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| Anyone using a portable as their primary server? Looking hard at a Pono for DSD and high rez audio playback (vinyl junkie). Wish my system had balanced operation as the Pono would really start making sense. For me the portability of the Pono is the key and it would be used with headphones (modde... | |
| Vandersteen 4 Upon consultation with experts, well in fact bridged amps do make the noise floor worse as originally stated. So STRONGLY do not recommend Eagle 400s for Vandy 4a. The improvement with diodes, ICs, and blackgates were substantially audible and imp... | |
| Monster Sigma Mythology - Need Answers Lots of different M1000, but the original Sigma stuff is a lot better than M1000mkiii. M2000 is a different world with greatly enhanced soundstage and layering. Had a friend bring some Audioquest Diamond X3 ($650 0.5m pair) and it really was not e... | |
| Vandersteen 4 Following this now. bdp24. Yes. I did the work myself. A definite no no for those not familiar with a soldering iron. I only use mine as a sub. If that is the case for you, then don't upgrade.The one project that is not terrible on this amp would ... | |
| Vandersteen 4 The statement about doubling the noise floor with eagle 400s in my previous update is completely wrong. It will lower the noise floor by about 8 db according to specs:http://www.eagle-audio.com/specs.htmNow, I'd like to try some 400s. Recapped my ... | |
| Vandersteen 4 Own Vandy 4a's. Big difference between a 4 and a 4a, despite being cosmetically identical. The 4a was a bargain priced upgrade of all the drivers ($1800), ~1990. Big sonic differences, so don't waste your time with a 4; only get a 4a.The 4a is the... | |
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| Monster Sigma Mythology - Need Answers Nice! I will to acquire some AVT 1 RCA interconnect and compare. For those who don't know Bruce Brisson designed for both companies, so the AVT I expect would have a family resemblence to Sigma and would probably have an excellent chance of beatin... | |
| Monster Sigma Mythology - Need Answers I don't see anything on their website close to high end (they like to use the M1000 and M2000 names on cables still). In the current landscape of megadollar interconnects, M1500 and Sigma M2000 used suddently seem like sensible cable purchases (1m... | |
| Monster Sigma Mythology - Need Answers I am waiiting for the newer 1m pair to break in as it appears to be unused cable (I did not hear a massive difference between this and the older 370pf pair on the change.) | |
| Monster Sigma Mythology - Need Answers On the technical side. I have also discovered we now have six different style connectors: The early black, the pewter/chrome, the pewter/chrome with black band by the gold rca contact, and the pewter with grey shading (latest and nicest looking st... | |
| Monster Sigma Mythology - Need Answers I just got a big order of Sigma M2000 in and some Retro interconnect. First, I will say that the Sigma Retro is inferior in many ways to the M Series M1500. The 0.5m Retro is decidedly rounded with inferior response at the extremes. The M1500 had ... | |
| Tube Preamp vs Solid State If going passive, a used Placette Remote Volume control is a great idea. The Placette line stage can be had used for $800 or so and ads three inputs. These are made with the Nude Vishay bulk foil resistors and are quite accurate. | |
| Help picking a tube preamp, please I would do the 30 day trial with the $7000 Placette Audio Active Linestage. It pretty much is the answer for your requirements. "good dynamics and detail, quiet background, uncolored and even tonality and good imaging, but I'm especially keen on a... | |
| Monster Sigma Mythology - Need Answers I've seen mention that some preferred Sigma M2000 to the newer and more expensive Retro Gold. Here is some more detail from Art Shiparo of Positive Feedback from an interconnect review: "All critical interconnects have been Monster’s penultimate c... |