sirspeedy
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| Question regarding reputation of SOTA tables I have not posted here for a long time.I've left the hobby,due to many mfgr's letting me down with poor service,extreme costs,and just plain old non caring attitudes....Not to mention way to over priced products.... but....I owned many Sota produc... | |
| Extremas with Clayton or Gamut Btw,forgot to ask if something like a class A/B Pass X-350.5 or the "seemingly" bargain priced Plinius SB-301 will be competitive with the Claytons?This driving the Revel Salon Ultima II's,of course(they need power). I'm leaning to Clayton,but the... | |
| Extremas with Clayton or Gamut Audiobrian,thanks for the info-:) Funny thing is....I too would seriously consider the VAC pre/phonostage(not the highest priced one,but the "um cheap" $12,000 model...heh,heh. I was able to compare that pre/phonostage to the TOP VTL units,along w... | |
| Sub s for Dali Megaline system Actually if you want to "really" take it to the max,there is the Eminent Techology TRW-17!! An experienced audio friend had this demoed for him,and was flabbergasted!! This "is" truly a serious design,but requires a commitment from the hobbyist...... | |
| TriPlanar Tips I have to give kudos to the non damping crowd,wheter it "is" in the bearing or not(as in trough...a total NO-NO). I have a group of pals who will not touch an arm if it requires "any" kind of damping!....Bearing or an external trough!! From my exp... | |
| Extremas with Clayton or Gamut What do you folks think of the Claytons in general?I may be considering the M-300's driving Revel Salon Ultima II's down the road. Thanks | |
| Sub s for Dali Megaline system If the room can handle it,the JL Audio products seem quite good,but so do the better REL subs.I had great success with the Stentor series.Room size is very important,as is having the ability to place them to best advantage(two is better than one).... | |
| Basis vs.VPI Larryi is right about the ring clamp "potential" disaster.My close pal had "that" scenario.He was a bit careless,and became cantilever-less-:) Lucky for him,the cartridge importer was a super nice guy,and gave him a new one for free(Titan i). Stil... | |
| Basis vs.VPI I have had alot of exposure to VPI all through the years,at many friends' homes.Also,I too like Basis...but... Basis is very costly,though quite good(an understatement).I appreciate their upgrade path,and a good vacuum system is still very effecti... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison OK,WHEW!!!...Only on Audiogon,I swear! Back to the Magico Mini,and I "don't" own one(yet I am a HUGE fan of "many" fine designs...the Maggies are one,btw)!!! The one thing I found simply amazing about the MINI was it's fabulous ability to properly... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison Hmm,well in this case you are correct Audiofeil,but why be so literal?.....Of course,there could be a hidden agenda...Hmm! Back to the MINI,and my simple opinion...to get back to topic(partly). These are truly GREAT speakers!!I'm assuming a buyer ... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison No doubt this has gotten a bit carried away.JM Labs and Magico are only a small sample of "fine sounding" speakers. French,Smench....Puhleeeze! I can understand the human element here,but having been in the hobby for 40 years,I've heard it all!! A... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison Actually "French Sound" is rather easy to recognize.... EITHER "anything" by Ravel,Debussy.....preferrably conducted by Andre Cluytens,on a nice early pressing EMI LP...... OR A hefty serving of Fois Gras,followed by Escargot and heavy Duck in Ora... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison Dave,I had a very talented friend who mega-modded his 3.6's.He did a great job,so I know from where you are coming...still..I've also been quite impressed with a few very well done box designs. I'm open to anything that works,and while on the subj... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison Hey Dave b....no disrespect,but I have heard "that" box arguement on "so" many occassions I can't keep up with it! In today's world,with the type of technology available,it is an "old news" story.A well designed box can be superb!!The Magico stuff... |