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| Pre and Amp for Virgo II's Mythtrip,I'm using the latest version of the Monarchy Audio SE-160 hybrid monoblocks and the John Curl designed Parasound P/LD 2000 preamp. I use a separate AHT dual-mono phono preamp and the sound is amazingly musical AND detailed! I too, think t... | |
| Whats the Story w/ Headphones? I would just like to add that the nice thing about the Stax electrostatic phones is that they are available with interfaces (which hook up to your existing stereo amp) or with their own dedicated solid-state or tube class-A amplifiers, many of whi... | |
| SA-XR25 or SA-XR45 ? I have heard the circuitry in the newer SA-XR45 is more up-to-date than that of the XR-25. A friend of mine had the XR-25 and said it was okay, but not totally transparent, especially in the treble. I have not heard the XR25, but use the XR45 in a... | |
| Using Preamp Main Outputs? Thanks Wccoe, I'll have to try it and see if it works as intended. It should. Now I just need to find a spot to shoehorn that big amp into the system. :) | |
| Infinity Servo Statics 1-A's....??? RWD, having heard all the speakers you've mentioned, I'd have to say that the closest match would be a set of ML CLS's with a hefty sub. If I recall, the high-frequency profile of the SS 1A was on the forward, sizzly side and I think the CLS's mim... | |
| The High End and Glubglub Gregm, you make some good points. But it is the big corporations that dictate what recording formats we will listen to, and what players will be available to play them. And a lot of the new technology they develop eventually trickles down to the s... | |
| The High End and Glubglub Sorry for my rant. I realize that you are generally talking about high-end specialty companies, rather than the corporate behemoths. A lot of the smaller niche companies start out with the best of intentions and put their customers first. Some of ... | |
| The High End and Glubglub Johnnantais, you raise some good points and I think it's great that we have this forum to kick around such ideas. Basically consumers have no rights as to the type of products the corporate bureaucracy will produce for any particular demographic a... | |
| The High End and Glubglub Hey, as long as you can hear differences and improvements, then what does it matter what anyone else thinks. Certainly there is ample room in this hobby for skepticism. I used to get the old "double-blind-test-routine," all the time. Personally, I... | |
| What exactly is a digital amp? I believe they perform the signal amplification in the digital domain, with the signal being broken down into 0's and 1's. They have a much higher sampling rate than redbook CDs and some offer analog and digital inputs. The power supplies appear m... | |
| need your help flying blind. SignalCables. They are very natural, revealing, well-balanced, and musical. Best of all, they are well within your budget. I use them in my reference system with my Audio Physic Virgos and simply cannot believe how good they sound (or don't sound)... | |
| Center Channel for Newforms??? Yes, I was thinking of setting the receiver to send the info to the main channels, but I also thought that perhaps another company made a ribbon center channel that may be compatible and that would not be too expensive.I see that Newform makes a m... | |
| "Emotionally involving" music and your system... Fab4fan, you make a good observation. Attending a live performance one does get to see the performers and the instruments being played and certainly that adds more sensory input and makes for a more emotional connection to the performance. When li... | |
| "Emotionally involving" music and your system... I have attended some very emotionally moving concerts over the years. I have been moved to tears by the beauty of the music on quite a few occasions. I guess I am lucky, or maybe just happened to be in the right places at the right times.That said... | |
| Should I try a MC cartridge and phono pre? Before I went the MC route, I would first buy a newer turntable (probably a belt drive), with a better tonearm. I owned the SL-1300 about 35 years ago when it came out. It's not a bad tt for your average MM cartridge, but I wouldn't put an expensi... |