mikelavigne
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| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? no they don't; but they do make your amps and speakers perform at a level or 2 higher. so in one sense they do come with new amps and speakers. they also make every recording you own better; if it is recorded decently. | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? i traded in my reference xl speaker cable at full list price and got a good discount from there. in the context of my system it made more sonic improvements than other similar investments. for instance, it clearly makes more difference than cd to ... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list so many favorites already listed; but here goes some not yet mentioned; 1."st james infirmary" louis armstrong --classic records 45 rpm single--this will blow you away-i bought 3 copies. 2."couldn't stand the weather" stevie ray vaughn--sony sacd ... | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? i just upgraded my ref. xl to opus mm. i don't know about $ value but i also have some nordost valhalla in-home for comparison and the opus kills it. if you get a chance to hear the opus you will be amazed. | |
| Graham 2.2 Upgrade-Worth It? a no-brainer. from the first note small but significant increases in energy; more bass, more snap to transients, and better drive,pace,etc. also, slight amount of additional ambient/low-level information. took 2 minutes but one problem is i'm afra... | |
| SACD vs ANALOG as an owner of the marantz sa-1, the linn cd-12, and a basis 2500/graham 2.0/koetsu/aesthetix vinyl rig i enjoy each format. i have 3000 cds, 2500 lps, and 125 sacds. sacd and 33rpm vinyl are neck and neck in sound quality overall. the enjoyment l... | |
| Graham 2: Reliability Issues i have owned the graham 2.0 for 2 years and ordered the 2.2 upgade in early janurary. i recently had the cueing arm hydralics rupture so i am waiting for a new one of those also. previously owned a 1.5 tc and never a problem until now. it seems li... | |
| XLO Limited Edition i have one balanced set of xlo limited edition in my system. it is from my aesthetix io to my preamp, levinson #32. i also use balanced transparent ref. xl from my marantz sa-1 to the preamp and balanced nordost quatro fil from my linn cd-12 to my... |