kenl

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Review: Rosinante Jaden Signature IC & Speaker Cables Interconnect
I too am a big fan of the Jaden cables. I'm using a Jaden IC between my Viva Linea line stage and Berning ZH-270 amp; Jaden Signature's between my EMC-1 cdp and Viva; and Jaden speaker cables to my Dulcineas. To put things in perspective, the Jade... 
Can anyone tell me about CD demagnatizers?
I've got a question concerning the Auric Illuminator gel. I store my cd's in plastic sleeves that contain a cotton-like material on the inside. The data surface of the cd is placed facing this material. The label side touches soft polyethylene-lik... 
MERLIN OWNERS: Need Suggestions on Amps/Preamps
Yag17,Have no fear using the Berning Zh-270 in a home theater setup. I'm using mine with Rosinante Dulcinea speakers 91dB/ 8 ohm, with great success. Prior to the Dulcinea's, I was driving Aerial 7B's with the Berning. Again, no problems, even tho... 
Can TosLink ever equal Coax digital?
Bjack70jr,I'm interested in the Wireworld glass toslink, but didn't see it on their website. What is the actual name of it? Any idea of price?Thanks. 
Review: Argent Room Lens - Ric Cummins Cables Speaker cable
I too recently inserted Ric's speaker cables and IC into my system. These cables replaced the excellent Nordost Quattro Fil and Kimber 8TC. Granted, the 8TC is considered a middle of the road speaker cable, but I think most would agree that it pro... 
Which worse- long I/C of speaker run
Thanks Sean. Per your suggestion, I read your post on Cables 101 and found it very informative. Comforting to know that you consider my current cables pretty good. I'll try to audition some others soon. 
Which worse- long I/C of speaker run
Sean,Do you know of any low-impedance cables that you have tried and can recommend? I'm currently using a 16 ft run of Kimber 8TC, and always wondered how they might be coloring the sound. My system consists of Electrocompaniet EMC-1, Berning Zh-2... 
Placette pasive pre vs. BAT VK-50SE
MikeLavigne:Interested in your opinion on my situation, since you're familiar with my amp. I've got a Berning ZH-270 that has it's own volume control, but no remote. IYHO, do you think I would be better off using a Placette RVC vs going direct fro... 
Energy, Environment & High End Audio
Here's a thread that you might find interesting concerning the Berning ZH-270 tube amp. 70 powerful watts per side and uses 100w at idle, 300 at full power. Extremely versatile, reliable and great sounding. Unfortunately they're hard to find, and ... 
Kaleidoscope patterns on dvd?
Centurymantra: Thanks for your offer of the tape. I'm looking forward to viewing it.Bufus: Sounds interesting. If I had duplicate copies of a cd, I could synch them and watch the lightshow from the Samsung while listening to the audio from my EMC-... 
Wanted ads are back Good job Audiogon and Thanks
Glad to see this very useful feature up and running again. It's nice to see a company responding positively to their customers input. Thanks Audiogon. 
electrocompaniet new upgrade information
Ericbee,No. The upgrade that SOS is referring to will be the next upgrade. You are right that the upgrade that I just had installed is the only upgrade currently available. I wasn't even aware of a future upgrade. Had I been, I might have waited t... 
electrocompaniet new upgrade information
Ericbee,I think you meant to say 24/192, not 24/96. The former is contained in the upgrade kit provided my Electrocompaniet. It includes a new brass plate for the top of the cdp that indicates it has been upgraded to "24 bit upsampler 192khz dac". 
electrocompaniet new upgrade information
Tweety,I just had my EMC-1 upgraded on Wednesday by a dealer. It consists of a new dac board that replaces the old one, plus some capacitors & resistors. Not anything I wanted to tackle. Cost is $1,000 for the upgrade kit, plus installation. I... 
Best of "Dead Can Dance"?
Garfish: As a matter of fact, I own 3 of the Enigma cd's, and like them very much. I'll have to dig them out and give them a listen. It's been a while.Alexone: I'll try to listen to some Galaxie 500 and Japan, along with the Cocteau Twins. Yesterd...