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| Experience with ATC 20A-2 Active speakers? I'm using the ATC active 20-2's (purchased from can hi-fi 2 months ago) in a 13 1/2' wide x 30' long x 8'high w / 3 openings @ the side to other rooms. I'm using a Dodson dac connected to a Bent Audio pre (silver transformers). All balanced connec... | |
| Poor man's reference DAC HI, LOOK @ THE DODSON 217 MKII D. IT IS EXTREMELY GOOD. CAN BEE UPGRADED W/218 SOFTWARE & TRANSFORMERS CAN BE ADDED TO EACH INPUT. | |
| First Sound compared to Supratek, VAC, or Audio No I WAS VERY HAPPY W/MY FIRST SOUND MK II & WAS PLANNING ON UPGRADING IT TO PARAMOUNT) UNTIL I PURCHASEDD BENT AUDIO PREAMP W/SILVER TRANSFORMERS. THE BENT AUDIO REVEALED A LAYER OF GRAIN RIDING ON THE SIGNAL THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. AFTER ADJUSTI... | |
| Dodson DAC HI, I HAVE A DODSON 217 MK II W/218 UPGRADES. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED THE PERFORMANCE. BEFORE PURCHASING, I WAS CONSIDERING A ONE BOX UNIT, I WAS USING THE MUSICAL FIDELITY A3-24 DAC W/A THETA JADE TRANSPORT CONNECTED W/THETA DIGITAL IC, ENSEMBLE... | |
| Apogee Diva with DAX better or not ?? I used the display dax w/duetta signatures. before that i used two stereo amps (one to each speaker-one channel to each binding post) in a passive biamp configuration The improvement to the bass was amazing. control & detail were improved to a... | |
| PS Audio P500 and the ExactPower EP15A EXACT POWER ALLOWS YOU TO HOOK UP AMPS FOR POWER CONDITIONING, WHILE TO PS AUDIO ALLOWS YOU ONLY TO CONDTION SOURCE COMPONENTS. THE PS AUDIO RUNS HOT WHILE THE EP15A DOES NOT. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATION, I NARROWD CHOICES TO THE HYDRA 8, AUDIO MAGI... | |
| What are your favorite monitors? SHAMROCK EIRES. THESE MONITORS OFFER REAL BASS TO MID 30'S.THEY ARE REVEALING WITHOUT BEING ANALYTICAL. LEADING & TRAILING EDGE OF TRANSIENTS ARE BELEIVABLE. IMAGE WELL. THEY OFFER A BALANCED PRESENTATION WHERE ALL ASPECTS OF THE ACOUSTIC ARE ... | |
| best of two worlds...any preamp suggestions? CHECK THE BENT AUDIO WEBSITE & LOOK AT THEIR TRANSFORMER BASED (SILVER) PASSIVE "PREAMP". | |
| tube upgrade for first sound AMPEREX PQ A-FRAMES, HOLLAND MADE MULLARDS & TUNGSRAM WERE THE BEST I'VE USED. THE SIEMENS WERE TOO MUCH LIKE SOLID STATE. THE AMPEREX & MULLARDS LET SECTIONS OF THE ORCHESTRA LIFT OUT OF THE ACOUSTIC ON CRESCENDOES JUST AS IN LIVE PERFORM... | |
| Best Amp for 2000$ or lower. New or Used BEDINI CLASSIC 100'S. GO TO THEIR WEBSITE. | |
| which monitor isn't lacking in the bass dept.? CHECK THE SOUNDSTAGE REVIEWS OF THE SHAMROCK EIRE OR GO DIRECTLY TO THE SHAMROCK AUDIO WEBSITE & CHECK THEM OUT. BASS TO 35HZ BRFORE IT STARTS TO ROLL OFF & IS NOT BOOMY/BLOATED BEFORE IT GETS THERE | |
| Best-front ported monitor speakers? CHECK OUT THE SHAMROCK EIRES ON THE SHAMROCK AUDIO SITE. WELL BALANCED PRESENTATION W/BASS DOWN TO 35HZ W/O BLOAT. SIMILAR IN PRESENTATION TO THE VANDY 5'S.CORDIALLY,DAVE | |
| First Sound Presence Deluxe - Mk. 2 Owners I'M USING MAC WIRE DELTA 1 POWER CORD ON MY FIRST SOUND MARK 11 PREAMP. I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT THIS CORD YIELDS BETTER DYNAMICS & DETAIL BECAUSE OF THE LOWER NOISE FLOOR COMPARED THE THE SHUNYATA WHICH I THOUGHT SOUNDED "EUPHONICALLY SOFTER"... | |
| JMLab Micro Utopia Be vs Dynaudio Special 25 WHAT ARE CARAVELLES? THAT IS A NEW NAME TO MERAMSES | |
| ARC LS-5MKIII or ARC LS-25MKII ARC LS5 HAS MORE EUPHONIC BLOOM COMPARED TO LS25 |