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Any new up & coming high end speaker lines?
Kurt, my setup is somewhat similar to yours and I had Revel Studios on loan for over a month and really liked most of what they did. But in the end sent them back to the dealer in favor of Verity Parsifal. These speakers really make music.Btw, the... 
Which speakers will fill 5,000 cubic ft coherently
Shadorne, exactly what I suggested in Springbok's last thread. 
Kharma FE 3.2 - be careful, space crucial
Try this. Place your speakers 7.5 to 8 feet from the rear wall and 4.5 to 5 feet from the side walls. Place your listening position about 8 feet from the speakers. At this position you may hear more of the speaker and less of the room. But bass wi... 
Coincident Total Reference = any thoughts
Total Reference, now discontinued had a ribbon tweeter, four midrange drivers and four 12" woofers and was 95 db efficient. The Pure Reference uses a ceramic tweeter, ceramic midrange and two 12" woofers. It is around 93 db eficient.Both use the s... 
Dynaudio Sapphire speaker
I heard the Sapphire at my local dealer (Alternative Audio in Dundas, Ontario) a few weeks ago. While it was by no means an extensive demo, it was one of the finest setups I have heard in their big room. Amp was the Sim Audio W8 Evolution and a VT... 
Rich; organic true balanced amp w good detail $6k
Three inputs on the Lamm. BalancedPin assignment: pin 1 = signal ground; pin 2 = non-inverting input (+); pin 3 = inverting input (-). Non-inverting Inverting The amp must use a shorting plug on the inverting input if not using XLR input.  
porter port feedback
Excellent product. No need to spend more on an outlet. 
Zu Druid questions
Listen before you buy. You may absolutely love them or not. Listen before you buy. 
Preamp Caps?Auricap,Mundorf, Hovland, jensen,solen
I'll chime on here with my experiences and mind you this was in a coupling position on my amp.I have had Auricap, Mundorf supreme, Mundorf Silver/oil, and Vcap. I have had hovlands and Cardas in other amps too but can't compare in this case.I hate... 
Stealth Metacarbon Cables: Anyone ever hear them.
I have a pair of MetaCarbons going from pre to amp in my system. The previous IC in that position was the Jade Audio Gold IC which I have commented on in another thread. I could substitute Stealth and Jade and my comments would still hold true. So... 
Low noise tube compliment for an Aesthetix Rhea?
Realistically you have two choices. Dump the pre or get a higher output cart. I had the Rhea and even tried it with a step-up. I was not prepared to throw more money at it and waste more time looking for tubes so I got rid of it. 
Lamm ML2.0 vrs ML2.1 comparison
Many think the ML2 is Superior. They are strange, eccentric characters who may be geinuses or idiots depending on whether or not you can profit from their quirks. There is plenty of info out there for you to find if you make the effort. 
Organic, Texture, and Palpability - Please Define
Here are my thoughts. Organic; always thought that was a really stupid way to describe anything related to music or sound so I usually ignore the entire comment. But in general, natural is the only other word that comes to mind.Texture; to me refe... 
Basis Vector vs...
Dan, you are right, the Vector without the damping fluid sounds very anemic. The detail is there but there is no body or bottom end.I have played with the fluid levels and have found what I feel suits my system best. A great tool is to go to your ... 
Basis Vector vs...
There really isn't anything I dislike about the Vector. It really is a great arm and tracks like a champ. I was just wondering if it is possible to do as well with another arm. The only reason I was looking at other arms was because I still have t...