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| Curious. Kimber Palladian Power Cord. It feels like a cylinder of concrete, but whatever it is, there is no question it makes a substantial difference. | |
| Transparent Ultra or Super? There's no question Ultra XL has richer, fuller and nore extended harmonics than the Super XL. Bloated midrange is certainly not a characteristic of Transparent cables.Changing both interconnects and speaker cables will transform your system. | |
| anyone tried Jolida amps with Maggies? The 502-B is definately underpowered, but the 1501RC is a perfect match for the MMG's. It will drive them beyond 90 db without distortion in a carpeted room 16x22x10. Do a search on Audio Asylum. | |
| MMG's with a Tube amp? I've used the MMG's with a great many tube amps, and would recommend an absolute minimun of 75 watts, with 100 and more being preferrable. Sure, they cab be enjoyed with less power, but it takes 100+ to develop their full potential. | |
| Is my 1988 Nakamichi OMS-1 worth repairing? I wouldn't repair it.I repaired a OMS-7A (new laser) and regretted it, as the repair cost exceeded its value and something else could easily fail in a player of that age.You should be able to find a far better sounding used player for little more ... | |
| Tube glows cherry red...then it doesn't ? I've had a few behave this way and go the next time I heavily exercised them. I'd recommend replacing it now. | |
| Older Nakamichi Gear ?? Stasis ?? I've owned alot of Nakamichi gear through the years and neither I nor anyone else who I've seen characterize their systems have mentioned that they are warm sounding. | |
| Best high current SS Mono amps I've been running VTL-450's on CLSIIz's for over three years now without any tube noise - nothing but dead black silence. There is great synergy between VTL and ML - best sound at one of the hifi shows a few years ago. Also great low level detail ... | |
| BMI Whale Elite Power Cord for a Tube Preamp? I used one on my VTL 5.5 for a while, but the Kimber Palladian provides substantially greater openness and harmonic richness. | |
| Sony SCD-777ES Power Cables I've tried many powercords on my 777 (Synergistic Research, Harmonic Technology, Transparent Audio, Kimber Palladian) and found that the Shunyata cords (Python and King Cobra v2) make the most significant difference to my ears, although suprisingl... | |
| Testing-ever get fed up? Yes, I tire of it quickly. I usually will ABA a new component for a day or two, then listen to it continuously for a week or two, possibly interchanging it with the old component once or twice during tht period when listening for something inparti... | |
| What's your favorite speaker finish? Martin Logan's deep, rich, honey-toned solid walnut frames on their CLS. | |
| Any George Winston fans to make suggestions? Plains and Summer.Plains is the clear winner for sound quality. The HDCD encoding brings out the rich harmonics of the piano. | |
| What happened to list prices? Retain the retail price. The advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. | |
| Simple Minds on SACD? There was a recent thread on this disc in Audio Asylum;http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/57127.html |