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| Parasound Halo JC-1 for Thiel CS 5i Hi dsper,The CS5i's are the first speakers I fell in love with as a young audiophile more than 20 years ago, so I hope you continue to enjoy them. As you know, they are a punishing load for an amplifier, so you need an amp that can deliver a lot ... | |
| SME turntables Responding to doc_c55, I too note some issues with the SME arms, but would not characterize them as "lifeless" per se - colored, but not lifeless. I heartily agree with the frustration of adjusting azimuth - you basically need to create shims to ... | |
| Power factor correction implementation? Rodmann99999,I too am unsure as to what "industrial use" necessarily connotes, but as you appear to note, variable capacitance is the most common mechanism of achieving power factor correction. The article you cite notes what common lower powered... | |
| Krell KSA 100s: Your Thoughts Hi ps,First, great preamp - I am a big fan of the MFA Lumi and Magus preamps. As to your question, I had entry level Magnepans back when I was in law school (almost 20 years ago, now), and experimented with a number of solid state amps at the tim... | |
| Speaker cable for amp.Coda and Vivid Audio Mikefi,Nice speakers. The Purist Dominus Luminist (or even older Dominus models) would be fabulous cables for your system. The Stealth Dream would also work very well. In fact, those would be two of my top choices with what you are running.Best... | |
| Need Inexpensive Digital Cable RSA - instead of the D60, you may want to consider the Stereovox XV2. It is a newer product made by the same designer as the D60 (Chris Sommovigo), but supposedly with better performance at a lower price point. I use one in my second system and a... | |
| Equipment Repair Scott Frankland in San Jose. He is the "F" from MFA, and the main man behind Wavestream Kinetics. He is a great guy, and does an exceptional job. I have used him for everything from repairing CAT monoblocks to rewiring an SPJ tonearm. | |
| What Are You Listening To Right Now?What is the Source? Getting into the holiday spirit with the family - currently spinning Robert Shaw Chorale "Many Moods of Christmas" on the CEC TL-0 / Stahl Tek Vekian Opus. Sipping Verve Coffee Roasters Vancouver blend made using Hario VDG pourover method. Ster... | |
| Best near wall high end speaker Gradient makes speaker designed to be placed against the back wall. The Revolution may be a little to large given your stated dimensions, but the Evidence and 6.0 fall within the specs you have provided. That said, I would probably bet that the Wi... | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? Over the years, the following products have been the ones that left the strongest lasting impressions on first listen:Verdier La PlatineGenesis 300 speakers (at their current used prices, one of the best bargains in audio)Counterpoint SA-9 / Magnu... | |
| Tube integrated with real bass. Does it exist? Dorkwad,The KWI-200 is a neat product, but entirely solid state, so it does not match the OPs criteria. | |
| Audioqest Wild Wood or Tara Lab Omega Gold? Hi Lafolia,Is there any reason you are comparing Tara Omega Gold with AQ Wildwood? The AQ WEL Signature would seem to be a more natural comparison. | |
| Tube integrated with real bass. Does it exist? Depends on how much flexibility you need for the "integrated" part. I had a pair of Air Tight ATM-2 monos, which included two inputs and a volume control - so just enough if you use one digital and one analog source. They certainly had real bass a... | |
| Power factor correction implementation? Hi Ptss,First, I certainly did not mean to imply that active power factor correction could not have an audible effect, just that there is not a whole lot of consensus on this point in the audio context - and I certainly tried to note that it can m... | |
| SME turntables Hi Bdp24,The prior turntable you are referring to is either the SPJ La Luce or Centoventi. I believe Brooks had more input on the SPJ tonearm design, but not sure about the table - I believe that was mostly the work of Judy Spotheim and team. Grea... |