. What do you think you might gain from two DD10s? As I under... 
Jolida CDP question
I would be inclined to agree with the thought that tubes and cdps are not an ideal match. I owned the Jolida twice (two units, about 1 year apart). Selling the first was dictated by finances, so I bought another when I had the chance as I missed t... 
Quality CD player to also serve as external DAC?
As for remote, you are still going to have a cdp remote, right? the Quad volume control is in the same remote of course.As to color, well that is indeed personal. But the Quad is actually more grey (2 shades of it) than silver. I have other (brigh... 
Quality CD player to also serve as external DAC?
I would back up the opinions of the Quad mentioned by the posters above. I recently acquired the CDP-2 (the official designation for the 2005-updated CDP-99; the original CDP99 seems to have had some transport-related issues, now fixed). The CDP-2... 
anyone heard zu definition speakers?
Nealhood, agree $9K is not average joe territory, not in my neighborhood anyway. But much of this thread has been extolling the virtues of the Druid which, it has been said, may be preferred by many to the Def. At under $3K I would surmise it is n... 
845 integrateds
Dared makes one, very nice looking. Anyone heard it? 
Recommendations on Integrated Amps
The Portal Panache suits your description well. Not heard it but receives good reviews. 
raising subwoofer off floor by 20 inches
I have heard of this technique also, and for the same reasons mentioned by Centurymantra. If the stand you speak of is easy to come by/construct then it would be worthwhile to try.Now WAF... that's another matter. Maybe you can paint some fish on ... 
High impedance Speakers
Atmasphere/others, if one has a highish imp. speaker (say 12 ohms) and the only taps are 8 and 4 on the amp, then from your comment and in general it would be obvious that the 8 ohm tap will yield better results. But I am confused and maybe I am n... 
Tired of my crappy remote. Any suggestions?
Second the MX500 or its slightly higher brethren. I have the 700 (?) that has an IR repeater so the gear can even be in a different room. 
Any experience with the Nuforce Ref 8 mono amps?
Re the 100 watts, is the power the same into 4 ohms? Also, anyone had the chance to compare with some of the other highly regarded amps using some form of digital technology: Spectron, PS Audio, H2O, etc?