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| speaker excursion..."mo power"..and bass..Sean Boy, you've opened a potentially big can-o-worms. I have no idea who is right, but there are those who maintain that it is far easier to damage a speaker with a low powered amp that clips than with a high-powered amp. I believe the theory is that ... | |
| Linn Linto - still a world class MC phono stage ? I don't know if how the Linto stacks up against any competition, having never shot it out with other phono stages, but I used one with a Lyra Helikon and it worked very well. It is very, very quiet (no noise detectable) and has a very dynamic pres... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Manger driver? I've heard them in two models of Overkill Audio speakers at CES and T.H.E. Show. Both implementations were quite expensive (One model is $70k, including digital crossover and amps). The Overkill speakers sounded incredibly fast, dynamic and exciti... | |
| What's The Best Blooming Tube Amp? I should also mention that I find that quality to be quite elusive when it comes to linestages. The best I've heard at creating an enveloping soundfield without creating a false warmth and annoying phaseyness are the Emotive Audio Epifania and the... | |
| What's The Best Blooming Tube Amp? By "bloom" I think of the way some tube amps are able to create the illusion of sound expanding into an enormous space and enveloping the listener (as compared to the relatively flat soundfield of most solid state amps). I don't particularly like ... | |
| Naim Cd Players I own a CDS3. It is one of the best cdp I've heard and is certainly competitive with top transport/DAC combinations. The CDS3 replaced a Sony SCD-1 SACD player. The CDS3 handily beat the SCD-1, even when the SCD-1 was playing an SACD. I've also au... | |
| New Cary CD player303/300 w/ tubes I got a chance to play around with it this weekend at a friends place. We also did a quick comparison with the Naim CDS2.The Cary player sounded pretty good -- detailed, open and lively sounding. The tube output option sounded less bright and not ... | |
| Washington DC I live in Alexandria, and know a number of other crazies in the area. This sounds like a fun endeavor.My system, well most of it, is listed in my system profile. | |
| What is the magic behind SET Both of the comments above are spot on. I was actually at a dealer looking for an OTL amp to get the kind of immediacy and vibrancy that my pushpull triode amps do not quite deliver. I found that a SET can actually deliver that kind of immediacy w... | |
| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings look for Reference Recordings "Nojima Plays Liszt." Not only is it typical of Reference Recordings, as far as recording quality, the piansm is fantastic. I am particularly fond of the "La Campanella." You can get the CD from Amazon. The CD is pret... | |
| Rogue Audio has released a new line I heard the $1400 integrated at CES. Even under show conditions, the system it was in sounded good. Their equipment looked pretty good too, particularly at their reasonable price points. | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? I have a Naim CDS3. I listen to CD's about 35% of the time. I actually prefer opera on CD (longer sides and MUCH easier to find my place in the libretto). For other classical music, CD's can be better where the lp was not well-mastered and subject... | |
| Has amyone seen the Sony Qualia 006 70 in RPTV? I saw it at CEDIA this year. Absolutely beautiful set. It was hooked up to a "BlueRay" player outputting 1080i. Very sharp and detailed, but smoother and more natural looking than DLP sets. Color was particularly good, and I did not see any of tha... | |
| Favorite CD treatments? The only treatment that I've heard an unequivocable improvement on all CDs treated was the use of an edge trimmer that bevels the edge of the CD. An expensive device, and one that I don't plan on getting until data is in on the long-term effect on... | |
| Why Linear Tracking never took off? Kuzma now has a damping trough that is retrofittable to the Airline arm. I've seen and heard the arm at CES. There is no way for me to make any sonic comparisons under those conditions. However, looking at the fit and finish of the air pump, filte... |