snook2

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Alternatives to Dunlavy speakers?
You are correct Audioguy 123. They did sound great in the store which had a smaller room and they were on the long wall. All walls and ceilings were heavily damped with room treatments galour. Even Dunlavy used an anechoic chamber to do his tests ... 
Alternatives to Dunlavy speakers?
Piega 10's are more tranparent and revealing than the IV,IVA,and the V's which I've had in my system for 5 years plus. The Dunlavy's have a bigger soundstage and must be played at higher levels. The music got to be fatigueing after long periods of... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
c12366 I hoping to hear these comments also. The person who sold his Supratek on this thread went to the Audio Note pre 
Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa
Drubin, I now have the Piega 10's. I hesitated to mention them so as not to take away from this thread 
Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IVa
The first time I heard the The dunlavy IV it was the best speaker I had heard. That was about 6 years ago. When I received the speakers I found they were extremely difficult to sound right in my room. I changed to the IVa then the V's thinking I c... 
Review: Dunlavy Audio Labs SC-IV Speaker
I ve had the IV,IVa and the V's and these are one hard speaker to set up. I always had trouble getting the bass right. I ve had the best tubes and solid state to drive these and the biggest problem was room placement. These were to big of a speake... 
digital glare - problems/solutions
An audio tekne cd transformer will take out the glare without altering the music. Most surprising upgrade 
Wolcott Presence 220 monoblocks
I am one of the few who had problems with these amps. They broke down 3 times in 14 months. I switched to Aloia amps. I was using the Wolcotts with Dunlavy V's and the upper bass was nonexistant. 
VPI aries scout, Nottingham innerspace...
I owned the Aries and now the Nottingham Hyperspace with Anna arm and Benz ruby H. It is a night and day difference. The Nottingham is so much better in all ways and musicality. 
Tubes Do It -- Transistors Don't.
I am still using the Aloia 1501 and it still does it for me. These SS were more pleasant than the tube amps I've had[Wolcott and Cary 200's] and without the breakdowns I used to have. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Are their any dealers for this preamp in the U.S. I know there was a few reliability issues on the Supratek and I would not be interested unless there was one. 
Wolcott Presence 220M system compatiblity?
I had the Wolcotts with the Dunlavy V's and after a period of time the sound was fatigueing. The midbass was also lacking. I replaced the Wolcotts with Aloia amps. A much improved quality of sound and control 
Your favorite obscure ECM album
Trying to put a label on this music is impossible with such a wide range. Albert said it pretty good for just using 2 words. I believe the artists are using their free form to achieve a sound without worrying about selling their music. A lot is av... 
Voltage Regulators
The audio tekne power conditioner keeps the voltage at a steady 126 I believe. It helps me out where there are major swings 
Best Looking components / your vote please
Audiomeca Mephisto transport and it sounds the best