rlips
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| Most resolving, transparent amps. Second the atma-sphere MA2 MkIII. And it's not just "sounds", I have actually heard individual notes that were previously obscured. Little things, like a ghosted guitar note. Also, the ability to follow the musical lines, especially in the bass. I... | |
| Speaker power rating and amplification??? Careful use of the volume control will ensure that you don't damage the speaker. At a reasonable volume, you will be operating either amplifier within it's linear range, ie, you will not clip. Accordingly, you will not damage the speakers. All oth... | |
| the continued dumbing down "That 128 is pretty darn good. A lot of Ph.D.s went in to making that 128 kbps work well and sound well."Yeah, a lot of Ph.D.s also are involved in designing nuclear weapons, doesn't mean they should be used;) | |
| What time do you wear? Oh boy, how did I miss this thread? Let's see, today I have on my Panerai 050, also have a Glashutte Original Panamatic Lunar in Stainless Steel (my Favorite), Breitling Aerospace, and a Citizen dive computer watch. Goy my wife a JLC reverso recen... | |
| Five "Golden Rules" of HiFi? 1) Make sure you are listening to music, not sounds. If you don't love music, you are wasting your time and money.2) A system is only as good as its rooom. Spend as much time as you can optimizing placement of speakers and components. Moving a spe... | |
| Review: Machina dynamica Brilliant Pebbles Tweak Reminded of that Tom Waits song "Step Right Up"....hmm, now where did I put that disc??R | |
| Atma-Sphere with which speaker cables? My MA-2 Mk3's seem to like the Jena Labs cables I am using. | |
| How far would you drive to audition a component? I flew from NJ to Detroit to hear a pair of speakers that were on sale here. Ended up not buying, but at the level of dollars involved, it was well worth it. | |
| ARC VT200 MKII vs. VTM200 Hello Hasse,I had the VTM200, I have heard but not directly compared the VT200. Sonics aside, you may want to investigate releability on the VT200, I understand their were a few problems. Some of this stems from the bais scheme.The VTMs were rock ... | |
| Best AMP for Avalon Eidolon, ARC, CAT, VAC..? I am running the Atma-sphere MA2 with the eidolon diamonds. Very, very good, just make sure you have a good clean source of power and really good ventilation!!! | |
| Trying out a tube preamp I greatly enjoyed my ARC REFII MK2, used here should be within your budget. I replaced the stock 6l6GC and 5AR4 with NOS tubes from Kevin at upscale audio and never looked back.Ron | |
| Voltage Adaptation - Help an Unknowledgeable Buyer You should check with the manufacturer, as it not not just a voltage difference, there is also a frequency difference. Europe spec is 50Hz, US runs 60 Hz. | |
| How much does your system retail for? about 75k now, but we are building a new home with a dedicated room, so, if you figure in the cost of a house....nah, better not, no one would build a home just because they wanted a great sounding room, right? right? | |
| EMM Labs DCC2 with Sony SCD-777ES Bill,Question, are you sure about analogue being processed as pcm? I thought the analog inputs (bal and rca) on the dcc2 are standard line inouts to the pre amp section. Processing the analog as pcm would imply an A/D converter, which would seem t... | |
| Is SACD dead? Yes it is, please send all your dead SACD's to me for disposal;) |