madisonears
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| Mofi Returns for What & Why? You are so very wrong, my friend. SACD is the new champion; vinyl is the dinosaur. Go buy your antique LP's on eBay. The rest of us relish the introduction of a new and superior digital format. MoFi has the foresight to see SACD as the new standar... | |
| What's better: RCA or XLR? XLR better in EVERY case if gear runs true balanced. Single-ended is a compromise of signal integrity to save money. No other reason for implementation of single-ended design and cable. Cheaper, that's it. Balanced maintains true signal, higher ga... | |
| 2 different cables on biwire speaker I believe that two different cables is a definite advantage over being stuck with one type that may not be optimal for both ends of the frquency spectrum. There is no chance whatsoever of damaging electronics. If you're going through the trouble o... | |
| What group do you wish would be remastered? LITTLE FEAT. No better 70's rock band. | |
| Barber's Adagio for Strings I agree that the Argo disc of Barber music, conducted by Zinman, is an excellent collection of beautiful music, superbly recorded. I find it hard to believe anyone would claim that a recording made over, what, 50 years ago has never been surpassed... | |
| Best symphony recordings Critics and listeners in general have praised the Kleiber recording of LvB's 5 on DG. I found it almost unlistenable. Sonically, it sucks. Performance is frantic. I have Kurt Masur on Philips and believe it to be better proportioned, if that's the... | |
| Tube Pre-amps for audition list I totally disagree with the previous comments regarding Bryston BP-25. I've owned one for two years, and I'm just now selling it because I went to a BAT VK-30. The tubes are just slightly warmer with more air than the BP-25, which in itself is def... | |
| DVD/SACD on the Verge? I guess all you doubters have pretty short memories and don't remember when CD was the new format. I recall visiting my local music retailer every week, wad of cash in sweaty hands, ready to pounce on ANY new arrival of decent CD's. At first, all ... | |
| dis-similar bicables? Why not? There is no compelling evidence that two different cables will detract from the sound of your speakers. In fact, as many have testified, you can exploit the strengths of very different cables to achieve the best combination. It just makes sense th... | |
| Comparing AQ Diamonds to the new AQ interconnects Hey guys, nice way to get so far off the topic. Where in the original question is the word Mapleshade even mentioned? How long are you going to babble about Mapleshade and semantics? I have heard the new AQ IC's. They are incredible. Python and An... | |
| Balanced cable for a BAT vk3 - recommendations? Yes, better grades of Siltech (expensive) are nice with any equipment. Newer AQ is excellent, and more reasonable used, but the older stuff just wasn't as smooth. | |
| Compare BAT Vk30 to Sonic Frontiers Line 2? I have not heard the two side-by-side, but I did hear a Line 2 with SF power and Martin Logan's--can't remember which ones. VERY analytical, to the point of losing all musical soul and being just frequencies. I own a VK-200 and B&W 802's, and ... | |
| The Best of Naxos' classical catalog I have found Naxos, of which I own 30 or so classical, and have bought and gotten rid of 20 or so as well, to be consistent with other labels in that some recordings are very realistic, while others are totally lacking any semblance of realism for... | |
| AQ vs Siltech vs Tara vs Van den hul shootout Appearance did not enter our evaluation, but if it's important: the AQ looked the best and was the most flexible. Van den Hul is also flexible, but a very drab brown. Tara is stiff and thick, and Siltech is pretty sky blue but also rather stiff. C... | |
| Preamp Showdown: BAT or Sonic Frontiers? Could hardly believe it when I read your post. My system is a BAT VK-200 power amp into B&W 802's with North Creek xovers, and I just put a VK-30 into the system. It has made the music come completely alive. All who have heard it agree that it... |