mgottlieb
Responses from mgottlieb
| NBS Classic vs. Monitor vs Omega Series The lower the number in each NBS series, the more expensive and, presumably, the better the cable. The top of the Monitor line was Monitor 0, the speaker cables of which I still have, and it was clearly superior to Monitor 1, which I compared it t... | |
| Great Small Speakers w/ high WAF? Look at the Egglestonworks Isabels with matching stands. | |
| Great bargain - but outta my reach Well, there are the used Rockport Antares still listed here, I think. Fortunately, Egglestonworks has a program which is allowing me to upgrade my Andras to Andra IIs for a fairly nominal amount, and I should be 100% satisfied. But there are those... | |
| Pass X250/350 /Plinius SA250/Classe CAM350's/Sim I have had the Classe 350's for about 18 months, driving inefficient speakers, and they are truly wonderful. They are a step up from the Pass Aleph amps I had before, but I understand that the Pass X series is also. One thing you might consider is... | |
| Four days in London Cardinal: Thanks for the info. And here I thought she came back as Hillary! | |
| Four days in London Thought you wanted used record shops, not curry and coffee. There are three good ones I know of: Harold Moore's Records on Great Marlborough Street near Oxford Street, The Record Exchange near Notting Hill Gate, and Gramex on Lower Marsh near Wate... | |
| link between speaker and floor I second John 1's comment. Aurios Pro's are a major improvement under spiked speakers, either on a wooden floor or carpet. | |
| Vibration Isolators Another strong vote for the Aurios Pros, and don't agree for a second that they contribute any bass-heaviness if used properly. All Aurios work best supporting something with spikes. A combination, for example, of a Signal Guard II isolation platf... | |
| WHat about four speakers....... In the mid-'80s Sony put out a $600 ambiance/delay unit, the 505ES, a digital unit based on a combination of the features of two '70s analogue units by companies named Sound Concepts and Benchmark. The Sony unit delays and rolls off the sound to t... | |
| Best Power Conditioner? Not on your list, but you can't make a short list of "best power conditioner" without inclding the Burmester. Pricey, but worth every cent. | |
| Linn or VPI Just a different word: if you're thinking of spending $ in the TNT range, consider the SME 20, either with an SME V arm or with a Graham (I prefer the former combination). It has all the virtues and more of the TNT (rock solid stability, wonderful... | |
| Preamps with variable gain... pros and cons? On the Rowland Synergy IIi, increasing the gain and decreasing the output volume by a similar amount causes a noticwable improvement in dynamics. | |
| sacd vs xrcd You can answer the question this month directly for about $70. The imported SACD of the RCA Gaite Parisienne is due out, and so is the XRCD. My own impression is that SACD through my Classe Omega slightly beats out upconverted CD (including XRCD) ... | |
| Recommendation from dCS gear owners I have a dCS Purcell and Elgar and briefly ran the Elgar direct to my Classe CAM 350 power amps when a former preamp, a Pass X1, developed a temporary problem. Somehow the direct connection just missed something--it was utterly clear, but there wa... | |
| Looking for a great XLR Digital cable You might try Purist Dominus XLR's, which I use for the whole system. They're not that expensive compared to other digital cables, and are especially good at not passing through any sense that the digital signal sounds different from analogue. The... |