lgregoir

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YBA Owners - Power Cord Suggestions, Please
Siltech make good AC cables... 
A CD Player for the YBA Integre DT
HI, I would go for the YBA 3 cd used... I guess you could pick up one used on A-gon... Another french Cd Maker that makes a very good CDP is Atoll... the CD-100 falls in your price range and beleive me, it's hard to beat for the price... It's well... 
Need integrated amp for Sonus Faber Concertos
For the Concertino, you don't need an amp with huge power... You need an amp with that able to deliver precise, uncolored signal... My friend uses the grand piano (larger model) with a YBA integre DT and he's really happy. 
Ugliest speaker ever?
Verity Audio Lohengrin are pretty scary too... 
Coolest looking speaker ever ?
The original Nautilus and the MBLs look pretty cool... I also saw and heard a pair of ML Statement E2... Huge speakers and the Sub columns behind are pretty cool... 
Any Verity Fidelio owners who tried using a sub?
Thanks for the hint but I tried pushing the speakers closer to the wall... It made a big difference on the lower octave... The only problem is that you loose some imaging... The image is not as wide as when the speakers are further from the wall..... 
Cardas Neutral Ref Speaker Cable Upgraders
Try auditionning the Siltech Emperor. This may put a stop to your quest. Add a pair of Compass Lake interconnects and you should be pleased... If you are still not satisfied,send the cables to me. I will be happy to receive your donation...Of cour... 
MOST tubelike solid state amp
I was looking for the Audio Research VT-100 with an Ls-25 but it was out of my budget... I got instead a YBA Passion Integrated. I auditionned pretty much the whole line of YBA an I can tell that the whole line sound pretty close to tube amps. Wet... 
What's the best mid-range driver available?
Don't remember the brand the the Mid Range driver in the verity Fidelio in Parsifal is pretty amazing... It's a 5 inch underhung damped polypropylene driver (it'a the same driver Sonus Faber use in the Guarneri but Verity tweated it a bit)...Don't... 
Interconnects for YBA Integre DT - Suggestions
Like you are probably aware, you could get YBA cristal interconnects (one notch under the Diamond)... The only problem is if you look for used cable, the cristal are hard to come by...Also, I agree with Sugarbrie the ST-18G3 is a good choice. The ... 
YBA Passion Integre
Sorry Stehno, I did not read your message properly (I readt you heard the Passion not about the Passion). Where did you hear about the Passion not being as good as the Complete? 
Cremona vs. the Mohler
I Heard the Cremona last week-end(great speaker)... I wanted to trade my Fidelios against them. They sound pretty much like the Guarneri but with more low end omph... I heard the Amati 2 years ago so I would not be able to compare. I doubt that So... 
What is a good amp for my ML Aerius I's.
I heard an Audio Research VT-100 MKIII along with a LS-25 preamp on a pair of ML Prodigy (current pigs)... 100Watts did the trick (and was pretty impressive also)...It may be out of budget but look for a used Vt-100... 
Preamp Selection
You may find a AR LS-12 (I beleive it's discontinued) at a bargain or demo price... 
YBA Passion Integre
I'm curious... Can you explain more about why is the Audio Refinement Complete being better sounding than the Passion? My friend has a complete integrated amp along with a YBA 3 CD player... After spending 3 days auditionning my setup, he admitted...