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| Benchmark DAC-1 on a Sony DVP S9000ES?? i did not like the sound of redbook cd playback on any sony player i auditioned a few years ago (9000es, scd1, and 777es). i thought they were built like a tank and the sacd playback was excellent. i have been using different external dac units wi... | |
| New DAC or New Player?? i was in the same boat as you a couple of months ago. i have a good working sony 9000es and use it mainly for cd and sacd playback. i did not like the sound that it was providing from cd playback. sacd playback is very good though. i looked into g... | |
| DK Design Group X-Dream - wow unbelievable! and i thought there was an age limit before you can create a response to a thread. reading a couple of the responses above, i guess the manufacturers didn't get the email that stated they were foolish to create speaker systems so exp... | |
| DK Design Group X-Dream - wow Ellery911, it looks like you have a porsche 911. if you do, you paid dearly for the engineering that went into it. why is a porsche so much more than a kia? subaru? you for 1 should know that there are differences in technology. i too have owned p... | |
| Is Odyssey Power amp Stratos better than Krell? i also sold my odyssey monoblocks recently along with a classe preamp and went with the dk design vs1 integrated. imo, the odyssey sounded more musical (less harsh) than any of the krell amps/integrated amps that i have auditioned, including their... | |
| Int. Amp Recommendation depending on your tastes, the classe, musical fidelity, mcintosh ma6500, and the dk design vs1 would be more on the warm side. krell more in your face. i sold my separates (classe) and went with the dk design integrated. | |
| $2K-$4K Integrated w/ HT Bypass? i am using the dk design vs1 for my audio system and having my ht setup font channels come thru the vs1. the vs1 does not have a ht bypass and i did not want one. if somebody has the input on the ht bypass and is turning up the volume because they... | |
| Good Integrated for Totem Forests? Pathos?BAT? the totem forest speakers are one of their easier speakers to drive compared to their other models. I would audition the mcintosh ma6900, ma6500 (might be on the lower power side), classe, and the dk design vs1. i used to own the mcintosh integrat... | |
| Cal Sigma II and Parasound 1100HD DAC i have 8 different 12ax7 tubes and they sound pretty good. i switched to a very good (expensive) 5751 tube and there was a huge difference. the cal audio sigma is a nice sounding dac, especially for the money. | |
| If Audio bug never hit you, what hobby might have? i would be throwing money at racing sports cars on the weekends. with the audio bug, i just leave my sports cars stock and don't race on the weekends. | |
| How does Totem do it ??? how do the winds sound compared to the mani 2's? i currently use the mani's but i am curious about the wind speakers. | |
| Is Odyssey Power amp Stratos better than Krell? i have found the odyssey amps sound more musical (less harsh) than the krell's. imo, if you compare amps in the same price category as the krell's (mcintosh, classe, pass, etc...), the krell amps don't sound as musical as these do either. | |
| Totem Hawks vs. Forest i am also a totem speaker fan. all of the speakers mentioned are very good in their respectable areas. I have listened to the forest and hawks with my equipment and have owned the model 1's for my audio room, arros (for my den), and have upgraded ... | |
| Totem Home theatre i would have to agree that the arros are for smaller rooms. they are a fantastic speaker. i used to own a pair for my den. the arros can be placed along the back wall or in a corner and they sound very nice in this setup and this will give you mor... | |
| Need help in picking a good preamp/processor classe ssp-75 would be a good pick. if you don't need component inputs, there ssp-25 and ssp-30 units are also very nice. mcintosh mx-13x series are also very nice. Mcintosh also carries the mht series integrated 2 channel/ht amps. if you need mor... |