muralman1

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Not Another NuForce thread......
Guidocorona, fess up.... You are a Shakespeare enthusiast. ;) 
Cable Costs Relative to System
I have to disagree with you Dave b. My experience has taught me the better your system is, the less you'll want mystery box speaker cables. I know of several fabulously honed systems, including some of the finest SET systems, and the most power hu... 
question about switching, Class D, and Class A
Just to be contrary, :) I sold my class A running amp for a class D, and never looked back. Then again, I have a class A preamp by the same builder I have never heard the better of. 
Most resolving, transparent amps.
Marco is right. That is why I stressed system synergy. The fact is, however, their is no getting all the, " Dead quiet, black background, dimensional, layered, imaging, open, extended top end...," without an amp that can disappear with the best wi... 
Most resolving, transparent amps.
Newbee, I can only speak for my system. I mentioned the source. Somebody also brought out the importance of the preamp, if any. I would add that with class D amps, the cabling is critical as well. I have found only three that work well, Shunyata, ... 
Most resolving, transparent amps.
My H2O Signature monos, which have kept pace with cap and module upgrades are fully transparent, detailed, and equal in decay properties of the finest tube amps. No amp can do that alone. The H2O is a slave to upstream components. All the beauty, ... 
Whose got best class D at this point?
Spiro, There is absolutely no doubt in anyone's mind who have heard my system concur IC insulation invariably imparts static into the signal. Bare wire, or wire with just a thin sprayed coating don't. That is my system. The Cardas was simply unlis... 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
Apogee Divas were/are in the Smithsonian. They were placed there to give voice to Mozart's piano, playing Mozart. Should have been the Scintilla, IMHO. 
Whose got best class D at this point?
I meant insulated ICs, and SCs impart noise onto the music signal. Most recently I got to try Cardas Golden Reference, and Jena Labs. Neither were acceptable, the Cardas being the worse. On the contrary, the PCs should absolutely be double shielde... 
Whose got best class D at this point?
I have found the better class D amps sound only as good as the front end supplying them. No where in my audio experience shown the old axiom so true, "Sh... in sh... out."On my system even insulated cords, at any price range, invariably hash the m... 
Transparency: What speakers have it in spades?
Very cool 
Transparency: What speakers have it in spades?
Transparency means to me the ability of a speaker to, through slight of hand, step out of the picture. To do this, it must minimize coloration, must be crossover and driver seamless, and preferably be full range. Size doesn't matter. A successfull... 
The best CD Player for the money
Jp1208 I don't really know what model APL. It was more than a year ago, so I'm sure there have been some major improvements made since. Synergy is always the key. On it's native SET system. the APL (in NOS mode) performed admirably. My system tend... 
The best CD Player for the money
Hi Dbld, you don't make those fixed voting machines, do you? :)Well, that is what I am saying, there is still no free lunch. 
The best CD Player for the money
Tvad, anyone here needs to hear my system as is, then supplant their CDP or DAC in place of mine for a new listen. The differences will be astounding. The Toshiba was awful.