no_money

Responses from no_money

transparent ultra vs ultra xl
Jvr, I gathered a list of components from several posts regarding overrated equipment. Here it goes.1.Krell2.Martin Logan ( will imediately sell mine )3.Wilson4.Transparent ( again must sell as fast as possible )5.MIT6.B&W 8017.Audioquest8.Adc... 
transparent ultra vs ultra xl
Ontario, funny you should ask. I was just wandering the same qestion. I found a used pair for a steal and have used them to replace a set of "super w/XL" I can't say that I have had the same experience as Jvr. Try the same experiment yourself and ... 
Transparent Cables - Worth the money?
Mike, good info. I just upgraded a set of "super" i.c.'s to Ultra yesterday (unfortunately not with Xl) but still sound damn good and I hope to be upgrade to REF. some day. I don't know if I will ever make the jack to justify REF XL or the Opus bu... 
How come nobody mentions Marantz DV18
The S9000es I have reads disc that skipped so bad in other players I had given up on them long ago. I haven't compared the cd playback with the Marrantz but it kept up with my Cal. Ikon MkII nicely. good luck. 
Transparent Cables - Worth the money?
Do they come with a free Amp on one end and speakers on the other? 
Top three most over underrated eqpmt??
Underrated- My opinionOverrated- Everyone elses.Hey JUST KIDDING... 
Transparent Cables - Worth the money?
Mike, Opus??? don't tell me there is another line to upgrade too! damn...... 
cable help ?
Cable can be a very opinionated subject. I like Transparent's line but you will find supporters of just about everthing out there. Your best bet would be to buy some used here off of A'gone and if you don't like them, sell them for a small loss at... 
pick a DVD player for my HT
You can buy a new Sony 9000es for that which will also give you SACD, or I have heard good things about the California Audio DVD player. It should be around that price used. Another optiion is the Pioneer (DV-37) I think?? for around 7-800 new. I ... 
Which MIT speaker cable?
Jeff, What level of Transparent did they lend you? Try and get enough to hear the whole system with them. 
Transparent Cables - Worth the money?
Gmorris, I don't know if any reference systems that are not going to cost you some serious cash. I am not talking about components that are a good bang for the buck but ones that are considered state of the art. After all "reference" is supposed t... 
Bi-amping advice for M/L Aerius
These speakers have taken me through many upgrades and get better every time. I started with CJ PV10a and Sonograph sa125 amp. Then I swithched to Proceed amp with ARC LS-15 and upgraded cable to Transparent "super" balanced between pre and amp, s... 
Absolute Best DVD Player?
Hi Talmage3, it was a IkonMkII. It was a close call between the two but the Sony seemed to be a little smoother with better mids, while the Cal had a little more bottom end to it. 
Absolute Best DVD Player?
I have to agree with you Bmpync, $500.00 is more than just chump change. It really depends on where your next purchase is heading, or what your last one was. It wouldn't make a lot of sense to dump the player you just got so you can loose money th... 
SACD vs ANALOG
914nut, you have a dual layer disc so you are hearing the conventional "cd" layer when played on the Wadia.(nice player by the way) Take the disc and demo it at your retailer, let us know what you think.