sawyer81a6

Responses from sawyer81a6

Upgrade to balanced XLR interconnects?
not really stole them.... Transparent regularly sells cables on accommodation to dealer's store employees at 80% off retail, ($750 new for the ones you mention vs. $3500 retail), so depending on who you got them from they may still have made money... 
Where to find Kinergetics SW800 for sale
hi Jim - your post is what inspired me to look into these. Let me know how yours work out - I too have an original pair of CLS coming that should be here any day. I have some home-built subs (NHT 1259 drivers) which are not half bad, but am curiou... 
CONRAD JOHNSON TUBE LOVERS HEAVEN
Thanks guys. I will give them a shot. The place that has them for sale (on consignment) is getting the 3 small signal tubes for one of them (for some reason they were missing), so I couldn't borrow the amps the other day. They should have the sign... 
preamp/amp for ML Aerius i?
I have a Bat VK30 which works great with my Aerius Is. I'd try to getthe newer bat stuff vs. vk3/5 - the newer pieces are better, esp. the user interface. classe CA200 is my amp, which works well and has no faults I can find with it. I have also t... 
CONRAD JOHNSON TUBE LOVERS HEAVEN
I have some aerius i's and a chance to audition some of these amps (CJ 5s). worth a try do you think? the Martin Logan's are a tough load to drive from what I hear. thanks, -Ed 
Avantgarde Speakers
I think the older duos can be updated to the newest spec, the only difference seemed to be in the subwoofers - the 217 being the older one and the 222 being the newer. the 222s were what I heard I believe, and sounded great. I need to go give them... 
Experiences with 47 Laboratory products?
thanks for the info, folks! Hopefully I will get a chance to take some of that stuff home soon. I read that you can set up the gaincard with 2 power humptys for true dual mono operation. Is there a benefit to this besides the setup being dual mono... 
Avantgarde Speakers
They are quite impressive - very efficient and dynamic. I auditioned the Duos - I have never heard anything like them, they give new meaning to the term Horn Speaker. Well worth a listen even if you can't afford them. I was pretty blown away, and ...