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conrad johnson GAT vs ACT 2 series 2
ACtually, Jeff Dorgay's review is out. download it at toneaudio.comYou will see his review is similar to the above. 
conrad johnson GAT vs ACT 2 series 2
I think Jeff Dorgay? has a review coming out soon. Jonathan Valin also reviewed...available on AVguide.com I dont think JV compared with aCT 2..but i bet Jeff will since he had ACT 2 as his reference for a number of years. FWIW, i have spoken with... 
conrad johnson GAT vs ACT 2 series 2
Hi Rlw3,I owned ACT 2 and upgraded to GAT about a year ago. i have not heard ACT 2 s2, but have owned CJ for well over a dozen years straight so have some reasonable familiarity with the sound, and also nearly upgraded to s2...so spoke with many p... 
Best amp for Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario?
Hi Tim,Happy to help if i can. You have a very, very nice system and i can imagine it sounds great. A few questions:1. why do u think you've got mains pollution? inconsistent sound depending on time of day? or just a general grain that you sense i... 
I just heard the Wilson Alexandria XLF's Wednesday
HI Johnnyb53Have you heard IRS V, ML Statements or the big Genesis speakers? There is another forum where this debate has just kicked off...and many have said they preferred these line source or super-big panel speakers to the mighty Wilsons. Just... 
amp upgrade
In my own experience, it is probably more likely to get breathe of life and soundstaging with tubes...stereotypically, that is their domain. SS typical domain is accuracy, linearity and yes, propulsive bass. To be clear, you definitely CAN get pro... 
Conrad Johnson PV10A Mods/upgrades
Hi Joe,I have to imagine both are excellent. I have spoken with Bob Backert, and the Pres of the Philadelphia Audiophile Society who spoke extremely highly of him. I have owned CJ for a dozen straight years now, and Bob seems like a very knowledge... 
Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter
Prawax,Thanks!!! sounds great! 
I am thinking of getting Nordost Valhalla speaker
I can see why you like Valhalla. I have heard the Hansen Princes, FPB 600. BTW, the K-03 is supposed to be a great piece! Enjoy...sounds like you've got a winner. 
DAC/preamp combo together with standalone preamp
Setting aside performance...which you should judge for yourself, the pros i supposed are fewer cables (saves money), potentially lower cost (1 unit not 2). The cons are that in many reviews the analog preamp part of the unit is not as good as sepa... 
I am thinking of getting Nordost Valhalla speaker
what is the rest of yoru system and what are you looking for in speaker cable? There are many who find Valhalla to be state of the art and exactly what their system needs. Others will say it is very system dependent and to be a little careful. I l... 
How to set up Velodyne dd15
SDdyYour Living Voices are spec'd to go down to 35hz...now how strong the signal is in-room i cannot say, but i WOULD say 80hz is too high for your speakers. I would start at around 53hz and see how that does...put the volume up. And also may wish... 
How to set up Velodyne dd15
Hi Streetdaddy,What i am saying is that after the auto-set up you may find that the graph is still not flat...and you can then manually adjust it to be flatter.Additionally, on the cut off...it TOTALLY depends on your speakers. Since you are runni... 
System needs more watts??
Agree with Frogman...certainly worth a try first. some amps dont mono well...but most often those are the ones that are not designed to be used as such. sounds like the BATs might be designed for this, given that supposedly it is an quick internal... 
How to set up Velodyne dd15
Street Daddy,personally, i would try to keep the whole frequency response within 3db across the board...in-room that is a good goal. then, i tend to like the bass at the slightly higher end of that range below 45hz. As for the auto setup...i would...