lloydc
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| Lyra Delos vs Grado Statement Reference low output Detail from the Grado is not even close. I have had a Grado Statement Reference and a Lyra Delos (since upgraded to a Kleos). IMHO, the Grado is not in the same league. yes, the tonality of a Grado is very nice, but detail is absent - it produces ... | |
| How do reference speakers rank to today's standard IME, speakers seem to wear out about like cars. 2.5 years may be a safe bet, but 11? | |
| Lyra Delos vs. Kleos? I wouldn't say the high freq. of the Kleos is "warm and forgiving", certainly not compared to my low output Grado Statement Reference, which is. The Kleos seems a little smoother and more relaxed than the Delos, overall. I would have a hard time i... | |
| Lyra Delos vs. Kleos? Having upgraded from a Delos, I am one of those "happy Kleos owners who think it is a great cartridge." Syntax's system is beyond belief, so perhaps it, and his ears, reveal things few other systems would. Note that he has a Lyra Olympos. | |
| guitar solos where less is more second JJ Cale for restrained brilliance. There's a reason Clapton is so enamored with his work. | |
| Movies/TV Shows Look like Video I have noticed it too, and refrained from buying a newer monitor as a result. I have not seen any sets which have this so-called feature (e.g., Samsung 8000 series) where the feature is turned off. What is the name of this feature that makes every... | |
| Grado Ref Sonata alignment on Rega arm? I ignore the position of the cartridge body, which is irrelevant and more or less impossible to set correctly by eye, and align based on the cantilever (I used a Mint protractor.) | |
| Has LED caught up to Plasma? Unsound, overall, I agree with you. My fondness for LED is based on my Sony Qualia 005. I haven't yet seen anything better. The Elite KURO Signature Series PRO monitors may be the industry reference now, and they may exceed the Qualia in some ways... | |
| Has LED caught up to Plasma? Chadnliz, afaik, no one is saying LCD is best. LED is another matter. The color range of the best backlit LED's exceeds plasma and the colors look more naturalistic. It would be hard to argue against plasma for watching sports, though, where color... | |
| Has LED caught up to Plasma? The latest Pioneer backlit LED looks mighty fine. $8K.I don't disagree with Unsound above; Pioneer's best plasmas were great. As in audio, there are advantages to each technology, and tastes vary. | |
| How Many Audiophiles Have Do You Know? One. His system consists of a solid state integrated, digital source, and electrostatic speakers - at the opposite end of the spectrum from my tubes, separates, lp's and cones. | |
| Why amps, pre-amps, integrated amps??? If your speakers need much power, you need a bigger amp(s) than an integrated can accomodate. It is difficult to find an integrated which equals the performance of separates. They necessarily involve compromises due to size constraints. The argume... | |
| Has LED caught up to Plasma? Your premise is wrong. Plasma was surpassed by LED with the Sony Qualia 005 in 2004. You would have to see one to believe how good a tv can look when it reproduces the entire color spectrum. As far as I know, NO LCD tv reproduces the full NTSC bro... | |
| Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good? I tried an inexpensive chinese SET amp, out of curiosity. The build quality was poor, but it worked. I suppose I got a taste for the proverbial SET midrange sound. It was not good enough to keep, no real highs or lows, so I quickly reverted to my ... | |
| Rolling Stone Mag 100 Greatest Guitarists It's an absurd ranking, but at least they got Jimi at #1 right. Apparently they only meant "elctric guitarists"; "where's Segovia?" comes to mind. As I recall, their previous list had Kurt Cobain in the top 10, which eliminated all credibility - h... |