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| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? Hmm, I was not aware of that trick, but it doesn't surprise me. In our case, we did not use the Monster Cable demo box, we just had roughly equal lengths of Monster Cable and compared that the zipcord speaker wire. We just moved cables around.... | |
| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? In the late ‘70’s I was working for Water Street Stereo, in Santa Cruz, CA. I’d been out on vacation and when I came back we had in a spool of speaker wire from a company named Monster Cable. My colleagues were raving about it. I cried BS. ... | |
| Anyone at home at Krell? I recently (about a month ago) received my repaired K300i back from them. I have always found them slow to respond, but they do respond. Sometime a phone call worked better than email... I really love the match of Krell to both my Xstatic EC/... | |
| Solid State Power Amps You might consider Krell. Their 300 XD or the 175 XD should pair well and work wonderfully with your Sopras. I am a big fan of the Krell sound, which I describe as powerful/tightly controlled bass, slightly warm musical mids, and articulate hi... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? Hello, in the Seattle area you might look to Olson’s HiFi in Lynnwood. Ben and his team have great ears, offer meaningful advice, and have a lot of stock. They are also very accommodating. www.olsonshifi.com. i am not associated with ... | |
| 300B or 2a3 SET Class A for Heretic Model A? I’ve run 845 SET amps (Antique Sound Labs, USA) and been very satisfied with their 27watts per channel. Very quit, lovely midrange, tight powerful bass and extended highs. Great imagine and overall tonal quality. They matched well with my el... | |
| Coda #8, Pass XA25, or Schiit Tyr to replace PS Audio M700 You might want to give the Krell amps an audition. I use them in my electrostatic rig for some of the same reasons you cite. I’ve got the K300i integrated, but for you the XD125 or 175 Duo should work nicely. To my ears the Krells have a tub... | |
| Loud pop/screech when powering on amp +1 on the leaky capacitor. I had the same problem on an old USA Antique Sound Labs 845 tube amp. The culprit was one of the capacitors, but I don’t recall which one. I just had them change all of them out. Then I sold that amp, not because... | |
| Are You A Disciplined Audiophile? In my listening experience, component break-in is a real thing. I sent my Krell K300i back to the factory for service and upon return it sounded like crap. Tight, recessed midrange, no bass slam, rolled off/squeeky highs. Yuk. I just let i... | |
| can you help me narrow my speaker cables short list please? Cables are very dependent upon the equipment on either side. For my Krell -> GR Research 24 Speaker cable -> XStatic Electrostats the pairing works well. For my Nad M33 -> Cardas Clear -> Totem Element Metal V2, I preferred the Car... | |
| My experience with The Music Room I bought my NAM M33, Cardas cables, and Triangle speakers from them. TMR takes great care with the equipment and the customers. Absolutely no complaints and I’ll buy from them next time. | |
| Sota Sapphire and Isolation? I owned a SOTA Sapphire from the early 80’s, purchased new from the factory when it was still in downtown Oakland, CA by the Coliseum. Nothing short of nuclear testing in the room would cause an audible issue. That is a fabulous table. I can... | |
| The time has come and I request advice... I have the Innuos Zen Mini Mk3 going into my T+A DAC 200 and I’ve been delighted with the sound, performance, and stability. I’ve run both Roon and Innuos Sense. Both are stable and very good. Roon is a bit more feature rich, and I think Sen... | |
| Denafrips Terminator 2 bs. ? I compared the Terminator Plus 12th and the T+A DAC200 and purchased the T+A. Both were great. I thought the T+A was a bit more musical and had a lot more dynamic presentation. I did most of my listening to both in the R2R NOS mode, so I can... | |
| Opinions on NAD please I own the NAD M33; I am quite pleased with it. It is well built of quality components, nice feature set, loads of flexibility, and it sounds really good. In terms of sound quality, I prefer my Krell K300i which is a bit more musical, warm, wit... |