philjolet
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| B&W Nautilus 803's and Plinius SA-102?? I brought my Plinius SA100 MKIII and Rogue 99 Magnum over to a friends house and hooked them up to his 803s and it was nice but a Rowland Concentra II was obviously better. The clarity and presence improved, the music became very palpable with the... | |
| preamp or no? if so, which one? Quad 99 CD-P with volume control and 6 digital inputs has been getting very good reviews. I do not know your price range but the Quad costs $1500. | |
| Cary SLP-98 vs. other high end preamps--C-J, etc. I looked into a SLP98 myself and could not find much info on it. I do remember reading where someone preferred it to a VTL 5.5 and a Rogue 99 Magnum. He thought it was a stones throw from the CAT, so pretty darn nice if that is true. | |
| acoustic zen hollogram or cardas golden cross Hologram is more neutral, still a little warm in a very nice way, but more neutral and extended than the Cardas which does have a very nice midrange tone but otherwise overrated with big bass and rolled off highs IMO. | |
| Gear NOT in your audio system - what do you like? I spent a few weekends at a friends house listening to his ATC Active 50 speakers, they were amazing with every disc played I just sat in amazement listening to that awesome midrange, very uncolored and beyond detailed, the instruments just float ... | |
| interconnect ? When I had seperates I achieved the best sound with the best IC (AZ Mat Ref MKII) between the pre and amp and the lesser IC (AZ WOW) from CD to pre. It had more control and extension and was more neutral to boot. It was surprising to me as I expec... | |
| Quad 99CDP digital in for DVD? Thsalmon thank you, I know nothing about the digital arena but I really hope to improve the DVD sound quality. I hope to buy a Quad 99CDP and sell my Sony DVPS9000 ES and replace it with a cheaper DVD player and run that DVD player through the 99C... | |
| Tube or SS preamp use with SS amp??? I prefer not to mix tubes and solid state. I think you lose some of the magic of either. It is all a compromise in the end but if I go tubes I want the most benfit they offer, things like focus and lack of grain. The same goes for solid state, I t... | |
| B & W N802 or Shahinian Hawks? The B&W's (803 anyway) had a small soundstage and I know the Shaninian's throw a big soundstage, something worth noting I thought. | |
| Speakers: What's MOST important to you?... BTW I have often found I realize more when I am engaged in conversation with a friend when 'listening' within reason. I think it is a good thing to engage the subconscious mind, ala Tim Galloway's INNER GAME OF GOLF book etc... | |
| Speakers: What's MOST important to you?... 1) you forget about the stereo and listen to the music2) the midrange quality because 90% of the music is there3) it fits the music you like and the roomthese are in no particular orderBTW you may want a speaker that is easy to drive as you will s... | |
| characteristics of Quad 99 or Adcom 750 Thanks Ernie,For lack of a Quad 99 on Agon and the Adcom is available, I bought the 750, though the phono on the Quad would have been nice. Will let you know how it goes... | |
| Cables for JM Renaud Trente's I had good results with AZ Hologram on my Trentes, Satori is cheaper yet and very similar. | |
| Any good amp/pre-amp kits out there? Audio Note | |
| Which solid state amp loves a 4 ohm load? Innersound ESL |