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Anyone: Wilson X1Grand Slamm/ Lamm ML2's
David,30' x 60'x 13' is extremely large. i have a friend with a 40' x 28' x 14' foot room (that i consider large) that had X-1's for 6 years until he recently got the JM Labs Grand Utopia Be's. i listened to many amps (of many different configurat... 
Anyone: Wilson X1Grand Slamm/ Lamm ML2's
David, i have nothing but a great respect for your opinions.but we might disagree on what is acceptable in terms of having the dynamics to energise a room. as i said, even in a large room this combo would be engaging.....but would also sound somew... 
Anyone: Wilson X1Grand Slamm/ Lamm ML2's
i would think that a blanket statement here would be a mistake. on this combination, room size and listening tastes would be big varibles in apparent performance.in a small room with an emphasis on intimate accoustical type music i would think tha... 
Review: Emm Labs DCC2 DA converter
Joeycalda, i do have a comment on the Levinson #32. i was a Levinson guy for quite a few years (1995-2001) and loved every minute of it. i owned the #37, #36S, #38S, #335, #33H.....and my final Levinson system was the #32 and #33 monoblocks.....wh... 
Opinion on Mark Levinson 33H Monoblocks
i've owned both the #33 and the #33h in a relatively small room (12' x 18') with no air conditioning. the #33h's really don't get hot at all. the #33's do put off a fair amount of heat but less than any of the many tube amps i've tried.neither the... 
Wow .....Pat Barber Cafe BLue HDCD version
no, it comes as the regular 'Premonition' cd, the FIM HDCD, the FIM hybrid SACD and the Premonition LP.i agree that the HDCD Gold pressing is better than the standard cd.i have not seen it as an XRCD or other variations of XRCD.the SACD is better ... 
realworld experience: Kharma subwoofer + 3.2 CRM
thanks Tpsonic for the clarification.why mess with Diamond Midi-Exquisites when the regular Exquisite 1D's do it all and work great with all the amps you mention? the price of the two speakers is close enough that it shouldn't be an issue. 
realworld experience: Kharma subwoofer + 3.2 CRM
Tpsonic, what do you mean by your comment;"the 75K Kharmas are much harder to drive in the bass (unusual impedence load)."????....maybe i have miss-interpreted your comment.i assume you are referring to the Kharma Exquisite 1D's....which i own. my... 
EMM DCC2 & Learning Remote
Rcr,the Meitner/emmlabs Dac's (both the DCC2 and the DAC6e/DAC6) will play redbook with any transport that can output a digital signal.....but it will not be optimized.the reason is that the emmlabs DAC's are designed for the transport to operate ... 
Best Plasma sony,pioneer.Panasonic ?
i spent about 6 months looking at the various choices of 42" and 50" plasmas. did all the reasearch.....lurked at the avs forum.i bought the Fujitsu P50XHA30WS 50" and am totally satisfied. the 42" version had the same advantages over the competit... 
Receiver Rotel? and Speakers Maggies? for HT?
Exertfluffer, have you heard the current versions of Rotel Receivers, processors and amps?i am no Rotel champion.....only a satisfied customer of the RSX-1056. i have not heard recent NAD or the Outlaw products. i am just curious whether your gene... 
Receiver Rotel? and Speakers Maggies? for HT?
i recently purchased the Rotel RSX-1056 for my 3rd system in my family room. this is currently just 2-channel with a 50" Fujitsu P50XHA30WS plasma.....it is installed in a closed cabinet with minimal ventilation. the RSX-1056 sounded better than i... 
Review: Wilson Audio X-2 Alexandria Speaker
fantastic review Mike! i got a real sense of just what these babies can do. your reference to the strengths of the Tenor OTL's and Kharma Exquisite's gives me a sense of exactly what you are hearing.i hope to hear the X-2's for myself soon.btw, yo... 
what preamp for Tenor 150Hps or 300Hp ?
well.....as the original Tenor/Kharma guy......i have always personally preferred my humble Placette passive RVC as the ultimate Tenor/Kharma preamp. i currently have the Tenor hybrid 300 mono's with Exquisite 1D's.the beauty of the Tenor/Kharma c... 
Out of production reference turntables
i hope i didn't give you the impression that i was in any way upset. in fact, it would be great if the SOTA is advanced.....and i can't think of a nicer guy than Paul to do it.my point was that Paul was basing his opinion on hard-drive performance...