mphnkns
Responses from mphnkns
| CAT SL-1 MK III vs. First Sound Presence DeLuxe Years later, an observation not apparent at the time.The outlet at the time was the PS Audio outlet (I believe it's the powerport). It is possible that the PS Audio outlet, now that I've also had FIM 880 gold, and now the Oyaide R1 outlet. The R1 ... | |
| New Audience Ultra High Resolution Adept Response What I would love is to have someone compare the Nordost, the Synergistic and the Audience. I have to say, the Audience is by far the most advanced component I've ever had. There really is nothing that made my system sound as completely "real" as ... | |
| New Audience Ultra High Resolution Adept Response Yes, We had the aR2p unit. It was nice, but I wasn't "taken" by it. Very lighweight sound, not at all like the aR1p unit. We returned it, and got the 2p-T instead, after seeing the rapturous reviews. "What the heck, if it isn't Nirvana, we needn't... | |
| Audience Adept Ar 6T vs SR Power cell I have a 2T unit. Just two outlets! And it is unquestionably dazzling in a way that getting a better sound would mean paying $25k or so for a speaker to as close to the absolute sound as paying $1600 for the 2T allows. (And it ain't even fully bro... | |
| New Audience Ultra High Resolution Adept Response I'm late to this, by far, but still...I have the aR1p and now the aR2p-T (Teflon) version. The difference between the two is extremely significant. The ar1p seems slightly dark and rich, but nonetheless excellent. It does have a slightly "processe... | |
| Usher owners who chose 6 series over be series? I was just reading through Usher threads and started this one. Lively in here, ain't it?One thing I COULD agree with that Midnitemick said was that the bass is "a little too warm/muddy..." There is a "BUT" here. The "but" is that they will be that... | |
| Power Conditioning, Torus, Audience or David Gray? The Audience AR1p is a GREAT product, and not "just for the price," but ESPECIALLY considering the price. I've had several of the "Big Boys" including Shunyata, PS Audio, Tice. The Audience was the FIRST one where I didn't have to strain to hear i... | |
| CAT SL-1 MK III vs. First Sound Presence DeLuxe Tvad:Interesting that you wrote that you found the First Sound lacks "sweetness." As soon as I read it, I knew exactly what you meant. I, too, have found that about the First Sound. In contrast, the CAT that I once owned (around 1992), never lacke... | |
| New Shunyata Helix : They sound great to me Actually, this is a review of the speaker cables and interconnects, not the power cords. The power cords have not yet been reviewed. | |
| What speaker cables work well with Nordost Valhall You might wish to consider the Alpha Core Goertz cables. While the Valhalla is slightly lighweight in the midbass (both interconnect and speaker cable), the Alpha Core, which sounds extreeeeeemely close to it sonically, has a more powerful midbass... | |
| Isolation Devices, Something to put on top of unit I agree with Onhwy61 as the very first starting point. An equipment rack, wrongly placed, will destroy ANY advantages your player has. This has happened in a friend's room, the non-audiophile type. I had to move his equipment rack -- made of wood ... | |
| Shunyata Vs. Nordost power cables ? Audiopur:My conclusion differ from yours regarding the Python Vx and the Shiva. I found the Shiva is leaner and sounds more dynamic, but lacks body.I've found that "more dynamic" and "thinner" usually go together. I don't care for the Shiva at all... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Kalan:Ive used quite a few power cords. I think it isn't likely that that's the issue. Transparent, Nordost, Shunyata, PS Audio. If none of those work, that's not a compliment for the First Sound. Emmanuel, by the way, LIKES the Shunyatas, so that... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Kalan: One more thing. My rack is the Finite Elemente Spider -- which doesn't have any shelves to speak of. The equipment sits on elastometers that fit onto the wooden legs of the stand, so there's no sound bouncing between shelves. Ingenious solu... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? I see I've been away a while, and the thread has grown.Kalan, I've had FIM outlets ever since I "returned" to the land of audiophilus nervosa, so that's not the issue.I find it interesting that I've NEVER had this issue with brass before, not on a... |