lloydelee21
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| How to improve on the 2 ch in my 5.1 set up? CJ preamps also have theater bypass. The ACT 2 is very linear, less golden than Mcintosh as i understand. The newer generation ET5, ET3 are apparently close to the new flagship GAT which i have heard recently (and am blown away at how good it is.)... | |
| Preamps suitable for CJ ACT2 Series 2 preamp. Hi Vmhf,that is a magical combination, so you may find yourself hard-pressed to improve it. Query what speakers you use...somepeople like to match the amp to the speaker. In your case, 350 is capable of working with many speakers.But that might he... | |
| As 3D & immediate as 8TC but with more bass Sorry Loftarasa,Have not heard 8TC...but i can say that Transparent REference (newer ones MM1/MM2)are well known for spaciousness...and exceptional bass, really exceptional imho. i own older Transparent Ref. | |
| Would like a good integrated to power Vandersteens I bet they do! good combo. | |
| Esoteric x series as transports Agree with Cerrot. | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities yes, i have heard that as well. Jonathan Valin actually specifically makes comparisons to earlier models...worth a read. look on line. www.avguide.com | |
| Would like a good integrated to power Vandersteens Hi CBcarbaj,good call. they may "wake up" the Vandersteens as was originally requested...they need a lot of high quality power. And the Brystons are good at that. i have heard the new SST2 is actually quite sweet in comparison to many SS amps. par... | |
| Esoteric x series as transports Hi Icorem,Yes, i think you could be right...but what you might try is power cables, or your IC, or isolation. the wave kinetics A10-U8 is supposedly stunning for isolation...not cheap...but much cheaper than a new DAC. these may help improve your ... | |
| Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT Hi Jafant,I owned the ACT 2 Series 1, and i will say, the GAT crushed it. not close. The GAT is way more extended, has superior micro and macro dynamics...and extension. Which means the super treble comes out where you never even heard it before..... | |
| Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT Actually, there is also an ET2. So that's GAT, ET5, ET3, ET2...i think Classic is now replaced? Four preamps is a pretty good line up. though in this economy, hard to say anyone is unshrinkable. | |
| Esoteric x series as transports i believe its called the never ending pursuit of perfection...;)! to be fair, i think the x5 is an excellent piece of equipment, and while there probably are DACs icorem might prefer...they will be expensive and require an expensive digicable as w... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities BTW, if you haven't already, check out the new review on The Absolute Sound (jonathan valin) regarding the Maggie 3.7. | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities Yes, I have heard them. They maintain the qualities of SF but are not as refined as the Homage series or the Extrema, Electa Amator2. However, they are are quite full range for the price. And with excellet amplication...they go well with Krell (im... | |
| Esoteric x series as transports Agree. | |
| Warm, fullbodied, smooth, and transparent Nice equipment...its worth spending the time you are, in order to get him the right IC. Given the Pass being (i recall) fairly detailed, smooth as a class A amp, and (i am guessing) the Cambridge is fairly straightforward...you'll want a cable tha... |