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| VTL 7.5 S3 vs Jeff Rowland Corus with PSU I have a VTL 6.5 paired with D'Agastino momentum stereo amp with Wilson Vyette's, and could not be happier. The VTL replaced a Veloce battery powered tube pre, and a older VAC phi beta. Its very neutral, and accurate. I also hear that some like th... | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k How about a D'Agastino stereo 250 Momentum amp, pairs beautifully with tubed preamp, has reasonable sized footprint for rack, is great 'eye' candy, and perhaps can find a refurb unit from dealer for around that price point. Very copious and tight ... | |
| MQA? Qobuz has hi res, that doesn't need MQA, I have both and on many similar albums, I prefer the Qobus over Tidal with MQA. But that starts the argument about library size and ease of interface, etc. But I also feel that MQA is worth the price of adm... | |
| What dealer/distributor has influenced you most? Brian Berdan of Audio Elements in Pasadena has been extremely helpful to me, and is providing outstanding customer service, always going above and beyond. Alma Audio in San Diego also great, he drove up for an in home demo of Innuous Server demo,... | |
| Rockport Avior 2 vs Wilson Sasha DAW I home auditioned the DAW’s, loved them, sounded so good. Unfortunately they failed the wife AF test, and were a bit big for my space. U will love your choice, perhaps your final pair of speakers.i ordered the Yvette’s and hope I don’t regret my c... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ I too share Batmobile and Mac’s experience in dealing with Tim, he is extremely responsive, and occasionally on big orders throws in some unexpected goodies, always appreciated, but never expected. He is fair, easy to deal with, and I find his pro... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ My Gate is now 'mature', and its been installed for just over one month. My system is now stone 'quiet' with deep blacks, lowest noise floor I've had in my rig, better sound stage, and more musical magic and presence than before. My LCD TV is also... | |
| Speaker upgrade question - Wilson vs Focal Can''t help you with Focal, but I am auditioning Wilson now at home, with the Sabrina's, which surprised me for their imaging, clarity and presence, especially from such a small footprint. My room is likely too big for the Sabrina's, and I too wil... | |
| D’Agostino Momentum stereo vs D’Agostino Progression Stereo Amp Blue sky:I idid perform the exact comparison you are asking...at Audio Element in Pasadena, CA, I critically evaluated the Ayre Mx-R 20 mono blocks and compared them vs the D'ag Progression Stereo, vs the D'ag Momentum stereo...I thought the Ayre ... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ Its been over three weeks since the Gate has been installed...Tim was kind enough to suggest a more optimal placement position for it in my panel via text photo...been busy at work, but today, have the house alone, and I'm able to enjoy the stereo... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ I've had my Gate installed now for just over two weeks, and feel it has settled in nicely. I agree, that there is a steady improvement over time...and as other's have posted, there is a significant improvement in quality of bass...much deeper, and... | |
| Perfect Path Tecnologies ‘The Gate’ I had the pleasure of Frank, and his friend come over to my home yesterday, and we listened before, and after installation of the Gate. I now have 24 hours of 'burn in' time, and wish to share my observations.First, it took around 10 minutes to in... | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat I only follow this post on occasion, and have not kept up with the personal attacks, or claims of benefits vs snake oil. My goal in writing today is to simply share my experience from visiting with Frank the other day, and listening to how his rig... | |
| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. I'll second the very quiet noise floor of the Veloce Lithio series II, battery powered....loved it. Liked it better than my VAC that preceded it.Now using VTL 6.5, v2 and loving it.Are you using mostly single ended, or balanced? Need HT bypass, o... | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat Frank; thanks so much for the kind words about my system; I owe you a debt of gratitude, for turning me onto both the SR Black fuses, TC, and the Emats...all three tweaks have greatly improved my system. I am now just listening to wonderful music!... |