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| BAT VK 75SE and ARC VT 100 MKIII I used to own VK-150, now VK-75SE. A friend brought over his ARC VT-100 II for me to play while I had the VK-150. BAT is better in every regard, from resolution, transparency, to bass definition. Soundstage is significantly wider and imaging is be... | |
| Audio Physic Virgo or Sonus Faber Cremona So how many manufacture founders actually studied electrical engineering, acoustic, physic, or mechanical engineering in school?Fortunately, there are many talents and tools out there that can help one's dream come true. Franco utilized his artist... | |
| Help me spend my $1500, interated or separate? Great suggestion so far. Sounds like most of you prefer integrated over passive volume control which is great because I do like active pre amp stage even if it is inside an integrated.I have heard Plinius many times from people who owns Dynaudio, ... | |
| Review: Dynaudio Confidence C1 Monitor Wondering if you have ever heard the Confidence 5, one of my all time favorite speaker. Your review of C1 reminded me of my impression of C5 when I first heard them, my jaw dropped on how realistic the midrange and bass sounded. And spec definitel... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Sony SCD-777ES. Compared to Teac DV-50 in the same system, Teac beats the Sony by a small margin. The margin is so small I don't think anyone can justify the price difference. You can upgrade the power cord and interconnect to achieve near DV-50 q... | |
| Average Price Spent for Speakers Larry,I spend 30%+ on the speaker overall, another 40%+ on amp and pre amp, and remaining on source and cables.As for look, sex sells. Any speakers that are beautifully finished sell themselves, regardless of the color. One example is B&W 802 ... | |
| Best musical sub around $1k I have a chance to buy a Storm III for a little over $1k, but heard Stadium III is a big step above and I am debating if I should save up more to move to a Stadium instead. Will Stadium III be worth the extra $1k or will I be equally happy with th... | |
| Best musical sub around $1k Thanks for the reply so far. I have heard good thing about ACI Titan, but the look is rather unconventional. Will need to check out PSB and Boston Acoustic as well.Not hearing much about smaller REL like Storm or Strata. I have read before Stadium... | |
| Best musical sub around $1k Mt10425, so the sub you are referring is a DIY or something I can buy? Other than REL, what else is comparable? Thanks in advance. | |
| Why is the trend to make separate phono stage It's the $$$ for sure. Manufacture loves to seperate everything and sells for more money.Regardless of the demand of phono stage, it's easy enough to include, good or bad is another issue. When you walk into Circuit City or Good Guys, count how ma... | |
| Are You Happy With 2 Channel SACD? I hope Sony is reading this thread and realease more high end 2-ch SACD player instead of putting money in multi channel. I am hanging on to my Sony SCD-777ES for a few more years. | |
| Sagging power cable at IEC outlet - any remedies? A business proposition. Cable lifter for your heavy power cords, adjustable height to accomodate your wall plugs. | |
| What's under your bookshelf speakers? Like spikes on large floor standing speakers, the idea is to decouple the speakers from floor or stands. So any "soft" materials will have absorbing effect and slightly smear the mid and bass definition, if you can hear it.Hard material is better,... | |
| Help with a complete vinyl setup about $2,500 Great pre amp you have, I have the same pre.I don't have that many records, so I went with the following to keep my analog budget down.VPI Scout + JMW9 - around $1200 usedGrado Platinum - around $250 newEAR 834P Deluxe - around $900 usedI did not ... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona what amp do you use I had Pass X-350 on them before. Cremona is a litte dry on top, so is Pass. I will recommend something more liquid and airy on top, high power tube will be my recommendation.I am using BAT VK-75SE with Amati, soon will get another pair of Cremona ... |