rayhall
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| New Pre-amp for my system CAT's may be ordered with or without a phono stage. The majority of used ones which I have encountered do have aphono stage. The CAT's integrated phono stage, as well as the entire unit, is considered world class. It would beat even most other sep... | |
| Set up for Vandy 2CE sigs I haven't had much experience with 2CE Signatures, but am a 3A Signature owner. I had a great deal of trouble setting up the 3A Signature. I didn't find the documentation all that helpful and, like you, I had a limited space in which I could place... | |
| Best Line Stage Preamp? If you are interested in a very transparent, active linestage, you might consider the First Sound Presence Deluxe Mk II Linestage. Despite having a high degree of transparence, it has excellent dynamics. I have this linestage as well as a CAT Ulti... | |
| Any Gershman speaker owners I bought a pair of RX-20 Avant Garde's within the last month. I bought them used for use in a second, bedroom system. I can't speak so much about company reputation, but I have opinions on the sound. If you want all the details, send me an email a... | |
| Good Amp/Preamp for "bright " Thiel 3.6 speakers ? I would suggest Pass Aleph series. These amps are extremely detailed, yet extremely smooth and never bright. They are class A biased and, dare I say, would beat anything that you were contemplating. I would particularly be concerned with the Krell... | |
| Sonus Faber Amati Homage versus Vandersteen 5A Confessions:1. I haven't heard the Vandersteen 5A, just the 5.2. I am a Vandersteen 3A Signature owner.3, Although generally a fan of Vandersteen, I feel myself to have enough objectivity to let my ears make the decision, not my prejudices.I heard... | |
| Sonus Faber Amati Homage versus Vandersteen 5A Specs may give you a hint, but will never fully tell you what a speaker will sound like. Those who simply want to reject all speakers which are not phase coherent or which have certain shaped impedance curves or which are this much efficient or in... | |
| Which Solid-State Preamp under $7,000.00 New? Drubin, Did you sell your First Sound Mk II? | |
| Pass Aleph 1.2 monos- do they have any 'soul'? It is better to describe these as non-solid-state-like rather than tube-like. They have no midrange bloom and they are not rolled off at the frequency extremes like tube amps. On the other hand they have no steeliness, no coldness, like many solid... | |
| Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove Thanks FMPND,Please let us know about your tube-rolling experiments and results. | |
| Aesthetix Calypso ? Callisto, not Calypso. I believe, like Io, the other Aesthetix preamp product, they are both moons of Jupiter. I heard the Callisto, not the Callisto Signature, against the Hovland HP-100 pre. Although I don't think the Hovland is by any means a p... | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? Here is a list developed by the professionals, the Audio Engineering Society. True, it only would contain names of people who were alive when the list was developed and it does contain names of people who weren't on the "Hardware" and "Consumer" s... | |
| Vote best of these 7 CDP's I would look at 1,4,6. I am not personally familiar with 5 and 7. I loved 4, but 1 may be a more complete, all-around player. | |
| Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove Thanks, Cardiackid.Fmpnd,Concerning tables/arm/cartridge, I don't know. I would be starting an analog system from scratch. My current system is First Sound Presence Deluxe Mk II 4.0 linestage, Pass Aleph 4 amp and Vandersteen 3A Signature. I also ... | |
| Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove Err.. Would be appreciated, not recommended. It is getting late and I'm getting tired. |