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| Darryl and Darryl ask ... where would you start? Greetings, I agree with Daryl!The correct answer is: buy the amp you want next, even if it costs +/- the whole $1000. Then work on the front-end pieces. With the right combo you won't even need the preamp. Then clean up your power. Next the interc... | |
| Best bang-for-buck purchase you have made? Van Alstine amp and biro L/1 speakers. Best bang for any of the bucks I have spent. It was about $2500 total. :-) | |
| Every make a purchase you truly regret? Greetings Crazy4,First, GREAT Topic! :-)Feels like a great day to unburden my conscience. Oh, but wait, you are wanting to hear JUST about the audio gear. No matter, I have plenty of goofs there too.Fair disclosure = we are a dealer of many brands... | |
| Looking for advice on the best CD/DVD player Theta Digital would go well into this setup, either the David II or Carman II depending on your budget. Their reputation for upgradability is well known and certainly they will include SACD and/or DVD-A as future upgrades. | |
| Wadia 27ix vs. dCS Elgar / Purcell Yes, we have directly compared the two setups, except our Elgar was an Elgar Plus model. Wadia was dark, reserved, and overall no longer a high end product. the Elgar Plus/ Purcell combo was very dry and hard. Tried to warm it up with tube preamps... | |
| Synergistic cable match for Krell + B&W Nautilus The very best thing for this setup is Blasting Cord. Once lit will take care of all system problems and you will be able to move on to actual musical components with the insurance money | |
| Best Used DAC for 1000? Check out the VanAlstine DAC at www.avahifi.com | |
| Rationalizing the Mark Levinson ML-40 Don't bother rationalizing. Theta Casablanca II is a superior product, better support, better upgradeability, and more customizable. And to top it off, it's less expensive even fully loaded. | |
| Solid State amp with wide soundstage Consider VanAlstine, best bang for your buck solid state amps on the market. He only sells direct so there is no distributor or dealer mark-up. His solid state betters ALL the Levinson, Bryston, Classe, Acurus, Adcom, Rotel, gear in this class and... | |
| State-of-the-art DVD Video and SACD player? I personally recommend you wait. With that said, consider the PioneerAX10, it does CD, DVD, SACD, and DVD-Audio in one unit. The ONLY Pioneer piece on the market worth owning. | |
| Plinius vs. Theta Citadel? Greetings Glen, Citadel is Theta's monoblock amplifiers. | |
| Where is NBS? rosstaman - that's the website i am asking about. doesn't appear one can order cables from NBS at all. if we want to purchase something it goes to kastle | |
| Nordost vs NBS Disclosure first = We are a Nordost Reference dealer and numerous other brands, not NBS. I was very reluctant to comment on this question as this could be construed the wrong way. But I felt so strongly that I will try to make this as objective as... | |
| Best speakers for classical music 2k ? best speakers in this price are the biro L/1. new about $1500, unbelievable imaging and clarity. our group has audiotned many and this is THE best speaker under $5000 BAR NONE! add a van alstine amp tube or solid state whatever your preference and... | |
| Top three most over underrated eqpmt?? Top three most overrated, FIM, Transparent, Krell all.Most underrated top three, Biro L/1 speakers, Van Alstine amps, Kora Cosmos monoblocks. All three far exceed their prices by miles. tremendous values for the money.SUPER FUN Post!!!!! |