mikelavigne
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| What is the best solid state moving coil phono section? fcrowder, why not tubes? i have the aesthetix io in totally stock form, and it is wonderful. very quiet and able to drive the lowest output cartriges, the only drawback is rack space and heat.the very best dynamics of any audio product i have hear... | |
| One box cdp's vs. seperates i have not yet heard better 16/44 than thru my linn cd-12. in the current Positive Feedback magazine David Robinson echos my opinion. he prefers the cd-12 to any other one-box, separate DAC or upsampler/oversampler. he believes you need good sacd ... | |
| What tube amp for watt/puppy V.1's both the atmasphere ma2 mkII.2 and the Tenor 75Wi monoblocks were excellent on my watt/puppy 6s. both amps are OTLs and have great clarity and frequency extension compared to other tube amps i have tried. the atmasphere was considerably more power... | |
| How many of you have heard the Tenor Audio amps? blues man, your ML still might work since the Tenor won't need to do low bass. but unless you can somehow try it first you won't know for sure. the Tenor is worth some effort to try and demo. i might suggest e-mailing Tenor directly to get their o... | |
| How many of you have heard the Tenor Audio amps? i used them with wilson watt puppy 6s and they were great. the WP6 is 4 ohm and drops to 2 ohms, a very tough load for an OTL. if kept within it's performance envelope the tenors were plenty dynamic and played as loud as i usually listen. they cou... | |
| more major players jumping on the sacd bandwagon economics are taking over. the big boys see that dvd-audio is not working. sony is helping with the up-front costs. many music buyers are burning 16/44 copies or using MP3. the whole copy-protection thing was mis-handled. these companies see sacd ... | |
| SACD : why ? badwisdom, you seem to be the victim of bad wisdom. hehe, sorry,i couldn't resist.if you listen to a piano or horn recorded in dsd on sacd and compare it to 16/44 of the same recording there an overwhelming difference. the additional resolution of... | |
| Any speaker cable's sound quality just blown you away? i compared the valhalla to the transparent opus...no contest. the valhalla had sounded better than all others i had tried; more open, faster, and more resolving. the opus went to another level in openness and mid-range clarity. i wouldn't use the ... | |
| Is a 12' X 16' room big enough for stereo? my 12' X 18' room has worked great. i have a bay window and an 11' stepped ceiling that have really helped. you will need to treat the walls for reflections. i spent 2 years experimenting with different levels of wall treatment before i got it rig... | |
| Best integrated ever made ? the OTL Tenor 75Wi monoblocks are the best amps i have yet heard, integrated or not. each amp has a passive volume control. they can be used in direct mode, bypassing the volume control or integrated mode.recently i compared a few different amps i... | |
| Are they truly balanced? i personally prefer balanced but i think it is way down the list of significance in system performance. execution of circut design is way more important than balanced verses single-ended. i like the symetry of the balanced concept and the noise re... | |
| Opinions on Proceed equipment i have an AVP, an HPA2, and an AMP5 in my theatre room. they have performed perfectly for 4 years (the HPA2 for 2 years). i have levinson ref. gear in my 2-channel room and love it. i believe all around, madrigal makes the best ss gear; performanc... | |
| Anyone Hear the New Nautilus 800 Yet? i agree with craig that they were better than the salons but i would also point out that they are somewhat bass shy for this price range. they are -3db at 32hz and -6db at 25hz. compared to other contenders in this price range such as the watt/pup... | |
| tube amp recommendations for Watt/Puppys i own WP6s and medium powered amps just don't make them sing. the WP5s are an even tougher load than the WP6. when i went from levinson 33h to 33 it made a world of difference. the WP6 will still sound good with medium power. i tried the red rose ... | |
| Walker Audio's HDL's and Watt/puppy's i have HDLs and WP6s. with my transparent ref. xl ss they did improve things. the differences were small but noticable. smoother treble, more ambience. you could see more into the soundstage. it seemed to strip away a level of grunge. later, as i ... |