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| Who makes a "true" Transmission Line speaker?... Yes Kinetic is still around. I've had a pair of Labyrinthssince 1996 and I can't imagine ever getting another pair ofspeakers. Production is very limited now however. I thinkTed Karson owner/designer is looking towards retirement.Ted manufactures ... | |
| ARC Ref 2 MK 2 Pre w/ Pass X-600 monos? Are you sure it isn't the Khorus with the anemic low end?As to your question, the Ref2m2 has low output impedanceand plenty of drive to mate well with just about any amp.Should be a wonderful combination with your X600s. You needto check one out i... | |
| Trelja- announcement and disclaimer Bud Fried's original IMF designs are the motivating forcebehind Ted Karson's Kinetic Audio designs. I've been usinga pair of KA Labyrinths for almost 9 years now (those aremy actual speakers in the web page photo). The currentFried lineup looks li... | |
| suggestions for top quality CDP running direct I think you would greatly enjoy replacing your AudioResearch CDT1/DAC3/Ref2 stack with a Wadia 861 in any ofthe basic/standard/ES level. Wadia gear has always beenvery synergistic with ARC gear to my ears. I have a Wadia861es with ARC D400mkII amp... | |
| classe ca-300 or bryston 4b sst for thiel 2.4 Get another CA-300 and try vertically bimaping. It justsounds like you need some more current delivery. You'vealready got what's considered to be one of the warmersounding amps out there. I vertically biamp with 2 ARCD400mkIIs. Adding the second o... | |
| Wadia 861 vs 861 se Agreed. Go with the 861 and upgrade later if necessary. Iwent from 860 -> 861se so can't comment directly, but I'vebeen quite happy with my upgrade, although I'd certainlyattribute more benefit to the software/DAC changes. | |
| Canare cables in Canada Not in Canada, but in the US (upstate NY) Markertek is theplace. I'm sure they'll ship to Canada.http://www.markertek.com/Product.asp?baseItem=4S11&cat=CABLESCONN&subcat=BULKCABLE&prodClass=SPKRBULK&mfg=&search=0&off= | |
| What tattoo to get next? Go understated...a treble and/or bass clef. | |
| Possible move to tubes… help direct me You can *NEVER* have too much amp. Keep the Pass. It's anawesome piece. | |
| Conrad Johnson Premier 10 noise problems Sounds like a dirty pot. Get yourself some Caig De-oxit.One quick blast and your volume control should be nice andquiet again. | |
| Please read and help me Check out a Classe CP-35 (line stage only...it's alsoavailable with phono stage which obviously you don't need).Absolutely fabulous SS line stage for about 1/2 the price ofthe Adcom mentioned above. Should be able to find it inthe $400 - $450 used... | |
| Recommended vintage amps. You can usually get very good deals on Mac MA-5100 if 45wpcis enough. There's also the Mac MA-6100 which has 70-80wpcand is in higher demand. There's one of each currently forsale here on the 'Gon for $500/$1000. I've seen betterprices for each. B... | |
| two parasound 2200 mk2 or parasound 3500 I'd go with the two 2200s, but then again I'm partial tovertical biamping... | |
| Wadia 860 upgrade to 861 Yes. You have the following upgrade options for your 860:860->860x860->861860->861seI just did the 860->861se upgrade (bought my 860 new in 12/97)and it has been highly satisfying. | |
| XLR's using Canare L-4E6S between Bryston amp/proc Your local shop has really given you some excellent advice.I use Canare throughout my system (L-4E6S for both XLR->XLRand RCA->XLR cables and 4S8 speaker cable) which has neverbeen accused of being anything less than extremely revealing:Wadi... |