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| DAC quandry testis, testis 1,2,3... | |
| ATC SCM20, Wow what sound.. ATC makes some of the best dynamic speakers available. They're used extensively as professional studio monitors. They need plenty of high current amp power and careful room placement. The tweeter is a wide dispersion design. Rather than go with th... | |
| Benz Ruby 2 vs. Van Den Hul Frog Fooolish1, 18 months ago I narrowed the choice down to same two cartidges. Ended up going with the Ruby. Nothing to do with sound or system matching, but instead based decision on local dealer support. The Ruby dealer offered better setup and twea... | |
| Subwoofer(s) or Digital EQ? Until 6 months ago I also had the NHT 3.3s. They don't need a subwoofer, especially one that requires an extra crossover in front of the 3.3s. Definitely go with the digital EQ. However, I would recommend t.c. electronics Finalizer. In addition to... | |
| Can Home Theater be "High End"? Yes, but practically speaking, no. The concept of high-end sound hinges on the faithful reproduction of the original recorded event. For film the equivalent recorded event is the sound stage mix. Assuming you have a well designed room, there's no ... | |
| Best system for opera lover at $30,000 Fusilli, you say your friends are opera lovers -- I take it they're not audiophiles (good for them). Because if that's the case then the oversized speakers, dedicated listening rooms, difficult to set up equipment and sweet spot listening chairs t... | |
| Most important link: Source? Pre-amp?or? Not a fair question. In a well balanced system every component is equally important. Kinda', you'll never sound better than your worst component. Turn the question around to -- "What's the least important component? My vote costs to cables and int... | |
| It's not the sound I want! I'm sorry to hear that you're not satisfied with your setup. I suggest you completely rethink your system. From what you described, it's unbalanced. Assuming that you don't want to change the entire system, then the weakest component is your CD pl... | |
| Black Diamond Cones ADVICE I use a number of Black Diamond products. They work and I am satisfied with my purchases. However, they are not all cure and I ended up removing them from under my phono stage and preamplifier. I kinda' side with your dealer. It does make a differ... | |
| Help with Subwoofers Stay with the Monitor Audio subwoofer. It will probably mate better with your existing speakers than any other product. Excellent subwoofers are physically big and expensive. There is no getting around these facts. The MA subwoofer might not be ex... | |
| Revel,salon vs B&W Nautilus Both speakers are very, very good systems. Flip a coin. At this level of performance system matching is more important than any intrinsic quality of the speakers. The coin flip will probably give you a better shot at selecting the "right" speaker ... | |
| Phono stage amp Merle, not sure you're asking the right question. The cartridge/cable/phono stage interactions will effect your overall system sound more than any preamp/phone stage combination. 'Nuff preaching. An offbeat suggestion is the E.A.R.834P. Tremendous... | |
| Pass Aleph P vs. Spectral DMC-20 Since you already have the DMA-200, then it only makes sense to stay with a Spectral preamp. Spectral only seems to really work as a system. However, must use specified (MIT/Spectral) cable. I own an Aleph P and if you were starting from scratch, ... | |
| Do you need to use ALL balanced cables? No definitive answer; won't know unless you try. I have one of the predecessors to your CD, the 707ES, and I favor the balanced over the single ended outputs. Any audio dealer worth buying from should loan you interconnects for an at home trail. | |
| Turntable Recommendations please. Since you say you don't have much experience with turntables, then at all costs avoid any suspended designs (Linn, Roksan and others). They're capable of superb sound, but they are relatively difficult to set up and maintain. Suspension designs ar... |