mikelavigne
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| The Best System In The World Tireguy, if Bill (Lakefrontroad) can think about something besides his 700hp Lola GT race car, then yes, his room has the potential to be as good as it gets. also, he should stay away from the Armangnac during set-up. of course, with enough Armang... | |
| The Best System In The World FYI, when they refer to top systems at the Audio Club of Athens, they refer to 'hits' on their web-site.....not performance. it is a popularity or curiosity measurement and shouldn't be confused with best or worst.i have been in Winston Ma's room ... | |
| Nordost Valhalla - Opinions please Jadem6, i agree on the burn in. i own the Nordost CBID 1 (cable break-in device) and it works wonders.....i retreat all my cables once a year.also agree that the Valhalla won't add anything or mask anything and that the Wadia can be a bit too dry ... | |
| Hovland HP-100 vs. CAT SL1 Ultimate: Feedback FYI, Romy had a serious confrontation with Ken Stevens of CAT at the 2002 CES so objectivity here for Romy is not certain. Ken basically threw Romy out of his room after Romy had been a very bad kitty.i'm not trying to start anything here but hist... | |
| Nordost Valhalla - Opinions please Btstrg, i have 6 sets of Valhalla interconnects in my system so you could say that i like it. i have compared a few other cables.....HMS, Suharuo, Siltech Compass Lake and Transparent Opus. the Opus killed everything but was too damn expensive ($9... | |
| Better Amps For Talon Khorus CAT JL2 or Tenor 75? Tireguy, don't worry about Romy.....consider him like gum stuck on the bottom of your shoe. Justacoder, i don't expect that the Tenors are better than every amp on ANY speaker.....just every one i have heard the Tenors on so far and then listened ... | |
| Better Amps For Talon Khorus CAT JL2 or Tenor 75? Justa.....plausable response.....except.....i spent about an hour in the big Edge room. i heard a few different types of music......i never heard bass texture, micro dynamics or toneality like what i hear from the Tenors......i actually like the E... | |
| Better Amps For Talon Khorus CAT JL2 or Tenor 75? hi Guys; this looks like a fun discussion......so i'll give my Tenor-lovin 2 cents.......it may be interesting how the Firebirds do when they are completely mature as a design.....in a proper room. i was in the Firebird room at CES early on Friday... | |
| Linear tracking arms Tobias, when a linear arm is cued, as the canteliver and stylus drop onto the lead-in groove; if the arm is not level or there is undue friction on the shaft, the canteliver will take the sudden shock of a side load from the leverage of the lead-i... | |
| Linear tracking arms Inna, Twl has said it pretty good. i would add as a linear tracking arm owner that if you don't go for the best (read air-bearing) then a pivoting arm will be better. for the linear arm to track along a friction shaft properly you would need to be... | |
| Comments on Silverline Bolero or Innersound at CES i was in that room but didn't stay long enough to form any meaningful opinion. i normally enjoy Jeff's speakers and don't recall anything negative. as i recall the room was kinda packed when i was by there. i had mean't to go back but it didn't wo... | |
| Comments on Silverline Bolero or Innersound at CES Dolphin, i listened to the Bolero's at CES and thought they were the best under $10k speaker i heard at CES. very coherent and cohesive top to bottom, excellent detail, clear mid-range and good bass articulation. they did nothing wrong and much ri... | |
| wright pp 100c phono preamplifer Auditions? Ron, i did hear the Wright phono stage at my audio club meeting a few months ago compared to a Linn Linto on 2 similar Linn LP-12 tts. personally, i preferred the Wright as much more involving. excellent texture and nuance, absolutely no etch or h... | |
| Real Standup Men Audiogon Members to the Rescue Asa, i did order a set of the new 300 watt hybrid Tenors (as did 10 to 15 other Tenor fans), but i am just a retail customer like everyone else. a long time ago i deceided i wanted to stay on the consumer side of high end audio......i work in reta... | |
| Real Standup Men Audiogon Members to the Rescue before Dale and I are actually canonized saints i would point out that our activities are typical of most serious audiophiles that i know. as a group, audiophiles are mostly helpful, sharing people that like to support others of their ilk. there a... |