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Suggestions for a monitor speaker
If cost is not an issue, the best "moniter", and one of the best speakers I've heard period, is the Kharma Reference Monitor 3.2. 
Lamm ML2 Vs Tenor 75
Translation:Romy is not only ultimate, but seriously intimate.You're far to obtuse to choose Lamm.All speakers pale in comparison to Avantgarde.This forum has a musical section, the content of which is musically infantile and not worthy of erudite... 
Lamm ML2 Vs Tenor 75
Heard both the Tenor/3.2 and Lamm ML2/3.2 as well as the the ML2's on the Kharma Exquisites. The ML2's are by far the best of the Lamm amps, and by a wide margin. I owned the Tenor/3.2 combo, which I preferred to the ML2/3.2 combo. Both are very g... 
SACD - what gives?
Hi Detlof- I had the dCS Delius/Purcell combo, which didn't do SACD, so I can't compare it to the Meitner on SACD. On redbook, the Meitner is superior, it doesn't upsample but does convert redbook to DSD with the results being similar, but not qui... 
SACD - what gives?
I've owned and listened to friends SACD players over the last few years, the one I owned having been moddified extensively taking it to a level well above the stock ( and quite good)unit. My previous impressions mirrored many of the above, it was ... 
Resolution Audio Opus vs. Audio Aero Capitole MKII
I never speak in absolutes. And fundamentally I don't feel there is a basis to anything. 
Resolution Audio Opus vs. Audio Aero Capitole MKII
Regarding the Meitner on redbook, it is peerless. It converts redbook to DSD and sounds extraordinary. The only thing I have heard that's better is the Meitner on SACD. The AA Cap is very, very good and definitely worth an audition. I've heard the... 
Meitner DAC 6-Roll call
Hi David- As I previously told you, I couldn't wait for the new room to be built and hooked the Meitner up so the shakes would go away. You're gonna like it...............:-) 
Live Jazz Trio Recordings
Fred Hersh Trio, live at the Village Vanguard. Superb. 
Best CDP isolation device you use?
Machina Dynamica Nimbus. 
Is there a cd player that sounds close to an LP?
Yes. Meitner SACD 1000 Transport and DAC 6. And not just close. 
Kharma Reference Monitors
I'm going to a bigger room and did indeed move to the Grand Ceramique Midi's, which are essentially the 3.2's with an 11" woofer. They work better in a bigger room, same sonic signature with a tad more ease of presentation. If the 3.2's fill your ... 
Kharma Reference Monitors
I know what you're saying re the 3.2's, I owned them and they are truly extraordinary. You are in for one happy ride. If you've not heard the Tenor OTL's driving the 3.2's, I strongly suggest you do so. As good as the Lamms are, and they are, the ... 
Looking for recommendations to use Rives Audio ...
I'm in the process of building a dedicted listening room and am using Rives. I'm in the early stages of the construction segment, but my experience with Rives is similar to gladstone above: very knowledgeable and helpful. My room designs are top s... 
Anyone tried Jena Labs new Power Conditioner?
Brulee, I believe you mean witless, no? :-)To my knowledge, there are only 2 of these conditioners currently, 1 at Chambers Audio Portland, you could email Jtinn: and 1 at David Robinsons, he could probably be reached through Audio Asylum. I was w...