mcondon
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| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Jimphd14, why insult everyone who doesn't worship Ayon? I doubt you have heard the Berkeley DAC, which is a very expensive and well-regarded digital component. I also doubt you owned the AMR-77, the Meridian 808.3, the Perfect Wave stack, or BAT a... | |
| headphone amp question I agree that Head-fi has deteriorated in recent years to the point that it is impenetrable unless you keep track of members who have something of value to say and ignore those who are just running up their post count.FYI, I have owned a lot of hea... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Budt, you hint at a very useful recommendation, which is to look over the previous post history of Audiogon members who strongly praise one product over another. Such a check would confirm that the member is behaving like an honest broker, not a s... | |
| headphone amp question I would recommend a Woo 2 or a Decware CSP-2 as an upgrade, or a Schit Valhalla if you want something cheap. Both will make Sennheisers sing. I would avoid solid state. I don't know much about the ASL headphone amps...but they never gathered much ... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Budt, I think you were on to something in your March 15th post in this thread. I did not like the Ayon CD-2 and posted about it. Jimphd14, dripping with sarcasm, says I should just go and buy a Sony CD player at Best Buy. In another thread, in whi... | |
| Moscode 402au vs Butler TDB2250 vs McIntosh MC275 Blindjim, I appreciate your insights and recommendations. I have read great things about the Butler TDB2250 and you are the second person who has said they prefer it to the MC275. That said, these impressions were at dealerships with stock tubes i... | |
| Has anyone tried Clear Day Cables? I have tried a number of brands of speaker cable in my system, all of which were substantially more expensive than the Clear Day Double Shotgun speaker cables. I decided to demo them after reading comments by Audigon member "Tvad" in another threa... | |
| Review: Odyssey Audio Stratos Plus upgraded Amplifier Thanks for your reply Blindjim. The Butler TDB2250 is also an interesting amp to me. Not too many people have posted recent comments on that amp, but it seems appealing given that it's a powerful hybrid at a fairly reasonable price. The Moscode is... | |
| Review: Odyssey Audio Stratos Plus upgraded Amplifier have you stuck with the Odyssey Stratos as your primary amp, or have you moved on to something else? If so, what do you use now as your primary "reference" amp? Thanks. | |
| Moscode 402au vs Butler TDB2250 vs McIntosh MC275 Well, I switched to speaker cables from Clear Day Cables and placed the MC275 on a Mapleshade amp platform. Those changes, which were fairly inexpensive, have significantly improved the bass and dynamics of my system. So for now I am happy with th... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Jim,Sarcasm duly noted. The Ayon CD players receive nothing but positive buzz on Audiogon. My experience with Ayon left me pretty dismayed. I was especially struck when the person who sold me his Ayon then wrote to ask me if I was selling the unit... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING I used to own the Ayon CD-2 and could not understand why it was so highly praised. I thought it sounded very forward and lacked detail. Overall, a very fatiguing source. After I sold the Ayon, I received back channel e-mails from other Audiogon me... | |
| Preamp to match to McIntosh MC250 The Manley Shrimp is a great preamplifier for the price. If you can stretch your budget, I can also recommend the Aesthetix Calypso. Neither has a phono stage, however. | |
| Cardas vs Synergistic I have tried both and am not a big fan of either. Quick summary is that Cardas is better suited for an analytical system that can veer towards brightness, while SR is better for darker/laid back systems.I would follow the advice of others...call t... | |
| Moscode 402au vs Butler TDB2250 vs McIntosh MC275 Pdreher, thanks for your comments. Can I ask what integrated you are using now? In any case, you may well be right, as the Mac does sound great in most respects. If I ever move into a bigger space, I could then buy a second MC275.In the short run,... |