markmendenhall
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| WARNING - USE UPS FOR SHIPPING RATHER THAN FEDEX FedEx absolutely destroyed a pair of $3000 loudspeakers, beyond belief destruction, then tried to settle for $1200 despite our insured and provable value of $3000. Only after we threatened to create a website: www.howfedexdestroyedourproduct.com... | |
| Considering Wilson or Sonus Faber floor standing over my Rockport monitors & Wisdom Sub I've listened to the SF Olympica iii's with a Halo A21 and also with mono Bel Canto M1000 class D amps. Both amps are superb with these speakers. If you crave an emotional connection with the music the SF's deliver in spades. In addition to soun... | |
| Sonus Faber Olympica III speaker placement Finally got a chance to spend some quality time listening to my Olympica iii's over the weekend. What a rewarding experience! Mine are about two feet from the rear wall, 4'-5' in from the side walls, approx 9' apart and slightly toed in. The baf... | |
| Preamp recommendation please.. First Sound products are 'end of search' pre amps. | |
| Is the move up to Parasound Halo A21 worth it? I've owned the Parasound Halo A21 twice now. Bought one years ago, sold it, then bought another one a couple years back and it's been running in my main rig the last year +/-. Pretty sure it's going to stay this time. Coupled with a First Sound... | |
| The one component that you wish you had not bought Fritz Carbon 7 monitors. This will really stir it up, Bob Marley style, but the stock version is just not very good. I'm prepared for crusifixtion but the stock version at moderate or high volumes is strident, hard, unpalatable to even a margin... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? For what it's worth, IMHO, and I am certainly no 'techie' in this hobby, but what is 'better': tube vs. ss, 70 watts (tube OR ss) vs. 140 watts, monos vs. stereo amps, EL 34s vs. KT 88's, push pull vs. SET, U.S. made vs. European vs. Asian produce... | |
| Looking for Help - LS27 or SLP-05 Can't go wrong with a First Sound pre amp. Four tubes, separate power supply, just a tremendous piece of kit. Coupled with a Cary ph 302 phono pre and you've got a winning combo. | |
| Pre-Amp for Class D Amp I just picked up a pair of used Bel Canto REF1000m monos on Agon. Plugged them into my First Sound Presence Deluxe mk III pre amplifier with the most recent two 'S' upgrades performed by Mr. Emmanuel Go of First Sound here in Renton, WA. Both piec... | |
| Former Doge 8 preamp owners weight in First Sound Presence Deluxe mk III. No phono but clearly a superior unit. Much quieter, more dynamic, more musical, bigger soundstage. Build quality far surpasses the Doge. | |
| Talon khorus vs. Nola Viper iia There is really only one Khorus speaker to own if you want to experience the full extent of what this speaker can do: the Khorus X mk II. I've owned no fewer than 7 pair of Talon speakers and until I owned this set with the CMRC crossover, it was ... | |
| New cartridge - Benz Micro or Ortofon Cadenza? For what it's worth, the Bronze just simply continues to amaze me. I don't pretend to be a cartridge expert by any stretch, but the Bronze caused me to immediately go out and buy about 30 various jazz vintage albums, order 50 new anti-static album... | |
| New cartridge - Benz Micro or Ortofon Cadenza? Just replaced my Benz H2 with a Cadenza Bronze: good move on my part, I love the Benz but the Ortofon Cadenza Bronze is in another league altogether. More dynamic, better bass and exceptionally large expansive sound staging. Plenty of detail, high... | |
| Choice of riaa and pickup - Norway callin' just bought the Ortofon Cadenza bronze which replaced a Benz micro H2 high output MC cartridge - the Cadenza bronze provides improvement in all areas I loved about the Benz: tight, full and musical bass, excellent soundstaging in all three directi... | |
| Benz Micro Wood SL - Repair or Replacement? after 10 very satisfying years with the Benz high output H2 wood body MC cartridge, I decided to buy the Ortofon Cadenza Bronze - just time for something different and an opportunity to use the MC setting on my Cary PH-302 phono pre; after a coupl... |