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| ARC ls26 vs.SF Line-3/se Chris at PCX is a salesman, just as he was as president of Sonic Frontiers, and he knows how to do it well.Frankly, it gets tiring to hear defensive outcrys from SF groupies.Fact in point, ARC (William Johnson, among his other designers) are veter... | |
| What Happened to CD Clubs & Stores to Buy CDs? The recording industry's greed caused this demise. If they had reduced prices instead of increasing them (after all, a CD costs 50 cents to make), as would have made sense after twenty years of manufacturing this medium, places like Tower and othe... | |
| ARC ls26 vs.SF Line-3/se If I am to believe you two guys, then there must be alot of hype on the Ref 3. Everything I read and most everyone here who owns one or has auditioned it thinks it is one of the finest sounding preamps made today.No offense to your Line 3, but man... | |
| Review: Pass Labs X250.5 Amplifier Very good review. It reminded me of a listening session I was involved in where the X250.5 and four other amps were compared ---the Parasound JC1, a Krell, a McCormack DNA500, and a Belles 350. I picked the Pass amp as the best sounding of the bun... | |
| Dali Helicon 800. What components match with it? No way. I've listened to both Helicon 400s and 800s in an average room, and the 800s are superior. The 400s are only two ways, with the two woofers handling both midrange and bass. To my ears the 400s did not provide as much midrange detail and th... | |
| Tired of Expensive Speaker Cable. Alternatives? Say, what? What is 12 g. thin copper ribbon and where do you get it? Can you take a photo of this creation of yours?So, the Speltz ICs are good, huh? What have you compared them to? | |
| Tired of Expensive Speaker Cable. Alternatives? Muralman, will you share your recipe with me? | |
| Audio Physic Scorpio - How does it rate? I can't listen to the Scorpio because no one has them in my area. Of course, I agree that a demo is the best way, but that's not always possible.Lino, what speakers do you carry in your dealership that you compared the Scorpio to? Or, speaker line... | |
| Audio Physic Scorpio - How does it rate? I spoke to a former audio salesman who sold Audio Physic. His opinion is they are decent speakers, but only that, and one of the most highly overrated speakers, that are not what they are hyped to be by Fremer and others. He says the cabinets are ... | |
| Tired of Expensive Speaker Cable. Alternatives? Audiofeil, I guess you are the authority on everything and we should all listen to you. In any case, please don't hijack my thread into a pissing match. This was supposed to be about alternatives to expensive speaker cables; not the best equipment... | |
| Audio Physic Scorpio - How does it rate? I know Audio Physic raised prices considerably on Virgos (10K), and the new Avanti is $15,000 pair, so the Avanti IIIs should be less than 7K used. Good suggestion. Do you own the Avanti III now? | |
| Tired of Expensive Speaker Cable. Alternatives? Ok, suggestions are: Alpha Core, Speltz, Guerrilla, Cobalt, MAS Signature, Naim Naca, Anticables, Magnet wire, Canare 4S11, Cardas Cross, Home Depot.Lots of stuff. And not easy to audition alot of it. Probably need more opinions from others who mi... | |
| Audio Physic Scorpio - How does it rate? Mechans, good advice on the subwoofer. Good in theory, hard in execution. Plus takes up space. If others disagree, please give your opinion.Correction - I think the Avanti is the speaker liked, but, with our continually falling dollar (thanks Bush... | |
| Tired of Expensive Speaker Cable. Alternatives? Hey, DF, can you explain how you do the 12 gauge thing? You use a bunch of dielectric covered 12 gauge runs, twisted or braided together, with a jacket over?Magnet wire is what gauge? And how do you do it? What's the difference in sonics with thes... | |
| Audio Physic Scorpio - How does it rate? Yeah. You're the guy loving the Virgo IIs. They seem to have their followers, as do the IIIs. I know the original designer left, and the newer stuff is a different designer, though some really like his Caldera (?) My only concern would be that Vir... |