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is the Montille a real Shindo?
Rchau: thanks for your informative comments. what speakers are you using with yours? 
Flea SET amp for Shindo Aurieges
thanks for the tip Springnr, the Gemmes also sound very interesting, 20 to 20K from a 4" driver!!! I'll have to look into them also. 
Flea SET amp for Shindo Aurieges
Gmood: your description of the Brines is amazing and I've emailed Bob Brines for more info. Although what you describe is exactly what I'm looking for, I'd hate to buy them without hearing them first. I don't suppose you live within reasonable dri... 
Flea SET amp for Shindo Aurieges
Jaybo: coincidentally a friend brought over his MC275 the other day, and you're right its a lot more detailed and articulate. Now you have me second guessing myself about selling the Gershmans, they are pretty damn good and I don't want to have bu... 
Flea SET amp for Shindo Aurieges
Dark: I agree with your advice, I will look into HE speakers first to make sure I like the sound. Gmood: the Brines you recommend look very interesting! The prices also seem very reasonable, if I can get them shipped here to Toronto it would be gr... 
Flea SET amp for Shindo Aurieges
Dark: My basement room is relatively small, 13' x 17' but with only a 6' ceiling. I never could get a subwoofer to blend properly with my main speakers, do you C&C subs work well with your speakers?When you say I need to spend a lot of money, ... 
Flea SET amp for Shindo Aurieges
Hi Rene, yes my research also turned up a couple that you named Yamamoto, Fi and Verdier. The last two should be relatively easy to audition :) Look forward to hearing them soon.I must confess, I'm a bit of a bass freak, will these flea amps and s... 
Flea SET amp for Shindo Aurieges
I currently own and love my Gershman Avant Gardes. They have nice smooth mids and good bass slam. The problem is that they are 87 dB so the flea powered amps won't drive them properly. So if I go the SET route I'll probably have to sell them and I... 
Anyone heard the Audio Note AX2 signature?
I just saw this old thread, but wanted to throw in that I heard them on the weekend. I actually wanted to hear a pair of the AN Es but the dealer only had the AX2 sigs in stock. He hooked them up to a AN Conqueror SET with 8wpc, AN M1 pre and Shan... 
VTL TL 5.5 VS Conrad Johnson CT 6 VS Shindo Auri
I haven't heard the VTL or the CJ, but I just got an Aurieges and I really like it. It just sounds "right".I think I'll be keeping this piece for a long long time. 
High efficiency speakers for Shindo
Dark: its been powered up for several months. I tried changing the cables running from the Slee - from DH Labs Revalation to Cardas Neutral Ref and it helped a bit, but its still not where it should be. Are you using the Elevator EXP because you h... 
High efficiency speakers for Shindo
So I got delivery of the Shindo Aurieges yesterday. Hooked it up to my Marantz 8, Cayin CD50T and Gershmans and it sounds quite good. Its a fine pre-amp, very detailed yet musical at the same time, that's a very difficult combination to have. It h... 
High efficiency speakers for Shindo
Rene and Prfont, thanks for the suggestions. Rene I look forward to hearing your Cains one day soon. Prfont some guy on another forum said the the Montille wasn't a "real Shindo" fighting words huh? I wonder what he meant? I actually haven't heard... 
High efficiency speakers for Shindo
Yes, AN are high on my list. I've also always been intrigued by the Avantgardes, but not only are they a stretch budget wise, they're also probably too large for my room. 
What time do you wear?
this is a good article describing Rolex's standing in the watch markethttp://www.chronocentric.com/watches/brands.shtmlBrian: actually Rolex has not always used their own movements, until a few years ago they were using Zenith movements in their h...