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| Digital IC- I use Stealth Sextet- anything better? A year ago I replaced the Stealth sextet with the Marigo Apparition Reference Extreme. I believe we all have experience with Marigo Digital IC's in the past and in fact, the Stealth replaced a Marigo 5.8 in 2007. Ron sent me his Extreme Digital IC... | |
| Concert Fidelity audition program Malawar: I have tried many 12au7's (Amperex-Holland, Brimar, Tele-smooth-plate, Mullard GB 1959 with goal-post getters, Raytheon-metal plate, Sylvania-metal and graphite plate, Raytheon 7730 and 5963's amongst others) Best so far are a set of Sylv... | |
| Concert Fidelity audition program Yes, he is one of the few reviewers that I follow and put some stock in. I have been in this hobby almost 40 years so I tend to stick with the old guard. | |
| Concert Fidelity audition program jwm. I auditioned the CF-080 for 2 reasons. 1-I read Dick Olshers rave review and that really quirked my interest. 2-Concert Fidelity has a (free-no strings attached) in home audition program. (what could be better!). I have not compared the CF-08... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Tidal Contriva Diacera driven by Concert Fidelity electronics. Now, comes the hard part. | |
| What isolation feet to use?? Over the years I have used "seismic sinks", "brass points", "Aurios bearings", "stillpoints", and the latest Marigo "mystery feet". The "mystery feet" enhance the musical presentation better than all others. They are a must audition if looking for... | |
| I Just Don't Hear It - I wish I did JimJoyce: The Marigo TR/VX footers are the best footers I have used. That includeds stillpoints, aurios pro-bearings, maple-shade brass points, Townshend sinks, Granite surface plates, and so on---Yeah---I have been at it for over 40 years and the... | |
| How important is EMI and RFI rejection? Or, one could lift the ground from the component chassis (has to be 3 inches from the IEC socket to conform to UL codes), and ground back to the original earth ground (where all the components plug into so you have 1 ground to meet UL codes), via ... | |
| Old tube amp? Why not checkout the Baldwin tube amps that Will Vincent rebuilds. The sound is glorious and they fit your budget. | |
| My favorite Steely Dan song has to be... OK: Let's see "Don't take me alive", (2) goners say Larry Carlton provided the incredible riffs on this song, Was it not Jeff "Skunk" Baxter? | |
| Amp/Tuner: Best tubeless amp under $1000? Frank Van Alstine (AVA) has been making great sounding SS amps for 20 plus years. Exceptional value and reliability. I picked up one years ago-an omegastar 500 for $700.00-and it still plays great. | |
| Some impressions from the 2007 RMAF: Did not attend show-but did receive an e-mail from an attendee who has been involved in high-end audio cable design and sales for 30 years. His words " The Delta Summits in the intuitive design room were the best speakers he has ever heard--period... | |
| Review: Mosaic Chimera Speaker cable MR. MD Hoover... Cablng to (my Knowledge) was not much of an issue 'Til the early '80's. (I remember purchasing Distech and FMS IC's at around $85.00/meter at that time and they were at the top of the "A" list. I have personally been thru many IC ... | |
| Review: Mosaic Chimera Speaker cable I concur with Mr. Hoovers review. I also use Chimera Ic's and speaker cables (not the power cords) and my system's resolution, dynamics, and musicality were all enhanced by their use. Their is a tremendous ease to the sound marked by liquidity as ... | |
| Transparency and the two types of speakers Drubin: I hear ya!-Loud and clear. Almost 40 years into this hobby and my speaker of choice is a 1992 Essence refrence Super gem, with intuitive audio upgrades. A two-way, time-aligned, first-order x-over, 70 lb. box that over the years has stayed... |