rbautista

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Review: Pass Labs X350.5 Amplifier
I personally have heard the evolution of Teajay's system since he is a very good audiophile friend and my "brother-in-law". His review is very accurate and I agree to everything he says about 350.5. Teajay doesn't make a move in his system unless ... 
ARC LS25 or Pass Labs X1??
I would recommend the Placette Active. If that's not within your budget, the Placette Passive is wonderful also. They both have remotes and very accurate volume controlling which fits your criteria. The owner, Guy, can even adjust the gain for you... 
Current and Former Transparent Audio owners
A fellow audiophile who is a very good friend upgraded all his transparent to accoustic zen. It was night and day between the two. I believe you will find the "slam" you are looking for. I have the super model for speaker cables, given to me by my... 
System Components are Warm but Synergy is Bright?
I'm experiencing the same problem. I used to have an Audiolab pre and amp using a Classe .3 cdp. This had a very warm a smooth sound.I first switched out the amp with a Belles 150A Hot Rod. Everything still sounded warm and smooth, but more detail... 
Passive/Active preamps: pros and cons....
If you are going the passive route, I highly recommend the Placette RVC for you. If you need more inputs, then get the 3 input version (PLC). I went from an Audiolab 8000C which is an active pre to the Placette PLC and the Placette was by far bett... 
Heart 6000 Owners
I've had the same issue also with some of my older Harry Connick cd's and some of my CD-R's. It just won't read them. When it does read them, it constantly skips and becomes irritating. I've put the same cd's in my clock radio, Aiwa boombox, Sony ...