kiwi_1282001
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| Best CD player under $5K? Hi Ivan,I owned an Cambridge Audio 840C for several years and thought very highly of it. I remember auditioning many more expensive players at the time of purchase but the 840C held its own and then some. Outstanding resolution for a $1500 player.... | |
| Best CD player under $5K? The Cambridge Audio 840C is real steal at $1500. I had to spend many times that amount to find something better. The Cary Audio CD500 gets the thumbs up too but do budget for a decent power cord is third party feet to optimise it. | |
| Shengya,Kavent,Vincent -all the same Zhongsan ShengYa Technological Co. Ltd maintains a modern twenty thousand square meter factory in Zhongshan, Guangdong and has been in operation since 1991. In 1995 the company broke into the European market with the establishment of Vincent Audio... | |
| Cary SLP 03 I agree with Mikey8811. The SLP-05 is not a lush pre-amp, at least not with the stock tubes, which I actually prefer to keep in place. | |
| Is there any truth to this question? 02-16-12: LarryiI cannot think of any speaker that is so inefficient that one would be listening to it at an average output of 30 watts so that a 10 db peak would require 300 watts. Have you ever made any attempt to measure your power needs objec... | |
| Cary SLP 03 I was a bit disappointed with the SLP-03 which I owned for some time. Not so the SLP-05 which I eventually replaced it with. | |
| Is there any truth to this question? 02-13-12: MapmanIf an amp is clipping, there is a good chance the sound quality is negatively affected well before any any clearly audible distortion is noticed. Better to have an amp that goes loud effortlessly to provide headroom before any cli... | |
| Question About NORDOST cables I am using the Heimdall speaker cable with some degree of success in my system. I think the Heimdall is at a sweetspot in the Nordost range (entry monofilament). They can be further enhanced with the use of Nordost jumper cables at the speaker end. | |
| REVIEW: Meng Yayi KT88 Monoblocks Serge,Thanks for taking the time to write this detailed account. Product quality and reliability remains a challenge for some chinese products and then there is that terrible feeling of isolation when thing do go wrong... | |
| Quad 99 preamp/909 amplifier combo The combination is good value for money. Whilst not the last word on dynamics or resolution it is very easy to listen to and compact as well. | |
| Nola Conteneder OR Acoustic Zen Adagio I have the Nola Contender speakers at home and think they are a competant speaker for the price. However the only way you will know whether the Acoustic Zen Adagio is better it to try it in your own system. Remember, how the speakers sound will de... | |
| Gryphon vs. McIntosh LoL Larry, Im not sure that "rubbery" is legitimate Stereophile lexicon to describe the bass but I nonetheless wholeheartedly agree with your observation(s) on the McIntosh sound. On the whole I found the McIntosh "inoffensive which is also not ... | |
| Raidho C1.1 The lack of level adjustment of the stands is indeed a pain if you are using the speakers on solid uneven flooring because the ball isolated floor coupling is capable of audible rattle with loud dynamic music. I needed to move the C-1's to carpet ... | |
| Gryphon vs. McIntosh Hi Del,Re definitions, 'dark' is generally taken to mean a warm, mellow, excessively rich quality in reproduced sound. The audible effect of a frequency response which is clockwise-tilted across the entire range, so that output diminishes with inc... | |
| Gryphon vs. McIntosh Hi Delfincek,I will do my best to address your questions.The Gryphon Tabu has been out of production for many years and my only experience with it has been in a dealers system (not my own) so my comments need to be read with some caution. I found ... |