mikelavigne
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| Out of production reference turntables Bob, any generalized putdown like "tuneless"......especially based on a brief, totally unqualified and nonspecific experience......begs for an 'ad hominem comment'......don't you think? if you take cheap shots you gotta be able to handle the blowb... | |
| Out of production reference turntables "Only heard a Rockport briefly and thought it excellent but tuneless"......now there is a credible piece of info.....spoken like a true Naim 'crazy'. the Rockport will simply reveal what the Lp, cartridge and phono stage is telling you. it really ... | |
| most analog sounding CDP the CDP that sounds most like my tt (Rockport Sirius III) is the emmlabs DAC6/modified Philips SACD 1000. this combo upsamples redbook to dsd and not only matches any other cdp in detail.....but exceeds any other cdp in dynamics, naturalness, and ... | |
| DACs: Burmester vs. Meitner vs. dcs Mejames,i have no knowledge of any 'special' 220 volt outlets.....i would guess that they are typically more 'robust' than a standard 110 duplex outlet....the plug arrangement is certainly more secure with more contact area. i have a few friends t... | |
| DACs: Burmester vs. Meitner vs. dcs you read my mind......i kinda need a 'spin cycle'. Maytag is bringing out their own amplifiers.actually, the Tenors are said to perform better on 220v....and so do some other amps. it's cheap and easy to install now.....even if i never use it. | |
| DACs: Burmester vs. Meitner vs. dcs maybe. i will rethink my passive approach (or at least be open-minded to an active pre). in my old room (12' x 18' with very large dynamic speakers) i was in the extreme near-field, i had the walls covered with lot's of absorbtion, there was plent... | |
| DACs: Burmester vs. Meitner vs. dcs no Keith, i have not; even though Guy has recommended it to me. Guy also mentioned that my particular system 'might' not benefit from his active unit since i use very short i.c.'s from the RVC to my amps and my system seems to have great dynamics ... | |
| DACs: Burmester vs. Meitner vs. dcs Sm2727, i've been running my emmlabs DAC6 thru the Placette for the last year.....it has outperformed all pre's that it has been compared against in that configuration. the Placette is mean't to be completely neutral to the source (as long as a sh... | |
| Atma-sphere MP-1 vs Mark Levinson 32 Springbok10, thanks for the kind comments.....i have had others tell me to try the Indra's.....but after a few years of numerous cable comparisons.....i'm done with cable comparisons for awhile.i have had the BAT VK50SE in my system and actually o... | |
| Atma-sphere MP-1 vs Mark Levinson 32 i agree with Rush. i owned the #32 for 2 years and tried the Atmasphere MA2 Mk.II.2's with it......IMHO the OTL approach is better suited to either tubed or passive pre's. the #32 didn't sound bad.....but the clarity and neutrality of an OTL will ... | |
| Eggleston Andra 2 with Tenor or Lamm ??? as much as i like the Tenors.....in a large room the Lamm M1.1 will most likely be better on the Andra 2's....the Tenor's will be sweeter and have slightly better clarity and resolution.......but the Lamm will have a better control in a large spac... | |
| DACs: Burmester vs. Meitner vs. dcs i have already found a discrepency between a measurement that my contrator gave the acoustical designer and one's i had given them (3 times). they started designing for the wrong height. i caught it by asking questions (which, as an anal SOB, i do... | |
| Placette RVC review in Stereophile Tom, by 'bass slam' i mean an increased energy in the bass where the bass becomes more prominent relative to the overall balance of the whole frequency. some preamps 'boost' the bass a little, adding some weight and body.....but usually obscuring ... | |
| DACs: Burmester vs. Meitner vs. dcs Mes....are you saying i am a little delusional?just because you had a 6 month 'train wreck' don't think it has to happen every time. btw, what does it mean when the acoustical designer and the contractor want to kill each other? actually, so far i... | |
| Placette RVC review in Stereophile i agree that the review in question is quite short. but i believe that the point of the review was that this unit is so cheap (and has a 30 day money back policy) that you can't afford no to try it (assuming you can use short interconnects from th... |