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| Passlabs Aleph 1.2 with CJ Tube 17LS/16LS Preamp John_l,Restating what I said previously, I agree that if you are looking for bass slam there are many better choices other than the Pass Aleph amps. A good example would be a Plinius amp. They have such an iron-fisted quality that is almost shocki... | |
| Passlabs Aleph 1.2 with CJ Tube 17LS/16LS Preamp Aleph amps (I have an Aleph 4) have all the bass extension you could want. The bass is very deep and would easily surpass the extension provided by the McCormack DNA-1. What the Alephs do not have is the powerful,extremely dynamic, explosive mid-b... | |
| good jazz piano I am glad to see Marian Mc Partland and Dick Hyman given their "props" in this thread. Try:Marian Mc Partland's "Reprise"- excellent sound, beautiful playing. Also "Live at Yoshi's"Also you can try a number of her Piano Jazz CD's, which are record... | |
| Buying Hi-End CD Player or Transport.. I have not heard either the Audio Aero Capitole or the Audiomeca Mephisto, but I did own the Audiomeca Enkianthus 24/192 Upsampling dac for a short while. Using that as the source of my comments, since the Mephisto contains the same digital-to-ana... | |
| Which pre-amp has been most thrilling match with a SS amp? Generally, I like the CAT, but unfortunately none of your choices will work well with all solid state amps or all tube preamps, synergy being preamps and amps being much more complicated than that! Ideally, it would be best to try each of your pre... | |
| Elco Ultimate Digital Cable? I have no experience with the Elco, but have tried the AZ MC2=Zen and the Kimber Illuminations D-60. The Kimber was VERY forward in the midrange and therefore unnatural. It also showed some muddiness, tubbiness and overemphasis in the bass. It did... | |
| any one comparing DCS with upsampling to SACD? Dweller:http://www.audioaero.comAudio Aero Capitole: $6000 They also will have a new player, the Prestige, out by the end of the year. This player will handle multi-channel SACD, CD, DVD-V and will have a built-in Dolby digital and DTS decoders. | |
| dcs sound Can anyone compare the Audiomeca Mephisto II and/or the Enkianthus DAC to the Audio Aero Capitole? Is the Capitole more dynamic sounding than the Audiomeca gear?Thanks, | |
| EMC-1 vs. Levinson 360s/Sony SCD-1 Check out the Bow ZZ-Eight. This is the best one box CDP that I have heard and unlike all the upsampling units, it doesn't unnaturally smooth the signal. It gives you all the immediacy, bite, dynamics and low end weight which is usually missing fr... | |
| best cd player for 2500- 3500 I would concur with the Bow ZZ-Eight. I borrowed one from a friend for a week and it was hard to give it back. I have heard the Levinson, but neither the Cary nor the Goldmund. The Levinson was good as I remember. Very detailed, rather than musica... | |
| Pre-amp dilemma.... again I have heard most of your suggestions and the recommendations of the respondents to your thread. In my opinion, the CAT Ultimate would beat all comers. I have to admit that I haven't heard the Kora, nor that particular model of Rowland, although I... | |
| Misconceptions of Speakers Don't tease us! Tell me what the brand names of the $3500 speaker and the $700 speaker. I promise to tell noone! Seriously, you won't get sued. You are expressing only your opinion. And I promise to not get offended, if the $3500 is the brand that... | |
| Stereophile "coverage" What do we expect for a magazine which costs us $1.50 per issue? Every other month it is Krell or Levinson plastered all over the cover in a way which dares to surpass the most garish ads you can find inside the magazine. This entire magazine, inc... | |
| Snell C/V Speaker Question I owned the Snell C/V's until fairly recently. I was generally very pleased for the two years that I owned these speakers. I now have a pair of Vandersteen 3A Signature's. A friend of mine has Vandersteen 3's and otherwise, has nearly exactly the ... | |
| Plinius SA250 Mk.4 vs. Pass Labs X350 You should check it out, but I believe the only difference between the MkIII and the Mk IV is the upgrade to Siltech silver wire. |