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| Bryston or Classe I owned a Bryston BP-25 mated with my 4B-ST amp and there was synergy with this match up. However I did swap out the BP-25 for a tube preamp (Rogue 66) and in doing so gave up some of the detail but realized the warmth I was looking for. As a SS p... | |
| What Power Cord for Tubed Preamp I second the Asylum cord - made a nice difference with my Rogue 66 preamp and the price is right... | |
| Can Sony's SCD C333ES play CDR's? I just tried 3 of my kid's- 2 Memorex 74 minutes ones and a Verbatim 74 minute one and all played just fine on my 333ES.It took the normal amount of time for the TOC to lock on although they didn't stay in the machine too long (music genre not to ... | |
| Canadian brand CD PLAYERs Four come to mind - Classe and Oracle out of Montreal, Sonic Frontiers/Anthem in Toronto and Space Tech Labs in Vancouver | |
| Bryston 4B-ST vrs Adcom 565 monos Adcom 5802 is a nice amp but puuullleeessse, not nearly as good as a Bryston 4B-ST. I've auditioned both and the 4B has been in my rack for a year now... | |
| What Would you Trade your System FOR? A one night private concert with the late Eva Cassidy. One of the very few artists that can raise the hair on my arms with cuts like Fields of Gold and Songbird... | |
| Is gear cheaper in Canada? It all depends on the gear. If manufactured in Canada then typically yes its cheaper up here. If made in the US then you're better off buying it at home because the current exchange rate is hovering around 50 cents on the dollar so something that ... | |
| What's the difference between I also own a pair of Solos run by a Bryston 4B-ST (250/ch @ 8ohms,400 w/ch @ 4 ohms) and for my listening levels (not measured) I think its power is "sufficient". In comparison my Maggie 1.5's (I alternate and haven't decided which ones I'll keep)... | |
| Gutwire cables If you want to consider other Canadian made cables check out www.mapleaudio.com. There's an interesting link on the site to a cable shoot-out performed by Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity where one of the Maple cables won out over some ... | |
| Which support for underneath CD player? try a $4 small inner tube from a kids bike or wheel barrow with something heavy on top (large book, slab of marble, etc). Its only $4 and probably the cheapest trial method you could do before investing in other methods... | |
| Best all Canadian system Don't forget cabling from Maple Audio Works & Gutwire. Another speaker manufacturer - Gershman Acoustics... and who could forget Sim Audio (whose prices just went up)!!! | |
| Need some wisdom comparing planars asylum at www.audioasylum.com if you haven't already - here you will find maggie/planar/stat fans who can enlighten you or maybe confuse you even more! | |
| speaker cables with a warm sound Audition Cardas if you can and call the people at the Cable Co. as they will recommend a cable(s) that you should audition. | |
| Sony SACD 333ES break in period I had to get about 125 hours in on both redbook and sacd before I felt things smoothed out somewhat. You will not find much documented by manufacturers on break-in unless its amplifiers, so unless you are dealing with a 30 day return policy give i... | |
| Toronto HI FI Show I know its going to take place in October but I can't lay my hands on the date. Contact the Inner Ear Report via www.innerear.on.ca who are big supporters of this Show and can advise more info. |