mikelavigne
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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Norm,I hate (and I mean actual hate) the Audiogon forum interface. it's mostly driven me away from the forum. but there is an easy way to get to the latest post without going through the whole thread. just select 'last' 24 hours of forum threads a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt,I'm a solid state guy with my darTZeel, always aiming for natural neutrality and having a signal path that gets out of the way of the music. the Trinity is certainly that with ultimate transparency and linearity......along the lines of my ana... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt,I heard the MSB V Diamond with Galaxy clock at RMAF.....if only on CD....which was disappointing as I wanted to hear it in high rez PCM. but my impression on the familiar piano CD that they played is that the Trinity dac I'm now using is bett... | |
| Marten Duke 2 anyone own or heard these? I owned the original Marten Dukes back in 2005-2006 and thought very highly of them as a great value and beautifully built. I used them as rear channels in a top flight music surround system. I also listened to them in 2 channel occasionally and t... | |
| Any thoughts on passive v. active speakers? passive speaker = open systemactive speaker = closed systeman open system can evolve and grow with your tastes....and is more flexible for the next owner and therefore has better future value.a closed system allows advances to pass it by and so it... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt,i find your speaker quest very interesting;I definitely am drawn to a truly full range speaker with deep extension, accurate reproduction leaning towards the forceful side; with a sense of impact and scale that some speakers sacrifice to repr... | |
| Most suitable and effective isolation platform worth at least looking at is the 'ultimate' solution; which is the Herzan TS-140 which is what use under my Wave Kinetics NVS tt here.properly implemented active isolation will dramatically reduce feedback and is the only isolation approach that c... | |
| Tenor OTL 75wi vs 175s I owned Tenor 75 watt OTL's for 3 years, 2001-2004.amazing sound. still one of my 2 or 3 favorite tube amps at any price. but they did ignite on occasion and destroy speaker drivers and needed to be matched to the right speakers.the Hybrid 175 is ... | |
| looking at upgrading my tonearm from a triplanar another contender under $10k to seriously consider is the Durand Kairos; which has the composite arm wand.if you want to upgrade from the Talea MkII it would be a nice step up while retaining that same sonic perspective. | |
| Removing components from between the speakers it does not 'just depend'.as you chase the 'ideal'; dealing with the space between your speakers is one step closer to that ideal. the reality is that gear between your speakers is simply one aspect of the acoustical consequences of that whole are... | |
| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers you have not really listed a price range. so this might not be a choice for you. but I would suggest trying to listen to a used darTZeel NHB-108.....which can be purchased in the $10k-$13k price range. they are $25k new. 10 years ago I switched fr... | |
| Extraordinary recordings on vinyl three that are 10+ to my ears....'Come Friday', The Chris Barber Band, Jeton DTD Lp, 100.3306'St. Louis Blues' on side 2 is epic. Germans recording Brits playing Dixieland......but it soars.'Verite Du Clavecin', Sarastro 7701, 45rpm. wonderful har... | |
| Stillpoints LP Isolator Record Weight I'm a big believer in the Durand Record Weight which to my ears betters not only any other record clamp or weight I've heard but also vacuum hold-down too based on my experience.of course; I've not heard everything out there, YMMV and all that stuff. | |
| Fess Up How much have you spent on this Hobby?? I try not to think about it.... | |
| Platter Levelling Issue agree that with pivoted tonearms 'absolutely perfectly level' is certainly desired at the top of the food chain for ultimate performance, but absolutely dead-on-perfect is not critical for good performance. and really; getting a platter level shou... |