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| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. the sound of stereo systems is far removed and inferior to the sound of live music. it is that way now and was the same 30 years ago.audio is a subjective, aesthetic medium. while there may be standards of sound quality, they too are subjectively ... | |
| Which sub $2k CD player would you recommend? buy a wadia 2000, a cal aria or a cal audio tempest. | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? my favorite amp is the conrad johnson mv 125. by the way what is the purpose of this thread ? | |
| What is best amp for Maggie 3.6R the conrad johnson mv 125. this is my favorite amp. | |
| Best Small Speaker System You've ever Heard has anyone heard of piega ?i just remembered that the piega monitors, with ribbon tweeter and ribbon midrange, is quite special. | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all i really do not have the facility to conduct a blind test, unless one of the intrepid audiogon members wishes to pay me a visit and conduct the experiment.i have specific sonic objectives. if the cable furthers those objectives, i will be favorabl... | |
| Need to warm things up a bit... gentlemen:read my review of the MAC on audiophilia.com . | |
| Need to warm things up a bit... i must differ on the cardas cable. i have owned cardas cable for many years. they are not warm. the company is aiming at neutrality.it is very hard to find any warm cable. i am on the lookout for such cable. i have reviewed many cable produtcs. i ... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all gentlemen:i have the anjou pear interconnect cable breaking in. | |
| Promitheus DAC anyone? of course the dacs were wramed up. all were compared under the same conditions. as i said, i think silver is the problem. i now am auditioning and breaking in a paradisea tube dac. i expect to prefer that dac over the promitheus. we'll see.without... | |
| Promitheus DAC anyone? i have this dac. one day, i had three of my audio buddies over to compare digital products. none of them liked this dac. why ? silver wire and silver plated rcas.it pays to replace silver with copper wire and replace rcas with vampire wire gold ov... | |
| Best Small Speaker System You've ever Heard chario academy 1 and aurum cantos volla | |
| Too many tubes? today's tube designs do not have the classic, euphonic, highly colored sound of tubes.having owned the bat vk d5 cd player, i would suggest you avoid this player. it may burn your ears. perhaps if you remove the metal oil filled caps, you'll be ok... | |
| Anyone recommend a neutral tube amp? hi rfprice:as i have indicated on this thread and in my previous comments, you should have no trouble finding a tube product in your price range which does not have the traditional tube sound. most amps are designed to be colorless. in my own purs... | |
| Music to evaluate Speakers and System the purpose for evaluating a stereo system is not to attempt to "know" the stereo system, but rather to observe the performance given a sample of recordings.a stereo system is as "strong" as its weakest link. if i like the sound of a stereo system... |