kstaken

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New Project RS2T transport
I picked up one of these a couple weeks ago too and while the sound quality has been fantastic I had the same issue with the puck not sitting all the way down and the player having issues reading maybe 10% of discs. The comments here got me to lo... 
Benchmark ABH2 amp and full range electrostatics, e.g. CLX or Soundlab
I believe Swisscables are pretty new to the US. Arizona Hifi in Phoenix is a dealer and there are probably others around that work with the same distributer (wish I could remember their name).These are not inexpensive cables but also not stupid le... 
Benchmark ABH2 amp and full range electrostatics, e.g. CLX or Soundlab
Ahh, cables. Let me tell you a story about that...Once upon a time ... I decided to jump into high end cables with a mix of Nordost Tyr 2 and Odin 1 believing their marketing of "delivering the depth, precision and nuance previously only found in ... 
Benchmark ABH2 amp and full range electrostatics, e.g. CLX or Soundlab
I started with a single AHB2 and it had no issues. I only added a second one because a used one kinda fell in my lap and it did bring an additional level of effortlessness that was worthwhile. As far as I can tell the Benchmark will simply reprodu... 
Benchmark AHB2 Amplifier, opinions and competition
My recent amp ownership has been Audio Research Ref 75 -> Luxman M900U -> Benchmark AHB2 -> Benchmark AHB2 Monos.The Benchmark will not add bloom or warmth to the sound, in fact the entire point of the design is to not sound like anything... 
Benchmark ABH2 amp and full range electrostatics, e.g. CLX or Soundlab
I have mono ahb2s and CLX Art. The amps have had no issues with the speaker bridged and also feeding 2 x rel subs. Amps are as transparent and lacking in color as anything I’ve heard. Replaced a luxman M900u which was very warm in comparison.