mdhoover
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| Benchmark DAC 1 or Musical Fidelity Tri Vista? Kenn39:No dealers carried any DAC's other than Wadias, which started around 7000 dollars. So there was no opportunity to do so unless I wanted to buy and resell the above units, since most sellers don't want to send out a piece without a firm comm... | |
| Which way to go - Levinson or Odyssey? FWIW:No experience with Levinson. I have the very top of the line Odyssey Stratos Extreme Monos, which retail for around 2700 per pair. Wonderful amps, and Klaus Bunge is wonderful too. If you like leaving your amps on then Odyssey is a good choic... | |
| Benchmark DAC 1 or Musical Fidelity Tri Vista? Well, despite receiving no recommendations in this thread, I was--somehow--able to decide on the Dodson 217 Mark II D, with the upgraded 218-like software (not an exact replica, but a "trickle-down" from that of the 218), and with an isolation tra... | |
| Which speaker to buy. Correction: Carlos Santana, not Santa. Hit the wrong button. Sheesh. | |
| Which speaker to buy. Chadlinz,So far they've been astoundingly wonderful, beyond even my most ridiculously unreasonable expectations. I'm just giddy with glowing contentment. It's hard to believe how great these sound, and I anticipate that people will be skeptical of... | |
| Velodyne Digital Drive Series subwoofer in stereo My Rel Storm 3 has its crossover set at about 28 hertz, and it sits in a corner. I am generally not finding that the deep bass localized to that corner. Instead, it seems to emanate from between the mains, possibly sometimes just off the midline t... | |
| Looking for a new powerful amp. Don't forget to consider Odyssey Extreme Monoblocks. I absolutely love them. Would also try to find a pair of Intuitive Design Summits to try to audition. If you do buy a different brand of speaker, then I would NOT recommend listening to the Summ... | |
| Does your music sound better in a dark room? Yeah, me too. I listen often in the (near) dark, more so now that I have new speakers that image like crazy. Ever notice that some of the best musicians are blind? In a sense, the above comments regarding competing senses make sense to me, but tha... | |
| Help with upgrade FWIW, after years and years of searching, I have finally achieved audio satisfaction (yes, the S word!) with a pair of Intuitive Design Summits and their stands, paired with a Rel Storm 3 sub bass unit. I do plan to do a review, but want to do a t... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? p.s. Thanks, Duane! | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Well, previously it was the old, three box version of the Audio Physic Caldera, with about $7,000 of electronics feeding them. Those retailed for around $20,000, but were available for "only" $10,000. I'd have bought them on the spot, had I been i... | |
| Outstanding Speakers, Outstanding I have heard that in ESSENCE, these are just SUPER, really GEMS of a speaker! | |
| Best 10K Speaker Are you absolutely locked in to choosing a floorstander, or would you consider excellent satellites and a high end sub (or two)? {BTW---->>>No, I do NOT have anything for sale, or any potential conflict of interest in posing this question... | |
| Outstanding Speakers, Outstanding Warren,I've backtracked through this thread to your original review--and your description is VERY similar to what I am experiencing with my new Intuitive Design Summits, with their own dedicated stands. It's eerie, because I'm also planning a revi... | |
| A little help please. FWIW---> ONE (of the many) fine attributes of my recently purchased Intuitive Design Summits is a wiiiiddde sweet spot, with at least some preservation of central imaging even when seated outside of both speakers (yes, really). These are a two ... |