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| Plinius SA250 Mk.4 vs. Pass Labs X350 I have owned Plinius (SA-100 Mk III) and currently own Pass (Aleph 4). I have heard the X-350, but not the SA-250 Mk IV. I would say that Pass unquestionably makes the better amp on the basis of detail, soundstage, neutrality, high frequency and l... | |
| Stereophile's refusal to review more low Dekay: I too, have worked for many large companies. I am a data processing consultant and have seen the inside of many NYC Fortune 500 financial firms and I must agree with you: Integrity is low and fading rapidly. My point is that if you tolerate... | |
| Which IC is more important? Both the interconnect between source and pre and the one between pre and power are equally important. But each serves a different purpose and the selection of each should reflect its different purpose. The one between pre and power should be as ne... | |
| Stereophile's refusal to review more low I think that those who think it is too much to expect integrity from Stereophile and others who would make delivery of advertising revenue a pre-condition for a review in the magazine help to lower standards for all institutions. If we think that ... | |
| Comparing: Merlin VSM Millenium and Ver I heard the VSM Millennium at the New York Stereophile show and the Parsifals I heard about a year before. I don't have any experience with the Parsifal Encore, but I found the Parsifal to be a warm-sounding speaker whereas the Millennium is not. ... | |
| Duke Ellington CD Recommendations Here are my favorites with my most favorite first and least favorite last. All are reissued recently. 1.Three Suites (Here he rearranges Tchiakovsky's Nutcracker You will hear just pure genius particularly if you are familiar with the original wor... | |
| EMC-1 / BOW ZZ-Eight / Sony SCD-1 I am quite sure the Bow ZZ-Eight would beat either of the two CD players you mention. I have borrowed one for the last week and it is an outstanding performer. It is no wonder that it has the reputation as one of the finest single box players avai... | |
| Stereophile's refusal to review more low Let me be clear in saying that I have no personal knowledge that certain large manufacturers and importers who spend lots of money on ads at Stereophile and their other audio publications have greater access in getting their products reviewed in t... | |
| Stereophile's refusal to review more low My point is I think that they review whatever the big manufacturers that support them with much of their advertising revenue want them to. Proceed, for example, is part of Madrigal, which includes Levinson,Revel and even JBL. Companies with that m... | |
| Stereophile's refusal to review more low It is fairly evident that Stereophile has little interest in supporting the audio industry as a whole and favors the large audio "conglomerates" who advertise heavily with them like Krell, Madrigal etc. These "conglomerates" tend to rely on the ma... | |
| which is better LammL1 vs. Cat utimate As indicated in the above post, personal taste and synergy of either preamp vs. your system will overwhelm any assessment of absolute quality of these products. I did take my CAT to the house of an owner of Lamm L1 and their amps (don't remember w... | |
| CAT/Hovland internal phono vs external? Hovland pre is impressive in some ways. It does have some of the most outstanding high frequency extension and detail anywhere. Mids are smooth and liquid. Dynamics are average. Soundstage is above average. Where it falls down is deep bass extensi... | |
| 6922 tube rolling recommendations I have tried Telefunken CCa's, Telefunken 6DJ8's (ECC88), Amperex 6DJ8's, Mullard 6DJ8's, Telefunken 6922's (E88CC), Telefunken 7308's (E188CC) as well as Telefunken and Tungsram versions of 12AX7 in my CAT Ultimate. I don't think that anyone can ... | |
| Radio Purchase question I second the Grundig recommendation. I have a Grundig Satelit 500, at least 10 years old and it works as well as it ever did. It has great FM reception, excellent sound for a table radio and you can disconnect it and use it as a table radio at the... | |
| Cables that cost more than the speakers? Mikelavigne:Wow. Even with the credit you got due to the cable you traded in, that is an awful lot of money. I don't know how much of a discount you got on top of the generous trade-in allowance, but isn't it interesting that the dealer could affo... |