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| Australian Audio & AV Show, Melbourne Apologies folks for the delay posting up my highlights from the Show as work has been a bit crazy.My first impression of this year's show was that it was not as big or as good as last year, so the organizers have some work to do to build up the sh... | |
| Quandry: Used Magico V2 vs. new S1 Hi Peter, yeah I'd believe that as the smaller Pass amps in particular sound warm and a bit tube-like. The new XA.8 series is apparently very good, though as far as integrateds go, Pass don't have anything to compare to the SIA-025. | |
| Do prefer a black or silver faceplate? When I got my first full size system, I chose all-black components and loved them. These days, I prefer silver faceplates so my tastes have changed over time. | |
| Quandry: Used Magico V2 vs. new S1 I had a rethink about why I didn't like the sound of that setup with the Alexia's, D'Agostino mono's & DCS Vivaldi stack. I couldn't escape a sense of 'noise' (distortion?) and brightness which gave me listener fatigue. Surprising really consi... | |
| Quandry: Used Magico V2 vs. new S1 Hi Bol, I don't think that setup you heard did the S5's any favors. Firstly the ARC preamp would be a bit slow for the S5's fast drivers. Also I found once my S5's reached 500+hrs they begun to open up, sound more relaxed and graceful, more beguil... | |
| Quandry: Used Magico V2 vs. new S1 Hi Bol, i'd be curious to ask what upstream gear you heard the S5's with? Were they fully played in? & What size room did you hear them in? A fully played in pair, in a medium to medium-large size room matched with Soulution, Vitus or Vac amps... | |
| Quandry: Used Magico V2 vs. new S1 10-20-14: PeterayerI chose a Mini II over the V2 and did not really like the S1 when I heard it. The S1 is the entry level speaker, has lower quality parts and sounds fairly thin to me. The Mini II was an all out effort for state of the art in sma... | |
| Australian Audio & AV Show, Melbourne I spent a good bit of time at the show today. I've got some highlights and pics to post up on Photobucket. Hope to get that done soon! I also spotted Mikey Fremer in one of the rooms also enjoying some top flight Ypsilon gear & a Continuum Cal... | |
| Rhodium vs Gold AC connectors Jeb, just as an academic question i'm interested to know if you've compared the Furutech FI09 (R) to the GTX-D (G)? Are you aware of the drastic difference the pure copper base metal makes in the GTX? | |
| Best Power Conditioner? 10-15-14: HimiguelMelbguy1, this thread is titled Best Power Conditioner? Don't forget the 60k in grounding cables plus another 60k in power cables. 260k total in grounding and AC power..Yes, the thread title does say that, but let's put it this w... | |
| Need "warm" interconnects advice Audiobb, it would help if you let us know your budget & associate equipment to make a more appropriate recommendation. | |
| Favorite Subwoofer 10-03-14: AzjakeWilson Benesch Torus Infrasonic Generators...Period!Ultra fast,tonally rich,endlessly ajustable, cosmetically WAF,beautifully constructed..+ 1. This 'sub' offers great high end bang for the buck & is the only 'subwoofer' which ... | |
| Best Power Conditioner? 10-15-14: HimiguelNone of the ones mentioned above even remotely come close to the Tripoint Emperor Ground and Tripoint Emperor AC. 600 lbs combo.I would hope so for $70k each! | |
| Australian Audio & AV Show, Melbourne Tickets purchased, PDF show guide in hand, ready to go! | |
| Looking for Amp suggestions or Avalon speakers Bol, that's an interesting perspective. I have to say I like the sound of the up end Avalon models, though up to Eidolon atleast they are a bit bass shy for my taste. I wonder if the Magico S3/S5 would give a more accurate portrayal of an intimate... |