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Martin Logan Owners - Any problems with humidity?
Hi all,Brimac - I'll contact you offline.I called up Martin Logan and spoke to some product or sales specialist who had the following to say:* humidity is really only a problem if you live at the equator otherwise just keep the ESL panels clean an... 
Martin Logan Owners - Any problems with humidity?
Hi, thanks for your responses thus far.Ljgj -- just to clarify, do you mean to say that you do not use air conditioning in your home where your ML Odysee speakers are located and that they work fine in 100% humidity?Esoxhntr -- I'll email you offl... 
Hi-end CD 5-disk Changers?
Tomryan -- thanks Tom for your thoughts. I've done some more thinking and: (1)since the multi-CD disk feature is for parties, then top-shelf performance isn't required, and (2)I'd like to begin to exeriment with SACD so getting its capability with... 
Hi-end CD 5-disk Changers?
Tomryan,Would you buy a used Sony SCD-CXXXES for its SACD capabilities?I too didn't think Adcom produced a cd changer . . .Kevinzoe 
Hi-end CD 5-disk Changers?
I was at a dealer yesterday that sold both Rotel and Marantz and said that since Marantz has been bought by Denon that the Marantz quality has declined. He told me that the Rotel multi-disk player would sound better than the Marantz and also has a... 
CAT SL1 Legend or First Sound?
Boy, you have expensive tastes Mehdi!! I wish I had your dilema . . . I expect that you haven't had too many posts as most of us don't have either or both of your listed units to compare, but's just a guess on my part.Some Differences that you mig... 
Calling all First Sound Preamp Owners
Brooksl - interesting note on voided tube warantee if non-VTL preamp is used . . . I spoke with Bea at VTL and her KT88 tube prices are not competitive with what I can get from a local Toronto supplier at www.conusaudio.com so I don't think tube w... 
Calling all First Sound Preamp Owners
In case you were wondering, I bought an Audience PowerChord (4ft) for my First Sound preamp and an Audience AU24 interconnect between my Audio Aero CDP and First Sound and it all sound marvelous, especially when my VTL St-150 amp is in Tetrode mod... 
Hi-end CD 5-disk Changers?
Thanks Michaelbr, MWilson, and Clbeanz for your respective info.I think the McIntosh may be out of my price league for now (after all it's a CD changer and the cash could be spent on upgrading my speakers instead) but the Sony, Rotel, Denon and Ma... 
Hi-end CD 5-disk Changers?
Does anyone know if the Sony 333/555ES or the Marantz CC4300 or the McIntosh or the Rotel have detachable power cords? 
Hi-end CD 5-disk Changers?
Thanks everyone for your input thus far. Noisy and ergonomically friendly are in fact 2 important wife acceptance factors and for me too. I didn't know that the McIntosh was noisy and certainly pricy too. Perhaps the Sony 333/555ES used or Rotel o... 
Comparison of Tube Output CD Players
Hi all,The first generation of the Prima CD did have a volume control so you could connect it directly to your power amp. However the subsequent and latest version of it (which is I guess a MKII version but they don't use this nomenclature to acco... 
Calling all First Sound Preamp Owners
THANKS all for your insight thus far. Despite a secondary thread begining to develop here about tube replacements, I think the concensus to my posted question is to forget using a line conditioner with the FS preamp. On a related note, I was speak... 
Calling all First Sound Preamp Owners
Audiofankj -- You mention that the biggest improvement was with the tube rolling to NOS Siemens 7308 gold pin tubes. Where did you purchase them as I hear they're scarce?Thanks,Kevin 
Calling all First Sound Preamp Owners
Thank you all for your responses. I like the idea of starting with the stock cord and tubes so as to establish a "baseline" of sound for the unit before monkeying around with power cords / line conditioners. So the concensus is don't use a line co...