melbguy1
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| Digital versus Vinyl - Grinnell College Review I have not found a cd player yet that sounds exactly like a reference vinyl rig, however I would humbly say my current Vitus SCD-025Mk2 comes close..enough not to miss vinyl anyway. | |
| Classe CA2300 vs Vitus RS-100 I haven’t a-b compared those amps, though I did own a Classe Cap-2100 & have heard the RI-100 & RS-100 before several times. The Classe has a typical Canadian sound (ie: clean, smooth, fairly neutral). The CA-2300 of course would have a lo... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound Oregon, Dealers who sell at full retail wouldn’t survive in this climate. The better Dealers look after their regular customers, but if some Manufacturer was offering discounts that high, that would be an immediate red flag for me. I can think of ... | |
| Smooth Highs and Deep Bass Siltech Royal Signature series cables are very smooth and have notably good bass. They have wonderful tonal richness & also sound dead quiet. Finally they have heirloom build quality. | |
| Latest Absolute Sound Yep, the SS-025 is a great amp & packs a wallop. Hans Ole Vitus said he actually prefers the sound of that amp to the SS-102 with the big Magico M6's. The point I was making is, Vitus don't really need to advertise that amp. It will sell from... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound Taters, the next amps I’m buying will be the Vitus SS-025 power amp & Vitus SL-102 preamp. You won’t even find the SS-025 on Vitus’s website. They just casually put it up on their FB page & took it to Munich. I think there is a video float... | |
| Latest Absolute Sound I’ve been burnt with 2nd hand gear before, so I prefer to buy new gear these days. I don’t have kids or a mortgage, so I can afford to. With that said my next amps will retail around $53kUS, so the answer is yes there are buyers for esoteric gear.... | |
| Stillpoint Ultra 5 v Nordost Sort Fut for Speakers If you're considering Ultra 5's, I would also look at the Pro Audio Bono ceramic isolation devices which are very good value. They are comparable to the Ultra SS & some feel they sound more natural. Though as good as they are, nothing touches ... | |
| Another Best sounding room Cts, I get a bit of tinnitus, so my ears are sensitive to any distortion or shrillness. Hence I aim for sound which is smooth, mellifluous, natural & coherent, whilst at the same time having excellent bass, dynamics, resolution & sound sta... | |
| How important are speaker cables to the sound emanating from the speakers? Warmglow, my saying is "cables matter'. These days I tend to spend about 50-60% of the msrp of my components on cables, but that is my limit. But I don't advocate spending money on cables without considering the overall synergy of your system. My ... | |
| Another Best sounding room Sounds like there is some synergy going on there. I like smart Manufacturers who work with Dealers to put together rooms with the best sounding gear for synergy, not a cobbled together system as a result of 'cross-polination'. I'd love to see the ... | |
| Warm sounding power cord for for CD player to suppress digital glare on vocals. Oregon, whether exotic fuses influence the sound really depends on the circuit design. In some circuits, it can make a substantial difference (eg: Ayon), in others; none (eg: Vitus), so you need to do your homework & talk to the manufacturer b... | |
| Best SACD/CD player The Modwright Sony XA-5400ES is worthy of consideration in that price range, as would be an ex-demo EAR Acute 4. Or if lack of SACD is not a deal breaker, I know a guy on Stereo.net.au forum who is keek to sell a Vitus SCD-025 circa $10kAUD (appro... | |
| With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you It is very kind of forum members to continue to offer the OP suggestions 6 years after he posted his question :p | |
| Please help - WHICH INTEGRATED AMP? Freediver, I was thinking the same thing. The ECI-4 would be delivering 120 watts @8 ohms, and that amp has claimed peak current of 80amps which is a lot. There will be plenty of current to control the drivers, and unless you listen at insane list... |