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Amps in the same class as Pass XA.5 series
there are many amps---it's just the Pass XA series seems to be the amp du jour these days.its going to be a warmer sounding amp compared to others as its mostly driven in Class A---more like the Aleph series of yesteryearultimately, you have to tr... 
BAT VK-600 vs Pass XA100.5
Tvad- have you heard the VK600 to compare top ends?impedance mismatch i thought would only be an issue on the bass, not on the top end. 
Great Monitors – Joseph Audio Pulsar ?
I would concur they are pretty highly priced, but therefore they are up against stiff competition---at 7k+ you have the Dyns, B&Ws, and Focals of the world which have in house drivers. the market will prove if they are worthy.Although i would ... 
AudioQuest DBS Field
Thanks Steve/Simply Q, now it makes a lot more sense---it's funny, I was actually interesting in ordering your speaker cables last week. Hit me up offline.Tvad- have you tried Q cables? 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
I read the entire thread over this weekend---one thing that interested me was that some people on this thread spend more on SR cabling and power products than on their speakers.Would some of you care to comment? or is the discount to be had on the... 
AudioQuest DBS Field
btw, Simply Q---would you care to disclose why you only respond to cable oriented threads on Audiogon? 
AudioQuest DBS Field
I wasn't saying anything about claims or not---just about that it was one place you could read more about it.chill out Simply Q. 
AudioQuest DBS Field
you can read a much more detailed analysis on the US Patent website---Bill Low patented this technology. then make up your own mind.that said, all the reviews i've read say its difficult to hear a difference, so ymmv bigtime here. 
How does the Bryston BDA-1 DAC sound?
macdad- can you compare the BDA1 to the Berkeley? I have often thought about upgrading to the Berkeley from my Bryston and using the volume control.... 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
Bacardi- i'm sorry, i'm still confused. minimal bass compared to longer running components? what does that mean?in general, i'm not sure why a MIG should have break-in at all---no current is running through it at all. either they work or don't. 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
Ted- noticed for some time that the Tesla technology is "patent pending"---despite the fact this thread is 3 years old.I would love to read about it in more detail, but don't see it on the US patent site--can you post up the link if its been appro... 
Synergistic New Tesla Line...Any comments?
Bacardi- so it took you a few weeks to notice any difference in sound? or am i reading you wrong... 
Jumper replacement for McIntosh MA-7000
i used Zu jumpers---cheap and worked very nicely. a nice cheap improvement 
How close dynaudio s1.4 to c1
Jax- i owned the 1.3SEs, auditioned the 1.4s with a buddy who owns SEs as well. neither of us purchased 1.4s. ymmv.the 1.3SE was a fav of dyn engineers and was one monitor on steroids. now, admittedly i upgraded to C1s much later. 
Audience vs. Auditorium speaker cables
thanks guys---hopefully someone will chime in vs. the "e" which by most accounts is a pretty significant upgrade.i think the "e" has much more detail than the old version if i'm reading the review correctly.