pubul57
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| In Whose Ears Do You Trust Most? "She keeps me honest, she can be merciless as she has no emotional investment." Precisely. As for the Merlins, nothing has lead me to stray from them. Another solution for me has been to use two sets of electronics,Music Reference and Atma-sphere,... | |
| Best Digital Source That Money Can Buy? The Accustic Arts gear should be competive with anything out there for Red Book, but getting an audition is proabably close to impossible. It would be nice if the DAC came with USB. | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps Since we are on the topic, sort of, what are your preamps of choice with the Atma amps. I assume the Atma pre would be a natural pairing. Was that best for you? Have you preferred something else? Why? Or tried others and decided the Atma pre was b... | |
| Newbie amp help......why? That might be true, once the speaker/room interface is right. I find that the speaker and the room (and your ears)account for a lot of performance from a system with a given speaker -- then the amp/speaker is possible the most crucial component ma... | |
| why are two subs harder to place than full range? If you Google "Richard Hardesty" and "Vandersteen" you should find soem well written articles on the theories behind subwoofer placement, and why separate subwoofers make for much better bass performance with optimal midrange in the main speakers ... | |
| Newbie amp help......why? Flyin2jz, do you know if your speakers are well positioned for your room? A lot of improvement can be had by the speaker/room interface being right; then you can start looking at equipment upgrades. | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp I'll have to live with 10:00, at least with the RM9s (1.1v sensitivity), good thing is that unlike the CAT SL1 which had large steps, the Dodd volume control is pretty granular in steps so it easy to find the right volume level. Whether not going ... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp I read in the sixmoons review, "The preamp is remote controlled and offers 2 outputs for biamping or adding a subwoofer, as well as having a passive pass-thru that operates with the unit in the off position. " Does that mean it can be used as a pa... | |
| Newbie amp help......why? The hobby is fun, but Blindjim gives fair warning. Tread carefully, but there certainly is better sound quality ahead of you, but you can waste a lot of money without a good dealer, experienced friends, or a judicious assessment of recommendations... | |
| How much does your system retail for? Too much. | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp The gain switch would be a fantastic feature to add to the Dodd. I can run passive with no gain issues, it would very nice to have 0, +6db, +16db (or someting like that) toggle switch, but alas. I do agree that it would be a pretty important featu... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp Es347, what I think you might find interesting is what tubes can do for you that you might like. The Dodd is not tubey in the classic sense, it is very neutral and balance in the bass and treble, but it does have bloom and very realistic portrayl ... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp I think soundstage depth is comparable, but the Dodd seems a bit wider. What is more noticeable to my is the slightly better dynamics of the active - but this is hair splitting -the BENT in the right system works very well in most audio regards. I... | |
| Mac 402 vs. 275 I did not noitce that the Dynaudios were the speakers being used; your right, I would stick to SS to drive those speakers; unless they have a very smooth impedance curve, even with 4ohms - but certainly trickier for tubes. | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp Mrjstark. The BENT is gone, and I will miss it -- the best passive I have heard after trying 4 or five of them, but I don't like equipment on the sidelines. A very recommended piece for the "right" system.I love the Dodd for sound, but the looks d... |