socrates
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| Von Schweikert VR2100? I'm a huge VSA fan, having heard every speaker in the lineup short of 10k. I've heard the 2100's extensively at a friends home, great speaker, probably 85 percent of the vr4's performance at half the used price cost. As far as amps go, they like p... | |
| Neutrally sounding CDP with a good resolution? Just offereing some friendly and free advice from a good deal of experience, no need to get defensive.Fact remainds that you're player is not broken in. I've found most new cdp and dacs take an inordinant amount of time to run in, as much as a mon... | |
| Neutrally sounding CDP with a good resolution? You've had the Marantz for 3 days, how about leaving it running for 200-400 hours on every playback side [cd for 300, sacd for 300, dvda for 300hrs, etc] before you pass judgement, then try new interconnects and power cords/conditioners and isolat... | |
| What Do Amp Guys Think About Bele Canto Evo2's? Did someone say great build quality....wanna see a pic of the inside of the BC and PSA digital amps....you'll scratch your head a long time trying to figure out what justifies the price tag on these amps, and the skimpy warranty periods. That $2,3... | |
| Sony SCD-1 vs Marantz SA-1 choose 1 Research on Audioasylum, there are dozens of reviews between the two, and as far as I can remember the Marantz is the huge favorite from folks actually hearing the two. To my ears, Marantz players always sound better then the Sony counterpart, and... | |
| Contemplating other amps I would add the PS Audio HCA-2 to your list. I have big parties at my home every month or so and have lots of European friends, and that means my 87dB full range speakers blast Techno from 1:00am to 4:00am at dance-club volumes on the make-shift d... | |
| Philips 1000 vs 963 for 2 channel. Which one ? Ears, that has to be some of the most pathetic, illogical, irrational, ego-driven drivel I've ever seen, and one sees a lot of it on audio BBS....This is why I try to avoid reading Audio BB's, nothing but crap like this gets posted; noone can have... | |
| Philips 1000 vs 963 for 2 channel. Which one ? I thought the 963 to be a lightly polished turd sonically. No bass, lacks prat, upsampling was gimmicky and synthetic sounding, build quality not something I could live with. Great for the $360? Sure, nothing to brag about in the grand scheme of t... | |
| What CDP or DAC would you buy with $1,000? The Musical Fidelity was the clear victor in my system, to my tastes, with my music. With a Theta dedicated transport it had more air, more topend extension and was more open then anything I've ever heard, it was stunning in those regards. The mid... | |
| SACD/DVD-A Anyone tried Yamaha or Integra? So, one has to spend $7000 on cables and platforms for the 2900 to sound good (but not great)? Uh....right. Why not buy a TRIVISTA, Esoteric or even the EMM labs to begin with if you're going to sink that much money into hi-rez. Sorry, Flex, but y... | |
| Best Stereo or Mono Amps under $1000 What does "Clean power mean?" What does it sound like? What does it taste like? Why is it important? I hear "Clean power" when I walk into a mid-fi shop when a 17yr old salesman tells me about his wonderful Yamaha and Denon recievers, which make m... | |
| No longer sitting on the fence Have you checked out the Esoteric stuff that has been getting a lot of overwhelmingly postive ink in Stereopile? It is supposedly among the best on redbook and SACD from the latest buzz, with the stillborn DVDA format thrown in for good measure, a... | |
| Opinions - Best ever Adcom model??? The 545's, much more refined mid to top then anything more powerful Adcom has ever offered, only really lacking down low and in the ability to play difficult speakers to stupid levels. | |
| Any SACD quick reading players out there. The Marantz players (SA-14 and 8260) take about 5 seconds to start playing after the tray closes, no matter if redbook or SACD. Track access/selection is lightning fast. The Philips 963sa is actually a little slower, but not much. | |
| SACD player with digital input? Jayctoy, I do have an opinion on the volume pot in the player subject, but it will step on some toes....ah, who care...I'm a bit stupified by audiophiles wanting a volume control in their CD players, when they turn their nose up so quickly at inte... |