madisonears
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| What are XLR inputs?? Willy, did you send me an e-mail about my BAT VK-200? It has only balanced inputs, which means you will need a preamp with balanced outputs or an adapter that goes from RCA (single-ended) to XLR (balanced) to put between your preamp and BAT. A sys... | |
| Any feedback on BAT VK200 If you like MUSIC, you will like the VK200. I run mine with a CAL Icon MkII Power Boss CD, Bryston BP-25 preamp, and B&W 802's with North Creek outboard crossovers. The BAT replaced an Aragon 8008BB, rated 200W/ch, and it is every bit as power... | |
| Cable problems Yes, Van den Hul is very evenly voiced cable, without any exaggeration of highs. The Second is also dead silent, which was a problem in some systems for The First. | |
| Best and Worst customer service? Just got my BAT VK200 power amp back from the factory. I bought it used, so it was not under warranty. The unit was damaged by a malfunction in the preamp, upstream, not even a fault in the amp itself. BAT fixed it for free within 48, let me say i... | |
| Apt-Holman pre-amp The APT Holman, developed by Tomlinson Holman, the TH in THX, was a well designed piece of equipment that did a lot of things better than average, but never really excelled at any one thing. It was a very good utilitarian piece of audio equipment,... | |
| Plinius vs Sim Moon vs Ayre Now that this thread has been resurrected, let me inform you amp addicts that I found a wonderful BAT VK-200 at a very good price. The sound is silky, solid, airy, not much like SS. I see there are more of them for sale on this site, and I can't u... | |
| Amp for B&W 802 SIII Sorry, this has gotten off topic, as so many posts do, but, to Doug: yes they make outboards for 801's, and I have heard from others that they are a spectacular improvement. For my 802's, the sound just opened up, with airy delicate highs, and the... | |
| Amp for B&W 802 SIII Before you spend a penny on a new amp, you should seriously consider the North Creek Music outboard upgrade to the stock B&W crossovers. They are expensive, but worth every cent. I converted my 802's, and the difference is a revelation of how ... | |
| Need interconnect advice If you would like to try a cable made by a widely respected, reputable manufacturer who is not making cables on a workbench in his basement (you know there's lots of money being made when cable companies come and go within only several months), tr... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Kthomas: yes, I do have several originals and their copies, but I do not know how to "extract the file". I'm not thoroughly literate with PC's, but not a dummy, either. Can you provide insight or instruction? I use a Dell, windows 98, HP burner in... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Well, pass me a big plate of crow to eat. After more careful comparison of CDR's to originals, there is an additional brightness and some loss of detail on the copy. On certain originals which are slightly bright to begin with, the copy is definit... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals The epitome of arrogance, dear carl, is using the word without knowing how to spell it. I am not afraid to admit my human frailty. When it comes to music, if you really listen to IT and not the metal or wooden box it comes out of, it is, indeed, v... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Carl, thanks for the charming compliments. Hearing as well as a dog must truly be a curse. Barking like one, even more so. I guess there are differences to those who can hear them. To others, probably most humans, there are not significant enough ... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals What we are talking about here is the entrenched analogs against the open minded digtals. Every point made by those saying there is a difference relates to the older technology analog systems. The fact is, a numerical copy is a numerical copy, and... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals I have burned close to 100 CDR's on my Dell computer with an HP burner. I copy all files to hard drive, then burn CD at 1X. I have not been able to hear any significant degradation in sound quality. I will not say the copies sound better or maybe ... |