scud
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| Any insights on MBL 101 D Loudspeakers I agree- no shortage of dynamics here.. I just heard the new 101e's at HES in NY city- MY GOD - these things were absolutely DIVINE- but yes, they are extraordinarily inneficient- 81db / 4ohm - nevertheless, they present (as someone else said) in ... | |
| Classe CAV 180 VS Parasound Halo A51 tough call- the A51 is very hard to argue with for the price- also BLEW AWAY my B&K embarrasingly.. and I don't think the B&K is bad either... its rather decent, but the A51 put it in its place- AND did so at a remarkably low price. The cl... | |
| Has anyone heard the new Parasound Halo preamp? I agree- replaced my B&K Ref Pre and 5125 with Halo C2/A51... did it in steps. The switch in Pre/pro was HUGE... the C2 BLOWS AWAY the B&K.. in fact, I think it is AS GOOD as the arcam.. and cheaper. The A51 was another MUST HAVE- you are ... | |
| Best 5 Channel Amp for $2k? I agree- Conrad C140 is AWESOME.. they make them in monoblock too...280w Each.. DAMN.. wonderful... not a fair comparison though. For a few grand, the Halo is the best SS you could ask for, for the money. The Arcam is only marginally better *(wort... | |
| Alon Lotus Esprit.....comments? No- they do not. They do not have an alnico midrange, which is the biggest downfall of the speaker. One bass driver is a slight disadvantage, but all the Lotus line tends to be considerably fast and very accurate- they are sealed, so they play ver... |