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| Review: Stage III Concepts Magnus Prime Cables Interconnect I too have the Stage III Magnus speaker cable and Magnus Prime interconnects in my system as well. The Magnus (alas not Magnus Prime) also replaced Valhalla. Very transparent with great imaging, neutrality and extension. I only wish it wasn't so e... | |
| Sonus Faber Guaneri Homage or Extremas? I had Extremas at one point (they replaced Avalon Eclipse). I had a failure of the the bass driver on one of the speakers. Easy enough to replace and Sumiko was very responsive, however, it was incredulous to see that SF used plain old wood screws... | |
| Power Cord with great tone Mapman gets it right. Tone emanates from the device, albeit it will vary according to how it is powered. | |
| Power regenerator/battery backup I second the PurePower. Just installed the 1050 in my system and the difference is remarkable! | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Congrats George! After a year of ownership the Piano Cera still amazes me. I recently added APS's PurePower 1050 regenerator and didn't realize this level of performance was possible. It's been a while but they now sound better to me than my recol... | |
| Review: Lenehan ML-1 Monitor Can anyone comment on the improvements offered by the ML1 PlusR version? I know the ML1 is upgradeable. | |
| Gill Audio Alana vs First Sound preamps David still has high regard for the Hovland cap, very musical in his opinion. The Clarity (now standard) may be a bit drier sounding while the Mundorf (optional) is the best but may not be cost effective. David has a very pragmatic outlook on desi... | |
| Gill Audio Alana vs First Sound preamps Farmdoc, David did a resistor swap to reflect his latest approach to parts selection. Very inexpensive but made a significant improvement (particularly given the cost). My upgrade (to Mk III) was also done a year ago and David no longer uses the H... | |
| Gill Audio Alana vs First Sound preamps Farmdoc, when did you do your upgrade (from Mk II presumably)? Are you aware of David's latest thinking on capacitors and resistors? | |
| Preamp modifications - who would you use? David Gill of Gill Audio Design. He certainly seems to have the approach you are looking for with his own products as well as Art Audio. | |
| Gill Audio Alana vs First Sound preamps I have David Gill's latest masterpiece but I also recognize that the First Sound is a highly regarded product. I previously owned a Presence Deluxe about 12 years ago and replaced it with a Rowland Synergy II when I acquired a Rowland Model 10 pow... | |
| Do speaker wires degrade over time ? I have noticed a fair amount of corrosion as my cables have exposed wire (in a high humidity environment) so I would advise you to check on the condition of the terminations. Also, check on the condition of the sleeve or outer sheath which could b... | |
| Magico - a new Mini? Mover, sorry I have to correct you. Check out AudioMachina's new CRM (Compact Reference Monitor) is all aluminum with, sealed with first order crossovers. AudioMachina has been building all aluminum enclosures for several years now. | |
| APS Pure Power A/C Regenerators Compared to some other high-end filters that have NO isolation feature, I think the PP gear is incredibly well priced (remember, regeneration does away with the need for filtration and isolation). Plus are you aware that the retail prices of both ... | |
| APS Pure Power A/C Regenerators Given that the Purepower products are regenerators, I don't think that is critical and I believe the PC supplied with the unit is more than adequate. At least this is what a dealer told me. |