mcondon
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| Conrad Johnson ET3, Mystere CA21 or Prima Luna Pre I would look for a used Aesthetix Calypso, which usually goes for a little over $2K. I have enjoyed mine immensely...it has a big, addictive, enveloping sound associated with tubes but also has great frequency extension. Very reliable and quiet to... | |
| ALO RCA Silver/Copper or Jenal Fugue RCA I doubt you will get many responses to your questions. ALO is really best known for making headphone replacement cables (and some feel their prices are exorbitant.) Unless ALO provides a free trial, I would avoid them as you would have a hard time... | |
| PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC without the transport Does anyone know whether the firmware updates affect how the Perfect Wave DAC sounds when playing CDs on the PWT. I read over on Head-fi that the newer firmware sounds better than the older firmware, but they seem to be using the Bridge exclusivel... | |
| Share thoughts on Keith Jarrett I think he is a great musician. Love his albums "The Melody At Night With You" and "Tabula Rasa", an album of Arvo Part compositions he did with the violinist Gidon Kremer. Hardcore jazz fans, however, seem to dismiss him because he is vaguely acc... | |
| Best solid state headphone amp under $1000 I have compared it to a Woo WA22 and a Singlepower PPX. As a headphone amp, it is the closest you can get to a tube-like sound but with terrific bass and phenomenal left/right imaging. I think it sounds almost as good as the Woo, which was a lot m... | |
| Best solid state headphone amp under $1000 Blue Circle, hands down, the best solid state amp I have heard below $1000 and I have heard many of them. It is slightly warm and euphonic sounding but has great bass and wonderful left/right imaging. I would definitely go for the version with the... | |
| Why Not More Conversation about VAC? Podeschi, I don't own a VAC preamp, just a VAC amp (the Phi 200). I agree with most reviewers that the VAC Phi 200, even though fully balanced, sounds better with single-ended than balanced interconnects. I have done some extensive auditioning of ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Sigur Ros "Hvart/Heim", Lisa Batiashvili "Sulkhan Tsintsadze", Arvo Part "Tabula Rasa" (Kremer/Jarrett version), Gorecki Symphony No. 3, Explosions in the Sky "The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place", Coltrane "A Love Supreme", Copland "Appalachian Sp... | |
| Morrow MA4 Vs JPS SC3? Clear Day are great speaker cables. As far jp#s claim that Gabriel Golds crush Morrow, I would offer a different assessment. Gabriel Golds are very extended but can sound a little fatiguing. In my experience, the higher you go in the Gabriel Gold ... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I just placed my order for the LSA yesterday, after doing some experimentation first. My system consists of a PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC/Transport into an Aesthetix Calypso preamp into a VAC Phi 200 tube amp, all connected with balanced cables. My ... | |
| lessloss blackbody At this point, any time an audio manufacturer claims to be run by a "physicist", as does Lessloss, I know somebody is trying to separate me from as much of money as possible. I have owned Lessloss interconnects and a Synergistic Research power con... | |
| Headphone amp and headphones... ? Madman, I have custom IEM's, the JH Audio JH16s, and they are really excellent. However, I think the Audeze LCD-2's are even better. The reviews of the LCD-2s are pretty glowing and accurate in my experience.I would look for a tube headphone amp a... | |
| Why Not More Conversation about VAC? I just bough a VAC Phi 200 to replace a McIntosh MC275 and think it was money well spent. The VAC is exceptionally musical and a joy to listen to. It does not have quite as gorgeous a mid-range as the McIntosh, but it actually seems more natural w... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Melbguy1, I tried to post evidence regarding Jimphd14, but the moderator did not approve my post. I guess the acrimony is not "productive".I do believe that this forum is supposed to provide honest insights about audio equipment choices and am ang... | |
| Red Wine Audio Isabella Synergy I did not care for the W4S amp that I owned, although if you can demo a Bel Canto amp, you will get a very good sense of whether you would like W4S or not, as I think the Bel Canto Class D amps sound very similar to the W4S amps.Personally, I woul... |