ladycharnet
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| AYRE V-5xe + BAT tube preamp I have used BAT preamplifiers and ARC preamplifiers almost exclusively. My opinion, the Ayre will bring out a presence of warmth and detail, not often found.My preference is for Bat Power amplifiers because the ones I owned are triode operation, w... | |
| McCormack UPD-1 I find the Oppo 105D to be very good audio. This is with a Classe SSP 25 used as a balanced preamplifier. The Classe SSP 25 is worth the going price as a preamplifier alone! This is another topic, and not having the video set up yet, I will leave ... | |
| McCormack UPD-1 The Esoteric DV 50s players, short of the new U series, is one of the best DVD players; it beats out the DV 60 and SA 60 on audio. The K1 and K3 does better with audio, but you really have to be a golden ears to notice. The main benefit is the bet... | |
| Martn Logan ElectroMotion ESL stereo loudspeakers Im having the room carpeted before I set up the whole system. I may move them and let them burn it a bit. I will be using an LS 15 with the Cary, Esoteric and my new Oppo 105D as source. The whole system uses another preamp and amp for SACD with ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I looked at the Nola Grand, they do look like a very good design. | |
| Review: Odyssey Audio Stratos Plus upgraded Amplifier This is an older thread. I would like to know if this a,p would do fine on my surrounds; they are quite high dollar do-pole, or bi-pole speakers and I bet I do not push the more than 100 watts into 8 ohms. I have a Parasound, which is a great amp ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Beveridge model X-1 with bass towers, and close the Infinity IRS in a very large room, which I preferred over the big Genesis. I also liked the early Magnaplaner speakers, the Tympani, then I was more impressed back in the early days. | |
| Just Purchased Infinity RS2B / RSIIb owned RS 2.5 I sold all my ribbon speakers out of my RS2B and what I had left from the past. If anyone wants the RS2A/B bass contour, I have it packed and will sell it. I also have a JBL 553, which I prefer. No more bi-amp and tri-amp for me, so I am going to ... | |
| upgrade from McCormack UDP1 Deluxe Hello, I had it a few years, purchased it here. I have to say, that is hard for me to answer, since I mainly used it as a transport to my ARC DAC2. This way it sounds very competitive with the Esoteric, but with SACDs, as I have to run it to my LS... | |
| McCormack UPD-1 I Purchased an Oppo 105D now. Esoteric for music and now the Oppo for movies, that seems to cover the big system needs. I think I might sell the McCormack, then I think, I might keep it unless it is worth close to the deluxe model?. | |
| Parasound HCA-2200II Runs Very Hot Hey dude, bet that amp is a dead dog now? It should have been repaired. Any sparks is a big no no. | |
| Help with shopping for a power amp It seems I am not able to post thread on Audiogon. This one, being recent, I too have been looking for a power amplifier and was thinking of a Byrston, SST 4B, or a Classe CA 201, or never model. I am not going to the details of my system, but I s... | |
| Review: Esoteric DV-50 CD Player Reading this, knowing it is an old thread, I would like to say I the Esoteric DV 50 and 60 are about the top of the heap for universal players. With SACD, I like the Krell SACD MKIII a bit more, yet with my system, audio only the Krell may balance... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? If a person Pays $5000 for a cable, they are going to have higher expectations. They sound better because one expects it to sound better. | |
| Tara Labs IC range ? Which one to better RSC Prime Unless you are using $10,000 amplifier and a very high-end pre-amp, or perhaps a 300B single set-up, you are not really going to notice any real improvement over the RSC Prime.I have used these for year with excellent results, on both older McInto... |