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The BEST system you've ever built !!!!
Conrad Johnson pv10a pre, Proceed hpa2 amp, cal. audio Ikon mkII cd, Transparent "super" interconects and bi-wire to Martin Logan Aerius i. Power wedge 116 for front everything except the amp. Ok guys, what is the "weak" link to upgrade next? 
Martin Logan Versus Magnepan
does anybody know how the mg 20 sounds? enough bass? how big of an amp do you need? 
home made speaker cable vs. the big boys
Just got off the phone with Bob. He now uses lamp cord from Home Depot, they offered him more money. JBL, Bose, and Kenwood are meeting with him next week and they are talking serious jack. 
home made speaker cable vs. the big boys
No I do not know Bob, but I doubt he filled his studio with the equipment that came banging on the door with fist full of cash. More likely he got what HE wanted and of course recieved a discount, maybe got it free, hell maybe paid 3x retail, this... 
home made speaker cable vs. the big boys
I would think that if they where paying him that you would at least see him in a add. This was just an interview.Do you think he is also being paid by Eggleston Works? I just don't believe that this would be a very good way of promoting your produ... 
Martin Logan Versus Magnepan
I had the 1.6 and Aerius i to compare for about 4 days, I whent with the Aerius, but I also had speakers from that dealer that I could trade up and get credit from. If not for that advantage the maggies might have won.It really was a harder decisi... 
home made speaker cable vs. the big boys
Gmkane, like you said, Ludwig can make anything sound good, but it all comes down to this. He wanted the best reproduction of the recording he is mastering possible, and he chooses Transparent to do this. We as audiophiles are seeking the same goa... 
home made speaker cable vs. the big boys
I agree that the studios do not pay we do for cables, but chances are they have a choice between paying the same for all of the brands (next to nothing) but they still choose the "high end ones", and if bits and bytes are all the same then we shou... 
home made speaker cable vs. the big boys
In the current issue of Sterophile, Bob Ludwig (gateway mastering studios) states they only use Transparent Ref. Transparent also lists in some of their adds, recordings that have been made using their cables. I am sure they are not the only "high... 
home made speaker cable vs. the big boys
Tm12, I think you misunderstood me, I am talking about mastering studios, ie where you would master a cd for example, they do not mfgr. cable and I would think that they want the signal as neutral as possible. 
home made speaker cable vs. the big boys
If DIY cables are so great, how many mastering studios make their own?? 
Some of the biggest audio places carry..
phil, for a child you sure have a lot of money. 
Sony DVD-S7700 against other transports
I have the Sony and it is a great DVD player, but I still prefer Cal. Audio MKII in my system for audio. Maybe if I got a outboard D.A.C. it would be different. As for DV-05 I had the opposite experience, took it back, picture was great but the au...