rrgordon
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| Passive Preamp Problem The problem you have with a passive control is the cd player (Cal Audio Sigma). It has a very high output impedence of 2K (not 2) or 2000 ohms. Because it is a tubed unit, the output impedence is very high and presents a difficult load to the pass... | |
| Integrated Amps: How Good? If you are open to considering other solidstate integrateds, you might add the Goldmund SRI2 (appears used on the 'gon) and either of the Bow Tech integrateds to your list. Because the Virgos can sound thin in the midbass with the wrong equipment,... | |
| thank you all i already feel the suppot. Dave, search for "KEF" on this website and you'll come up with several versions of KEF's fullrange speakers, notably the 104.2 or the more current Reference series (Reference 2 for example). Each of these will deliver orchestral music to your hear... | |
| I m a beginner. Please help Thanks for the comments from fellow posters. Monsterbill puts things into perspective as Dave probably prefers to keep to a budget. But my experience tells me that cables are just another "component". Yet unlike electronics, they are more readily ... | |
| Shunyata Hydra Sure, I fired off a post early on and all I can say is wow! The unit has delivered on its promise. One of the rarest of audio components in that it fits into an existing system (mine of course) without any deleterious effect--at least none that I ... | |
| I m a beginner. Please help You've certainly come to the right place with this question. And you deserve a honest answer. Like most people you probably want to make good decisions on how to allocate your money. There is plenty of disagreement on this subject, but roughly I'd... | |
| CF-X line conditioner comments The CF-X, like the Power Snake Hydra, will do a good job of reducing powerline noise, but I'm sure you can expect a magic solution at any price. Personally, I prefer the Hydra at half the price. | |
| Interconnect advice Can you describe the sound you would like to achieve with the addition of the interconnect? Are you able to describe the sonic signature of your components and how they interact. Once you can do this, selecting a cable becomes much easier. If you ... | |
| Amo Experiences with Thiel CS6s? Hi, you no doubt know these are terrific speakers. In a large enough room, they have a coherence and dynamic sound that is startlingly real. One of the best setups I've hear included the CS6 and Ayre amps. I don't know if these are made anymore, b... | |
| Speakers for ARC REF.1 pre amp, VT200 amp The designers of the Bella Voce speaker by Shun Mook used a variety of amps to voice this extremely coherent 3 way. One combo they used included the VT200 and Ref1 with Nordost SPM, which in the room I heard them in was hard to fault. The BV speak... | |
| Seeking Opinions of Shuntata Hydra TJ you said it pretty well: greater transparency, soundstaging, and dynamics. I went through a similar burnin on my 5 week old Hydra and found it still needed several weeks before it settled in. The way it allows music to unravel in that uncongeal... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Just talked to some folks building a new speaker that while production hasn't gotten much press yet--just a news blurb in Audiophile Voice (Vol 6, No 6). The speaker is known as the Ikonoklast and can be found at www.warrengregoire.com. Their lite... | |
| DO AUDIOPHILES EVER LISTEN TO MUSIC? Great thread and question. Another question is: what came first the audiophile or the music lover? Well, unless your father was already an audiophile when you were a kid, you probably were glued to the radio listening to your favorite tunes on a m... | |
| Plinius 8150i vs Bow Tech. ZZ1 and Wazoo I have not heard the Plinius integrated, but do use the ZZ-One as my reference amp. It is exceptional--with a clear, open, yet warm sound. It uses only 7 active components in the signal path! The Wazoo, while not as capable of dynamic swing as the... | |
| Brentworth Type III Speakers Holman, since you may not be able to audition the rather scarce BSLs first hand, I'll try to provide a complete assessment. First of all the BSL speakers are an exotic design in that they are actually crossoverless, high-efficiency, phase aligned,... |