mikelavigne
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| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? Sirspeedy, i know you are a Kharma fan as am i. i have spent many hours listening to Kharmas in many systems. i have owned the Exquisite Ref for three years and had the Midi Exquisite (with Diamond tweeter) in my system for 4 months. my opinion is... | |
| BI AMPING Jsman, thanks for the info. please tell me what speakers you have and the approximate size of your room. using an SET amp combined with a solid state amp will be tricky...but do-able. there are many that do take that approach. personally, the appr... | |
| BI AMPING Jsman, i bi-amp and for various reasons it seems right for me.bi-amping is when you are using 4 channels of amplification for stereo instead of two channels.....it could be one amp with 4 channels, 2 stereo amps or 4 monoblocks. i assume that your... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? Tim, thanks.my previous speakers to the VR9's were the Kharma Exquisites which were a prime example of simple signal path. they had a very simple 'serial' crossover and the mid-range ran free. when i had compared the Kharmas to most anything they ... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? Holenneck (btw, nice moniker), the speakers were personal purchases and not review samples. the review was not central to my direction. i purchased the 3rd retail set built of these speakers so it wasn't going to be out-of-date anytime soon.i happ... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? Rum, first thanks, i'm happy you enjoyed my musings. i do know you seriously considered the VR9's and i wish i had had a better handle on them back then to relate.to be clear; i don't view the adjustments that are provided with the VR9 as an equal... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? i'm not sure what you would call my collection of thoughts either......as my first paragraph states.i agree it is not a review in a strict sense. likely a better title may have been; "Adapting the System to the new room.....featuring the VR9's"...... | |
| set vs otl, which is the most musical Boa2, yes, OTL's typically run quite hot. the three OTL brands i am familiar with (Atmasphere, Tenor and Joule) all run pretty hot.....the big Atmasphere and big Joule's run the hottest in my experience....to the degree that summertime listening i... | |
| set vs otl, which is the most musical when all is right....less is more. in other words; when the speaker is properly matched to the OTL amp then to my ears an OTL is the closer to my ideal than SET's. i've had big OTL's (Atma MA2 for a few weeks) and more modestly powered OTL's (Teno... | |
| Review: EMM Labs DAC6e Signature Edition DA converter Cyrus, you are most welcome. it was my pleasure hosting such a class group at the barn. you guys are welcome any time. | |
| Review: EMM Labs DAC6e Signature Edition DA converter yesterday i had 5 guys visit for a fun listening session. although we need no excuse for a session at the audio barn one curiosity was how the new EMM Labs Signature Edition DAC6e and CDSD would compare to the David Schulte (The Upgrade Company) u... | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? either a used Linn CD-12 or used EMM Labs DAC6--CDSD Transport. both can be purchased for around $8k. to my ears they are at least as good as anything else. i did have a used DAC6/CDSD for sale but it is now sold. | |
| Good Preamp with Digital Input EMM Labs DCC2 would be hard to beat as a DAC/pre combination. the new Signature Edition version, when matched with the SE CDSD transport, will give you the best digital out there.most of the other DAC/pre's use a digital volume control and digitiz... | |
| Pre Amp For Tenor 75 OTL monoblocks i owned Tenor OTLs for three years with Kharma Exquisites. in fact, back in 2001 i was the first person that matched Kharma and Tenor. It was and is an ideal match. simple speaker with very minimalist crossover meets simple amp without an output t... | |
| Review: EMM Labs DAC6e Signature Edition DA converter Dgad, the Signature Edition does move a bit more toward analogue; more immediate and less veiled. the original EMM Labs is not veiled compared to any other digital.....but compared to the Signature it is not as vivid and clear. as OB mentions this... |