mikesinger

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What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE???
apogee - full range ribbonscelestions - $$ high end monitors like the 600, 700 seriesspica- monitors unmatched to this day imo...lineaum - best hybrid i have ever heard...incredible presentation & tweetermusetex - blend of form, function, &... 
Audio Physics ...Bright or forward?
ap speakers are pretty darn revealing of the electronics used...they have a unique presentation in that they are room and listener position dependant...ie they can sound bright, thin, diffuse, bass shy if improperly positioned or fed a poor source... 
Need to upgarde the preamp for my Ayre V3
something to consider..... there are alot of really, really great used tube preamps in the $1800 to $2000 range (bat vk5i,vk50,arc ls5,arc ls25) that are better than anything new at $4k range (imo).the MAJOR drawback to the above mentioned preamps... 
Best cd player for under $800.00
arc... 
The long / Narrow room - system configuration
i have a same size room.....if you are going to run long interconnects then they should be a true xlr configuration..it isnt that much to experiment, the only drawback is moving the gear. 
Best DAC for 1,000?
electrocompinet.....no usb though... 
Preamp Mods Any Recommendations?
would suggest selling it... if bat cant upgrade it. then it would be hard to sell it afterwards... 
thougts on arc ref1--please advise
thanks everyone for the help....really appreciate it...btw, xlr only is preferred 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
interesting thread...gets a little personal..so would everybody please put down their gun..in review of digital, i would have to agree that analog is easy to listen to and 'get lost' in the music very quickly... however, given the need to have a d... 
thougts on arc ref1--please advise
thanks for the comebak...really appreciate it.on a limited budget so a ref3 is more than i can afford...i just moved from a batvk30 and would like to get back to an arc.... i have heard really good things about a ls-5....since the ls-5 is older...... 
Anyone else having trouble getting Wadia repairs?
call wadia....something is amiss with the dealer.. 
Speakers used under 1K
agree with the vandies. 
Has anyone compared Ayre K-1x to Pass X-1
http://audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=18403&highlight=superphonthey are not exactly known for their customer service.... i guess there are a couple out there... 
Has anyone compared Ayre K-1x to Pass X-1
who would buy from a "flake" maunufacture ?let me know if you want to move your arc ref2... 
ML 432 not enough?
classe cam/micron, pass... mono blocks are not a bas idea