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| Cardas Golden Referance XLR/IC's w/SS equipment George Cardas uses planar speakers as his personal reference. They are quite fast. Another cable that I have recently auditioned and that I consider to be super fast is the Acoustic Zen Silver Reference. It is also in the same price class as the C... | |
| Wadia 861 or Aero Capitole MK1? It comes down to your sonic tastes and priorities. I have both the W861 and the Audio Aero 24/192 Capitole MkI. The Wadia players, in general, have a slightly dark character to them (might be because of the digimaster high frequency roll off). The... | |
| What DAC should I buy? The best DAC in the price/performance parameter that I have heard is the Bel Canto DAC2. It is really amazing sonically. It is also quite inexpensive and comes in a very small package. I personally use the Audio Aero Capitole 24/192 MkI and love i... | |
| With Wadia, pre-amp or no pre-amp I all depends on your listening habits. I have been selling Wadia equipment for almost 10 years. The digital volume does affect the sound. If you like to listen at low volume levels late at night, you will really miss the lost resolution of the di... | |
| The best CD Player for the money You may want to consider a DVD player with a digital out and the excellent Bel Canto Dac2 | |
| " A tube in its last breath" Usually tubes die slowly. Some symptoms to look out for are:- less high frequency extension- less dynamics- tube bias will change noticeably (if a tube suddenly goes bad)Hope this helps | |
| Cardas Golden Referance XLR/IC's w/SS equipment The Cardas Golden Reference XLR/IC work great with solid state. I have used them extensively with Pass equipment. I used them with the Aleph 02 amps driven by a Wadia 861 player. Sound was beautiful and warm w/o losing detail or dynamics. They als... |