mjmch2003
Responses from mjmch2003
| What's a good alternative to Pass Labs? I had a Pass 150.5 and have had several other amps. The one I think most closely resembled the Pass, with a more "forgiving" frequency response was the solid state Conrad Johnson I had (MF 2250 if my memory serves me correctly). I regret selling i... | |
| Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison? I do not believe the Contenders would be a step up for you. | |
| Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison? Ghost,when I went to go see the Nola's, I told the sales guy my budget...he said "I have just the speaker for you," and then showed me the (less expensive) Focals. I said, "what are those Nola speakers?" thinking maybe his payout was better on the... | |
| Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison? The Mac gear driving the Nolas was SS (new integrated with DAC; the gear driving the Totem's was SS, other than the Jolida integrated). Interestingly, the Contenders were placed next to a pair of the new, Focal Aria 926 speakers (same Mac gear dri... | |
| Nola Contender & Totem Forest comparison? I have heard both. Forest with Jolida, Conrad Johnson, and McIntosh. Really liked the sound, great imaging and vocals; a tad dark, but the sound was rich and powerful. Good mids helped with the imaging. The highs were really really smooth (reminde... | |
| Help choosing floor-standing speakers. Re RX6. A non-audiophile friend came over and I played him a James Carter CD (Jazz). His response was, "wow, I didn't know that a radio could actually sound like real-live music."I have owned more expensive Triangle speakers (Antal and Zays). Both... | |
| Monitor Audio RX6 Additionally, a friend has a pair of Silver 5is paired up with a 20-year old Onkyo receiver and it also sounds great. The Onkyo has tone controls and I think he has the Bass jacked up. It works. | |
| Monitor Audio RX6 I have a pair of RX6's; currently using a Bel Canto c5i; I had a pair of Silver 5i's and used a CJ MF2250 and Cary CAD 200. At the time, I also had a Parasound Halo Pre; my brother has a pair of Silver 5i's and is using a Cary tube pre (CAD 308) a... | |
| Opinions on the Nola Contender please I had a chance to listen to these this week. I was pretty excited after all the good press I'd read. They were in a room directly next to a pair of Focal Aria speakers of a similar price (I hadn't head either speaker at that point). The salesman t... | |
| Need HDMI Cable Recommendations ? (I have a Blue Jean cable in addition to the Vokda. It's good for $2 or whatever, but it does not carry 50% of the Vodka's high detail resolution). | |
| Taking Suggestions for New Speaker Cables I've had the Heimdall (love the interconnect, hate the speaker cable), Cardas Neutral Reference, Straight Wire Virtuoso, and Audience AU24.The AU24 is the cable I prefer most. I've used it with several amps (Pass, Cary, Pathos)It delivers the weig... | |
| Need HDMI Cable Recommendations ? I have an Audioquest Vodka which is awesome. The resolution is insane (Bladerunner was actually a let-down, because now I can see that everything was filmed on a set..! Go figure). I have used it for both Blueray and Roku applications and really f... | |
| Where would you put better power cable? I find that DAC makes a larger difference in my system than transport. My transport has a Shunyata Diamondback and my DAC has a Shunyata Copperhead. | |
| Audioquest Diamond Toslink I have a Vodka and prefer it over a Monster that it replaced it. It's clear as a bell-I'm running it out of a TV into a DAC. | |
| Teac PD H750 I just bought one of these to use as a transport for both my iPod and CDs. First impression is very strong. There's a lot of bass here, nice presentation of spacial elements and layering. More to come... |