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| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? Audiofreak, those Pro 2000's do not sound like XTR60's or my BP2004's for that matter.So far as I know they were designed to be a low end model from Def tech. But if you haven't powered them properly I don't see why you are even commenting. To eva... | |
| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? Snakebitten, Notice something here? The people making the comments aren't mentioning the associated gear or even the exact speakers. It's less than likely that these folks tried the Def Techs with better amps and a Denon receiver is AT BEST a medi... | |
| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? Snakebitten,Don't put much into what you read here. Few of the folks on these boards have heard Def Techs with correct gear. As I said, when powered by higher end stuff, especially tubes, it's a whole new ball game.Naturally most folks power them ... | |
| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? The Emotiva stuff is pretty good, but audiophiles have usually considered it better suited for home theater usage. With that said I have on many occasion used the Emotiva amps and UMC-1 for 2 channel music and I think it does a very nice job, cert... | |
| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? The UMC-1 is a great processor, but it was plagued by firmware issues for quite a while. I bought mine after that all died down and it replaced a Onkyo processor that cost 3 times more.The UMC-1 matched the Onkyo for HT duties and sounded better i... | |
| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? Snakebitten,The Marantz won't be all that different from the Denon. Though they both have their fans they generally occupy the same slot so far as quality goes. If you want to gain some advantages consider adding a power amp to your current receiv... | |
| What is your take on Def Tech XTR60's? I've heard them and I own the older floor standing BP7004's with the built in powered subs. There is a lot of ignorance about speakers of this type and here's why:1) Most people only hear them at a "Best Buy" type store with a receiver in a poor s... | |
| Bob Carver LLC Black Beauty Review Bob Carver made flash-in-the-pan designs?A lot of designers would like to have his resume. I've owned several Carver products, including the huge amazing loudspeakers. Those speakers could do things few others could, when set up correctly. He also... | |
| Harbeth Compact 7 or Merlin TSM I absolutely do not agree that the Merlin speakers are analytical, though I did hear them sound very much so when connected to SS amps, such as Odyssey and more recently with a pricey ARC integrated. My Merlins are powered by a Manley Stingray II.... | |
| Top big-name monitors current versions . Though a smallish monitor be sure to listen to a pair of Merlin TSM-MXr speakers. I've heard the Diablo's and felt the Merlins were better.I'm a fan of Totem stuff and the B&W's are detailed to the hilt, but in the end it come down to personal... | |
| Digital Abbey Road fails for me I checked out my father's CD of Abbey Road. He no longer had the jewel case, but I think it's from the mid 90's. I compared it to the new version on his system, which is Canton Ergo speakers with a Yamaha integrated (old stuff) and it was quite ea... | |
| MJ Acoustics Subwoffers-Any opinions? I own the MJ Acoustics 150 MK2 sub, which I use along with Merlin TSM MXr's.The story I was told was that the people running MJ were originally with REL, so the subs are sonically quite close. According to my friend, who owns REL, my MJ Sub is fas... | |
| Any word from anyone on AudiogoN about the new Rega Apollo R CDP? I'm wrestling with buying the Rega R to add to the Rega DAC or just abandoning the CDP altogether.Tough decision. I must admit that the Rega with Mac is amazing sounding. I'd be sad to buy the Apollo R and find the Mac superior, but that's what a ... | |
| best cd player to get?? Have you considered a good DAC/Player combo? You could pick up a Rega or Centrance DAC and add a new or used player as transport. This would beat out many stand-alone players and give you greater flexibility down the road.If you still prefer a sta... | |
| The Emperor DAC has no Clothes Douglas, thanks for your comments. I've made my points based on the units we heard. I will continue to audition DACs in the coming months and perhaps my perception will change!Cheers,Rob |