plutos
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| Accuphase Amp + Dyn C1 a good match? Dyns are warmer/darker sounding by nature. Have heard C2 with E-408 + DP-500 recently. Warm and musical but not much detail and imaging. I have not heard E450 but instead I would swap C1 with Micro Utopia BE. Cables will not help much if any. | |
| Accuphase DP-67 vs DP-500 Jkuc, I have just sold my DP-67 after comparison with my reference SA-1. If interested I have the opportunity to answer your question from the week when the DP-500 arrives. | |
| TVC preamps: good or bad? Dgarretson,If I remember correctly Antique Sound Lab Flora EX DT must be active preamp that uses TVC as volume control. As is Promitheus Apollo.Atmasphere,It is most interesting to hear and experts option what TVC-s have you tried and which of the... | |
| TVC preamps: good or bad? As far as I know resistors also introduce colorations. TVC is just most transparent and neutral preamp solution I have ever tested. It lets you hear everything that your other components will allow. It doesn`t add any warm or cold colorations. If ... | |
| Soundstage of Marantz SACD players Just finished my 6 hour long comparison of SA-1 and DP-67. The DP-67 is extremely pleasing machine. Smooth disc tray, fast operating and absolutely pleasure to use. The sonics of it can be described with the same words. It is extremely musical wit... | |
| What are the best quality speakers for under $500? I am pretty sure that you can`t beat Polk Audio LSi15 for the prize. It is full range and will give you much better sound than many speakers in $2000-3000 prize range. Uses same ring radiator tweeter as $$$ Krell speakers. These usually cost more ... | |
| Soundstage of Marantz SACD players No offense meant John! For $100 I would definitely try DCCA myself. But have never seen these selling so low. As for the topic I can say that many Marantz enthusiasts still consider the SA-1 as the best Marantz player ever made. I have seen severa... | |
| Soundstage of Marantz SACD players Then the power cord and cdp will be in a same prize class. LOL! | |
| Focal Profile 918 or B&W 683 In my option JM Labs are just better made speakers. Much more advanced drivers and technology that leads to more open and transparent sound. But long brake in time is no joke if talking about JM Lab speakers. These can sound a bit harsh with no ba... | |
| Accuphase CDP Owners - Straight to Power Amp?? I had similar quest a couple of years ago and finally ended up using TVC as volume control. Digital volume control usually gives better results than mediocre preamp because eliminating a lot of cheap and unnecessary components in signal path. The ... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier Clio09, have you considered also Promitheusaudio new mono double C-core as well. That might be an interesting option because big c-core transformers suppose to be superior to other transformers available. Has anybody compared these to AH preamp or... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE There is always some speaker better than other in some certain field. I have listened to the new Monitor Audio Platinum P300 recently and must say that these paint most holographic 3D soundstage that I have ever heard. It would be interesting to h... | |
| $500 - $600.00 preowned cd player suggestions My vote goes for Marantz CD-17MKII. Can be had cheap on used market. Very nice sounding, extremely well built and beautiful looking machine. Also very reliable with Philips WAM 1201 transport that is cheap and easy to replace if needed. Uses same ... | |
| Goldpoint Passive Preamps It is Promitheusaudio (balanced) Reference TVC. I will probably upgrade to the new Reference C-Core soon. These are also available here in the gon. | |
| Goldpoint Passive Preamps Have not tried Goldpoint but have compared DACT (Danish Audio ConnecT) based passive (with is considered also very good stepped attenuator) with Alps Bluepot based passive and TVC.The DACT based passive I have is with all those fancy audiophile in... |