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Lyra Dorian or Lyra Delos cartridge?
Robob.I alrady own a Dorian and I didn't by that from the dealer I talked to."In order to give their new entry-level model qualities of their upper tier cartridges at a base price Jonathan Carr had to come up with two firsts for Lyra: contrary to ... 
Neat Ultimatum MFS vs Totem Mani 2
Hi Rja,Well the audio scene is divided basically into 3 groups.Group 1) All CD players sound the same, exotic cables are nonsense.Group 2) CD players make a difference so do cablesGroup 3) minced meat, the is a small group who let there gear be mo... 
Neat Ultimatum MFS vs Totem Mani 2
Hi Ryder,I am not sure but i don't know if master speaker are even being sold out side of the Netherlands. If I understood correctly Master started as a DIY speaker that Rick Paap build for himself. Howere other people also were interested in this... 
Lyra Dorian or Lyra Delos cartridge?
Thank you for your replies Jonathan. But I do have one question. While I understand that you cart builder is a very busy man. I don't any reason to discontinue the production of the Dorian. If I understood it correctly the Dorian was outsourced. S... 
Neat Ultimatum MFS vs Totem Mani 2
In the end i bought Dynamic Solutions Master One speaker 2nd hand. I couldn't be happier. 
Oh how I wish Class D amps ...
Why the attack on Audiofeil? As far as I can see ha has done nothing wrong and at least he is honest about being a dealer. Many posters on the forum will not say that they have a commercial interest in audio. While I might not always agree with hi... 
How far apart do you position your speakers ?
I find this en interesting thread. I will try out this 83% "rule" and see how it works for me. Also I have taken a look at the Cardas way of speaker placement. I do think it is a good way to place you speakers however in a normal living room it is... 
what speakers demand high end electronics
Ahandler I agree with you to a certain point. Some high end speakers are very revealing. If you use those speakers with mediocre electronics the result can be hard for the ears. In such a case some less revealing, more friendly sounding speakers m... 
what speakers demand high end electronics
I have heard sets with expenisve speakers and simple electronics and most of the time I don't like those sets. Expensive speakers ofthen let you hear all the things that the cheaper electronics do wrong. I've heard sets where the CD player was mor... 
AMR LS-77 full range monitors
On a Dutch website the list price is €12,900. 
AMR LS-77 full range monitors
Before this thread I didn't know AMR made speakers. So I looked them up. They are realy good looking. If I was looking for speaker in the €10,000-€15,000 range I would defently add these to my wish list. But if you want send me a pair for a long t... 
Neat Ultimatum MFS vs Totem Mani 2
Well the Mani-2 were sold already. So I have to wait for an other pair to show up on the 2nd hand market. Not really sure if the Neat is still for sale. I need to contact the seller one of these days.However things took a turn. While browsing for ... 
AMR LS-77 full range monitors
Nice system you have. I have heard the AMR CD777 and I think it is one of the best CD players in it's class. But AMR is a "bit" to expensive for my wallet. 
Best Integrated, period.
Some I think a good integrated amp will in most cases out perform a pre/power of the same price class and in some cases outperform pre/power above their price range. Now if only they would add a really good phono amp as an option it would be perfe... 
phono amp or not.
Someone offered me a Whest PS.20 for €800. Maybe I'll try this one out and if I like what I hear I might buy it.