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| A brutal review of the Wilson Maxx I am willing to bet that Audioperfectionist is a fan of time/phase correct designs (drivers aligned spatially to have an identical pathlength to a single point in space and utilizing 6 db/octave crossover slope). He also seems to require a small m... | |
| Thoughts on Plasma, LCD, DLP and which way to go I've seem burn-in in residential sets from extended use in 4:3 aspect (albeit, the burn-in was relatively minor). I think it can be an issue in the long run if one plans to keep the set for a very long time.The altitude issue is one of noise. At h... | |
| Best amplifier for Sonus Faber Concerto Home?? I ditto Steve5725's suggestion that you look into Ayre. I have not looked into their integrated amps, but I generally like their sound. The Ayre gear sounds nimble and very open on top without being harsh or mechanical. Actually, I find a lot of s... | |
| UNDECIDED UTOPIA. What have you heard that you like in a speaker? Why do you want to replace the Micro Be? Not knowing your taste, it's hard to make a recommendation.I personally prefer the JM Lab stuff to Audio Physics. I've heard the Avanti and several other AP s... | |
| Thoughts on Plasma, LCD, DLP and which way to go When you say flat screen, do you mean thin-profile sets? Most of the DLP sets are rear-projection sets that have considerable depth to the cabinet (InFocus makes 50-60" DLP sets for themselves and for the RCA brand that is only 7" deep, but this i... | |
| Best amplifier for Sonus Faber Concerto Home?? I hesistate to suggest that certain amps would give you a more "clinical" sound with the SF Concerto because that would imply that the amps themselves are clinical sounding. But, if you are looking for speed and detail with SF speakers, I would ex... | |
| SET for Orchestral , Big Band etc. It's not that SETs, per se, can't handle large-scale orchestral music, it's more the case of people trying to couple inappropriate speakers to low-powered SETs. I have no problems with 8 watts of SET power (parallel 2a3s) on 99 db/w efficient spea... | |
| 47 Labs PiTracer I've heard the pitracer coupled to an Audionote DAC-5 signature in two different systems and the systems sounded wonderful. BUT, both transports needed frequent repairs, which means, being sent back to Japan. 47 labs stood behind their products, b... | |
| ZYX Universe and Lyra Titan Richardmr,I won't get into the debate on which is better, because I have not attempted anything close to a controlled comparison -- I can't even offer an opinion based on my own taste, complement of equipment, etc.I can say that I was a long-time ... | |
| Looking for an incredibly dynamic preamplifier For speed and dynamics, I like the Placette Active (I have that as my backup linestage); it is not bad in all other respects. Having heard the Naim 252, I bet the much more expensive 552 would be a winner in this category as well.Among the better ... | |
| placette vs sonic euphoria I agree with Rick that the Active is a step up from the passive unit. The dynamics and sense of energy of the Active is hard to beat. | |
| Has anybody seen or heard the ARS/AURES speakers A few years ago, a local dealer had in the Ars Aures Sol (in referring to the speaker, he shortened the name to the unfortunate, "Ars Sols"). I thought that these were quite nice sounding speakers. They had a reasonably lively sound without being ... | |
| What's your chair ? I have a "Perfect Chair Zero Gravity Recliner." It has a headrest, so, in theory it should not be an ideal listening chair, which should have a low back. But, it is very comfortable, and I really like the way my system sounds even when I use that ... | |
| Yet another "battle of the formats" The opposing camps have been meeting to avoid a war, but it looks like there will be a war. I don't think anyone can say at this point who will emerge on top. Both sides have big movie studios in their camp promising to provide the content. Recent... | |
| Cary 303/300 vs. Audio Aero Capitole CDP The comments above, versus my own opinion, reflect differences in taste and system matching that makes it hard to say how you will react to any component in your system.I like the AA Capitole player a lot. It is quite musical and has a remarkably ... |