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| Mola-Mola Kaluga Ncore-based Monos: An impression Am demoing a pair of Kaluga right now. The transparency and detail is the first thing that hits you. Very neutral, with controlled articulate bass, slam and power on tap to drive my Gauder Akoustik speakers in a large room. Not fatiguing after fou... | |
| Audio Research Ref CD8 vs Esoteric X03SE I'm running a Esoteric X03SE with ARC VT100 MkIII, ARC LS16 MkII, AP Virgo III and JL Audio F112. So you can see, I'm a big fan of ARC, but what I say is that if you like to listen to MUSIC and you want a HUGE soundstage, then it's a no brainer...... | |
| JL Audio 113 sub without external crossover I'm running a single f112 without crossover. It works fine and to my ears integrates seamlessly with my AP Virgo IIIs. The response of the Virgos is very tight down to 40Hz and rolls off rapidly after that. I've got the low pass filter set at 40Hz... | |
| Doe's anyone have a Esoteric XO-3 cd player? I've had an X-03se for about 6 months and can't speak highly enough about it. It replaced the much vaunted Meridian 508.24, which it smokes in every respect. Its redbook CD playback is outstanding, but the interesting thing is that the SACD playba... | |
| the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ? I've checked out the Cary 306 SACD Pro and Esoteric X-03se. Both are exceptional in terms of staging, detail and warmth. I ended up getting the Esoteric and love it. Rest of my system is ARC VT100Mk3, LS16Mk2 and AP Virgo3. Interestingly, I've hea... | |
| A lot of Meridian G08 CD players for sale The G08 has been superceded by the G08.2. The main difference is that the new version is top loading (I think). I was thinking of getting a G08 (front loading)to replace my 528.24. But when I compared them, I didn't think the G08 was better overal... | |
| Meridian 508.24...sound compared to newer players I have a 508.24 which sounds very nice with my ARC/Audio Physic system. I recently compared it to the newly released Cary CD 306 Pro and to a Meridian G08. The Cary was clearly superior, mainly more detail, but at a significant price difference. N... | |
| Lack of depth problem My speakers are out about 4 ft from the rear wall. I have my speakers on spike pads that allows me to slide them out into position when I'm listening to them and slide them back out of the way when I'm not. Very handy, as otherwise they would be s... | |
| Lack of depth problem I think you will find that you would see a better result by aligning the speakers along the length rather than the width of the room if you can do that, because 2.5 ft from the side walls sounds awfully close to me. In my experience soundstage is ... | |
| Audio Research 230/240 volts VT 100 MkIII and LS16 MkII, both running beautifully 2 months after conversion. The tech did say there were 2 transformers in the LS16, but they were both universal. If you think about it, it's crazy economics for a manufacturer to go to the expen... | |
| Audio Research 230/240 volts I've recently imported two pieces of ARC equipment from the US (an amp and a preamp) and have had them converted from 120 volts to 230 volts (according to the specs on the transformer)and am running them at 240 volts without any issues. BTW, both ... | |
| Meridian G08 a step up from 508.24 ? I've now had an opportunity to compare my 508.24 with a G08 at a local Meridian retailer. I was expecting the worst, but to my surprise the 508.24 pretty much held its own. The G08 was smoother, had slightly more detail, maybe a touch more depth a... | |
| Meridian G08 a step up from 508.24 ? I have a similar predicament. I'm currently running a 508.24 with VT100 MkIII and LS16 MkII and wondering about the G08. I've heard the G08 in another system (solid state), and liked it very much. Based on that audition, I suspect that the G08 wou... | |
| Meridian 568 v ARC Tube preamp for digital scource Jim - Thanks for your input. I suspected that I might need to go that way to get the optimal sound and I can only think that if the 861 wasn't up to it, the difference with the 568 would be even more pronounced. BTW I checked out your system. Look... |