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| Naim Atom alternative? Thanks for the feedback. The Atom is not out of the picture, as it has much to offer indeed. But recently I read about one of the bigger units (Nova?), that their internal database is limited to 20,000 titles (e.g. when a USB device is hooked up).... | |
| Aesthetic and technological alternatives to IPOD I'm also looking for a HD-based mp3 player that's as stylish as the iPod and maybe offers a few more features (FM/voice recording, more accessories included, no need for proprietary software to up/download songs). The closest thing I've found is t... | |
| Trelja's new tube amplifiers - Granite 860.1 I owned the 860.1 for a while and found them to be very nice amps. They replaced a BAT VK-60 (a pretty good amp, if you ask me) and my wife immediately commented on how good they sounded as well.With the KT88 they were a tad dark sounding but had ... | |
| ++++Virgo II Owners++++ I went single driver/SET and haven't looked back...well, maybe except for the WAF factor (the Lamhorns aren't as pretty as the Virgos). Bass aside, single drivers just outperform the Virgos (and many, many other speakers) in every area. | |
| Wilson Benesch Discovery's I heard the Discovery's at a dealer with Halcro amps and AudioNet cdp. My experience with monitors is limited, but I think the Discovery's are hard to beat. They sounded very similar to the Bishops (Wilson Benesch 30k flag ship speaker), except fo... | |
| Granite Audio Triode Tube amplifiers ? I got a pair of 860.1 monoblocks a while ago and I'm very satisfied so far. What I particularly like about them, are the endless possibilities of tweaking their sound. You can switch tubes (KT88, EL34, 6550), you can switch between triode and pent... | |
| Where does your user name come from? I'm a chemist/molecular biologist and in the lab I use pipete aids for liquid transfers. These are made by Gilson and called pipetmans. Sort of a no-brainer to make a moniker out of it, although it's somewhat (hopelessly?) geekish.Actually, I was ... | |
| Coincident Total Victory owners Differences in sensitivity aside, can anybody comment on how would they compare to Audio Physics Avanti III? | |
| Bent Silver TX102 compared to Placette RVC My system is far from being as sophisticated as Mike's, but a few month ago I switched from the Placette RVC to the Bent silver TVC and so I had a chance to compare both units as well. In my system (AudioNet ART V2 cdp, Bent TX102, BAT VK-60, AP V... | |
| Bent Audio TVC with Krell Ksa-250 I'm a happy owner of John's TX102 for a couple of months now and with regards to the looks, I think - although, maybe not as ugly as you describe it - definitely not on par with its performance. Apparently, Josh Stippich made a nice case milled fr... | |
| hearing loss from compressed music "even though I am not qualified to prove the concept one way or the other"Albert, neither seems the author of that article. All he does is formulating a hypothesis, although he doesn't explicitly say so. As with any hypothesis this is subject to v... | |
| Biggest Sound in the Littliest Box You might want to consider the Wilson Benesch Discovery. It's a fairly small monitor but the stand is integrated, as it is an important part of this speaker's design. So, I don't know, if that qualifies as 'little box' for you. With regard to soun... | |
| consensus on passive preamps? I agree with Glreno, that transformer-based passive attenuators are the way to go. I'm using a DIY Bent Audio TX102, which should be very similar to the Silver Rock (I'd like to know how they actually compare), except that it's a bit more versatil... | |
| smallest highend manuf.of intergrated amp Hi Subaruguru - You invented these things? Impressive! I'm actually a chemist/molecular biologist (evil corporate spirits want to transform me into a cell biologist - I'm not amused... ) and thus I'm using the Gilson's almost on a daily basis. It'... | |
| smallest highend manuf.of intergrated amp This one looks VERY small:http://www.jobsys.com/jobstereodoc.htmSaw it mentioned by someone over at the AA and don't know anything about it. But it sure looks like an interesting amp. I wonder how it sounds like? And how do they get 50W out of thi... |