seventies
Responses from seventies
| Ultimate Classical Speaker. Magico Q5, Rockport... Any of you folks still 'around' ?If so, how do your rate the B&W 802d3's (which I own) in the classical music realm ?Do they have the midrange clarity of the Rockport or Magico speakers, do they have the clean edges and natural but un-exaggera... | |
| Sabre dacs versus other dacs Thanks gentlemen for your responses.Mahler, I have B&W 802d3's so your impressions regarding DAC's employed with the 803d3's are particularly useful.Nonoise and Melm, I am still not convinced that the major difference inthe sound of different ... | |
| Waiting on 802D3 to arrive -- Will I need a sub? brycethomason, I have a question, not an answer.Did you add a subwoofer to you 802d3's, and if so which one (or two), andvia which connections...pre-amp or amp outputs ?Do you have a sense that the d3's require no bass amplification with highresol... | |
| HDCD rescue - it's possible, but man... Erik,I see amongst your many contributions this one regarding HDCD, and ask if you might address three questions.First, how do you rate 24/96 PCM versus DSD 64 an DSD 128 or 256 ?Second, do you know of a source of 24/96 classical music other than ... | |
| B&W 802d3 vs 802d2 Thanks to all who responded to my request for comments.Your responses are very much appreciated.The remarks 'by design less warm/rich sounding', 'the older d2 definitely has more warmth and weight through a more generous bass output', and 'what yo... | |
| My journey to search for standmount bookshelf speakers... Let me add for consideration the Holt Hill stand mounted loudspeakers, which sell for $1500 plus $500 for the stands (if one wishes to order the stands manufactured by Holt Hill). They are two way quasi-transmission line speakers employing an un... | |
| Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3 Mayoradamwest and othersYou address 2 speaker lines I hope to audition in the same dealer showroom tomorrow. The dealer also carries Paradigm.I read your comments carefully and would appreciate any additional thoughts. I am trading my B&W 8... | |
| Mark Levinson pre-amplifiers compared Readers of the foregoing, forgive my error. I was referring to the exaggerated brightness and ? suboptimal midrange clarity of the B&W D2's, not the D3's, whichare alleged to remedy this potential flaw.Seven ties | |
| Mark Levinson pre-amplifiers compared mmcelyea and others,I can now report my experience with the ML 534 as replacement for the ML 532h. Indeed the 534 'ups everything' but in a manner whichgreatly surprised me. The 534's improvement on sonic clarity and reproduction of transients s... | |
| Mark Levinson pre-amplifiers compared mmcelyea,You have persuaded me to purchase a 534 as soon as I have soldmy 532h and hopefully my 326s, both of which I just advertised on Audiogon, US Audiomart, and Craigs list but to date withoutviable response. I have not previously sold on Aud... | |
| Mark Levinson pre-amplifiers compared mayoradamwest,I await your opinion of the 802d3's. I note that mmcelyea is usingsopra 3's with the Levinson 534 amp and is very pleased. The sopra 3's. which I'd not previously know of, have a similar retail price to that of the 802d3's.As I con... | |
| Mark Levinson pre-amplifiers compared Hi, mayoradamwest.I enjoy opinions such as you just provided, and trust you do as well.Regarding B&W, a recently retired high end hi-fi store owner elaborated to me the history of B&W, noting that they'd spent a small fortune on researchin... | |
| Mark Levinson pre-amplifiers compared Your last comments offer what may be a viable however expensive solution to the dilemma inherent in appreciating the B&W 802 d2's visual aesthetics while attempting to tame their high frequency 'ring'. Of course the midrange could be tighter,... | |
| Mark Levinson pre-amplifiers compared Thanks for the 532h-534 comparison.Does the 534 have or seem to have the same 'bottomless' power reserve that the 532h does, and have you 'noticed' or otherwise been concerned by what one review described as that amplifier's 'running hot'? Your c... | |
| Mark Levinson pre-amplifiers compared Oldschool, thanks for your reply.Regarding once more the B&W loudspeakers, swapping d3 for d2 midrange and high frequency sections would avail the listener ofthe thicker tweeter enclosure, with reduced 'ring', and of the aluminum midrange encl... |