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| Audio Research VS110 vs Bat KV-60 can't tell you about either amps, but I have owned ARC VT-100 Mk 1/2/3 (yes, all 3 of them), SF Power 2/2SE/3, and BAT 150/75SE. The amp that is staying with me is 75SE, beating out VT-100 III by a mile and all of us were equally surprised given t... | |
| ARC ls26 vs.SF Line-3/se Saxo,Which tube equipment does not have heat related damage? I have seen/heard many ARC VT series power amp failing due to poor tube layout and heat damage, but I will not declare it a poor sounding product though I do prefer SF Power 2/3 over VT-... | |
| The Anatomy of the Acapella Violon - shocking find I used to own Dynaudio Confidence 5 which uses isobaric woofer design. Other speakers I can think of are Eggleston Andra and Totem Mani-2. As far as I know, isobaric design needs both woofer, internal and external, to receive the same signal so th... | |
| Size matters...need smaller speakers Being a big fan of Usher BE-10/20 myself and an owner of BE-718 in my temporary place, I doubt you will ever find any monitor speakers that can fill the shoes of BE-10. You know the strength of BE-10, I don't need to repeat it here. I haven't hear... | |
| Heard my friend's system, thinking of leaving hifi Suggest getting a Forte 40/4A or Placette RVC/McCormack DNA1 combo, also get the Usher BE-718, a clean sounding copper cable like AU24, you should get mighty fine sound. In fact, I am willing to bet your friend will admire the top end extension an... | |
| Anybody heard Philips new tubed micro system? understand what you are looking for.call me bias. my old trusty Teac is well made and performs exceptionally. my little Usher are also very well made and can take lots of abuse. those new mini system, 99% coming from China, are not quite as well m... | |
| Cartridge & phono stage for VPI Scoutmaster setup? Another recommendation on Sumiko Blackbird. I tried it on my SSM Signature, I like it better than Shelter 901 or 501 overall. | |
| Anybody heard Philips new tubed micro system? I have no input on the Philips, but I do have a Teac integrated + Usher S-520 using either iPod or matching Teac tuner as a source. The sound is quite nice, clean, transparent, tight bass. best part is the system looks good too.Those Teac are disc... | |
| High vs. Low Efficiency Speakers To echo Duke's take on dynamic contrast. I used to own lower efficiency speakers (Sonus Faber Extrema, Dynaudio Confidence 5), despite their fine sound quality, it takes mega watts to create the jump factor that mimics live music. I later moved to... | |
| Top 5 Entry-level audiophile speakers $1500-2000? slightly over your budget, but you should seriously consider Usher BE-718, one of the best monitor out there. | |
| Why LCD and Plasma? 37 any rear projection TV will need light bulb replacement over time. what bothers me most is the fact that you can't watch it in complete darkness, at least for me, because I can see the "light bulb" in the screen that projects right into my eyes an... | |
| Very inexpensive speakers for a 2nd system Usher S520 is the one to beat at $300 range. Very detail, smooth, and creates a big sound stage. They are power hungry, don't hook them up to a 30 wpc receiver as they are truly audiophile speakers that demand good upstream. | |
| Flat screens? Agreed with 55dok. I own plasma, LCD, and rear projection using LCD, currently in the market for a projector. Among them all, plasma has the most realistic picture quality by a big margin. Just like photography, sharpness is not everything and pla... | |
| Owners of Plinius 9200 using the internal phono st it is very good indeed. I was using a Shelter 901 initially, Plinius did not offer impedance adjustment so I sold it for a Sumiko Blackbird. Even without breaking in the Blackbird, the sound was alive, dynamic, fast, detail, and extended. It was m... | |
| Kharma grand ceramique mini 3.2.2 or Marten Bird I did hear the Marten Bird coupled with Bladeus CDP/power combo. I don't get impressed that easily, I have been in this hobby long enough to tell a good sound from great sound. The 30 min session I heard produced great sound, in fact one of the be... |