rlb61
Responses from rlb61
| B&W 804 with ??? I'm using the N804s with a BAT VK-3i. A very, VERY sweet sound ... you won't be sorry. | |
| under $300 bookshelfs: does excitement exist? For about $350 (including shipping) you can get yourself a pair of Acoustic Energy 300Cs. These speakers rock and have excellent bass response, rolling off at about 45Hz. | |
| Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 300 & B&W Nautilus 803 I think you'd be doing OK if you could find an MF A300cr amp (225 wpc). I think there's one up for sale here for about $1,600. I'm using one with my N804s and the sound is awesome. | |
| Interconnects for 3D CD I'm running Cardas Golden Reference ICs from my Nu-Vista and they sound fabulous. A full, robust and detailed sound without being overly warm. Expensive? Yes. But, based on my auditions of IC too numerous to mention, well worth the price. | |
| Musical Fidelity Nu Vista CD vs. Cary 306/200 CD I had a Cary 303/200 and tried it direct into the amp. In a word, it was AWFUL! I'm currently running the Nu-Vista into a BAT VK-3i pre-amp and the sound is awesome. Quite wonderful, really. | |
| Musical Fidelity Nu Vista CD vs. Cary 306/200 CD Personally, I think it'd be a bad move to dump the nu-vista. I went from a Cary to the nu-vista and haven't looked back. The sound, quality and construction of the MF are far above the Cary. What is it about the MF that you're not happy with? | |
| Cables for Nautilus 802s I'd recommend Cardas Neutral Reference bi-wires coupled with Cardas Golden Reference ICs. A wonderful combination with B&W, IMHO. | |
| Thinking of getting a BAT VK 5I Hi,I just purchased a VK-3i ... I had previously heard the VK-5i that a friend had up for sale. The 5i does not have any single ended connections. This means you're either gonna have to use the BAT adapters (at $90 a pair) if any of your gear is s... | |
| The Truth About Preamps There are pros and cons to both sides of the equation. Personally, I think there's an added sonic benefit to running through a quality pre-amp ... One thing nobody has mentioned is the need for a pre-amp when using more than one source (tape deck,... | |
| Jethro Tull "Aqualung" Shoot out results I've heard the DCC "Aqualung" is awesome. Apparently, Steve Hoffman remastered directly from the original master tapes and did a monster job of it. In one of his interviews, he recalled getting the masters directly from Ian Anderson and compared i... | |
| Problems with Cary 303-200 I had both a used 303/100 and a new 303/200 that both skipped. cary uses the cheap, problematic Philips CDM12 transport which is a real piece of junk. You'd think that this price point, they'd use something more reliable. Anyway, check out my thre... | |
| Do you rember your first? Yep. 'Twas 1977 and I was depressed because my first girlfriend had dumped me even though I was SO in love with her. To cheer me up, my Dad (rest his soul) bought me a Marantz receiver, Garrard turntable and a pair of Superscope speakers. I was ho... | |
| Musical Fidelity CD-Pre24 Opinion I've got an entire rig of MF gear and love the sound as well. Personally, I would go for separates rather than the CD-Pre24. If you like MF, the A308 series is great. | |
| Musical Fidelity CD-Pre24 Opinion IMHO, you should get the BEST redbook player you can afford. There are some issues with alternative formats. First, SACD/DVD-A really sound great with titles recorded in those formats. However, most of the titles currently on SACD/DVD-A were recor... | |
| ARC LS 12 v. MF A3cr Thanks, Rgcards. That's exactly the kind of substantive advice I was looking for. |