keith_316

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Classe Model 30
I have a cp 47.5 pre, I love it, nice sound stage, clean sounding, and it has been nothing but fantastic w/ my system. All classe equipment, so I may be biased, but I believe you can get teh cp 47.5 for a ressonable price, since its no longer in p... 
Good match with Sonus Faber Grand Pianos
I have never run into a problem by providing too much power, I can't think of a time where I could stand to listen to it long enough to warrant all the power, but I have noticed that the extra oomph has helped add to detail, and fullness in the mu... 
Rotel, Odyssey, or Classe with N805's
Having gone from Rotel to Classe myself, I would strongly recomend that upgrade path. If I were you, I would locate two classe 100 or 101 models and run them as mono.....less than a 200 series classe, and it will give you better channel sepparatio... 
Good match with Sonus Faber Grand Pianos
I too own Sonus GP's, and found that more power is the way to go. When I first got into the high end audio market I powered my GP's with a rotel 1080 rated at 200 wpc. after a while i wanted and realized my speakers needed more power. I went with ... 
Classe Modifications
I have moved the speakers, have things dialed in well, all that, that was where i first started, the reason I asked the question was because I borrowed a Forte 44 pre from my high end shop, it was amazing, but it was also modified, so that was the... 
What should I use between spikes and wood floor?
I used dimes on my hard wood floors, the whole project cost me .80 USD. You can also use pennies if the budget is real tight, or quarters if you want a higher level of performance. All joking aside though, I got this reccomendation from Sumiko aud... 
strange rel subwoofer cable phenomenon
I myself have a Rel Stadium III sub, I have hooked it up both ways, and did not notice a ton of difference from interconnect to interconnect, however I have "built" my own neutirk connector, and noticed more refinement and clarity. I used teflon c... 
Are Rotel amps and preamps any good?
I have owned Rotel equipment myself, and after much research and listening, I thought it was the best bang for the buck. You can get into multi-channel for about 1 grand, or 2 channel stereo for approx 600 bucks, for what you are paying you get so... 
Calling all electricians for advice on wiring home
I am getting ready to do my place as well, had an electrician friend over 4 dinner the other night, and he will connect the work in the box for me if I run all the wires, a good deal. Any way, its worth doing from the feed back I got when I posed ... 
Rotel RB-1080 and Sonus Faber GP?
I have a pair of GP's and origionally used a 1080 rotel.....it was ok, I went to a classe ca 101, and was floored by the detail the speakers could play......liked one classe ca 101 so much that I got a second, and ran teh gp's off of mono amp conf... 
How is your many titles in your digital collection
1300+ redbook cd's, less than 20 sacd and dvd-ano vinyl, born too late to get into the vinyl craze, but I appreciate what I have heard on some of the good turn table setups I have heard at my local high end shop. 
Poor man's reference DAC
HI, I have been asked a few questions now about the April Music Stello DA220 DAC......here is the link for stores that sell it in the US. AIsip posted a response to the review of this product, and I can honestly say that the review is dead on....I... 
How much does your system retail for?
Approx $18,000 but I only started about 4 months ago after my divorce was finalized...... 
Recommend new floorstanding around $1500/pr please
If you are going to spend 2 grand on new or used speakers, look for a set of used Sonus Faber Grand Piano's. I have mine runnign with a rel stadium III sub, and the integration is seemless. I am a big SF fan, and i think you woudl be more than ple... 
Looking for an outstanding DAC
This one is very new to the market, but I am doing a demo in my home system, its from April Music, its the Stello DA220....this DAC is absolutely incredible. All the features necessary in a great dac, unbelievible sound stage (width & depth) C...