rlb61
Responses from rlb61
| B&W 803 vs. 804 I respectfully disagree with the prior posts. I auditioned the 804s and 803s side by side. The N803 bass response was marginally better but certainly not worth an extra $1,500. Face it - the 803 has two 7" woofers while the 804 has two 6.5" woofer... | |
| Speaker cable for BW Nautilus 803 I'm using the Coincident CST-1 with N804s and the sound is slammin'. I think you're getting to the point of diminshing returns as far as speaker cable is concerned. Perhaps you should look at the AZ ICs since I've read about some problems with the... | |
| BAT VK-D5 CD Player Needed New Transport Assembly You've got a problem ... the BAT uses the Phillips 12.4 transport which is one of the most troublesome, unreliable transports on the planet. I had a Cary 303/100 AND a 303/200 which both had Phillips 12.4 transport problems. I finally junked 'em. ... | |
| BAT VK-D5 CD Player sometimes does not play a CD I believe the BAT (like the Cary and many others) uses a Phillips 12.4 transport - I've heard of and experienced MANY problems with this transport from disc error readings to skips, to sound droputs. You'd think for approx. $6k retail, BAT could s... | |
| Now I know what they mean by a bright cable. I had the same problem. Was using the Air Matrix when I changed CD players (went from Cary 303/200 to MF Nu-Vista 3DCD). The Air Matrix were well-burned in and were still somewhat bright when I used them with the Cary. But, my ears were aching aft... | |
| Mapleshade CD Favorites Al Lee - "Ain't Playin' The Game." Really an amazing disc from an unheralded artist. | |
| MF Nu-Vista 3DCD Just thought you'd like to know that Ben from Kevro (the distributor for MF) spoke with a couple of dealers AND Antony Michaelson (MF's Managing Director) about my questions ... talk about GREAT customer service. Anyway, the dealers and Mr. Michae... | |
| MF Nu-Vista 3DCD Thanks for your response. One more question: Is there supposed to be a small cutout on the bottom plate just under the transport? As to the sound, it is quite awesome - I didn't find it bright at all. In any event, I'm sure it's gonna get even bet... | |
| Difference between 24/96 and 24/192 I think it really depends on your ears AND the transport. I've found that 96k upsampling sounds far better to my ears since it's not OVERLY detailed - it also (for some strange reason) sounds better with a Sony transport than a Phillips. The 192k ... | |
| What group do you wish would be remastered? "Laid Back" has been remastered as part of the "Capricorn Remaster" series. | |
| B&W 804 Nautilus help I really like the sound of Musical Fidelity gear with the N804s. I'm currently running a MF A3cr preamp and A300cr power amp (225 wpc). I'm expecting a Nu-Vista 3D CD player tomorrow. The N804s really do love power and bi-wiring definitely makes a... | |
| Experience with Coincident Speaker Wire? My entire set up is solid state and the CST-1 speaker cable sounds slammin'. I think a lot of people use Coincident SPEAKERS with tube gear because they are highly sensitive and can handle low power amps such as SETs. As for the CABLE, it sounds g... | |
| Experience with Coincident Speaker Wire? I'm using CST-1 speaker cable bi-wire with my set up (Cary CD 303/200, MF A3cr pre, MF A300cr power amp, Nakamichi DR-8 tape deck, B&W N804s) and I can tell you that they're awesome. Bass response goes down about an octave more and the sound i... | |
| Cary 306/200 or Electrocopaniet EMC-1?? I'd take the Cary over the EC. Although I own a Cary 303/200, I've heard the 306 in a head to head with the EC. Both are fine players. However, IMHO the EC sounded VERY clinical to me, not at all warm. That may be because the upsampling CAN'T be d... | |
| which amp would you choose I'd choose the Bel Canto. I've heard both and find the Belles to be on the dark side and I found the bass to be quite muddy. There's no life to it IMHO. On the other hand, the Bel Canto has a lot of zip and excitement to it. One other thing to kee... |