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| High output dacs/CD players Ric Schultz at Electronic Visionary Systems(www.tweakaudio.com) will custom build his Millennium DACs to your specified output voltage. It'll compete with anything out there and is an incredible bargain at $1050. Ric offers a 30-day money-back gua... | |
| Who knows about ACOUSTIC ZEN? I've been trying the AZ Satori for the past month and am quite impressed. If you're looking for a cable that doesn't do anything to the signal and simply passes on everything it's fed these are worth a serious look. If you're looking to use cables... | |
| SS or tube preamp? Which one? Check out the Soundstage! review by Srajan Ebean on the new Bel Canto SS preamp. The interesting part is that this self-proclaimed tube-o-phile has re-thought using tubes in the preamp stage due to their inherently higher noise level potentially a... | |
| Any Experience with Tact RCS and upsampling DAC? You should check some of the previous TacT posts--there's lots of good information in them. In one case I remember someone did a well-conrolled A/B comparison with some dCs gear(I think) and the TacT held its own, much to the surprise of the owner... | |
| New Audio Physic Avanti 3's versus previous Talon Khorus These are two excellent but very different speakers. I'd say the APs have more the classic "audiophile" type of presentation, exhibiting a voluminous soundstage while pulling of an impressive disappearing act that AP speakers are famous for.The Kh... | |
| Which DAC? Levinson, Theta, Sonic Frontiers Try the EVS Millennium DAC II for 30 days, and if you don't like any part of it just ship it back. I've got the Millennium DAC 1 and it doesn't emphasize any part of the audio spectrum--it just takes everything it's given and presents it as honest... | |
| Speakers for Sim Audio i-5080 ? Soliloquy voices their speakers in part with Sim Audio amps(I got to visit the factory), so that would probably be as good as any place to start. I've got the 5.3s(driven by McCormack DNA-0.5 Rev. A) which are excellent--very detailed highs withou... | |
| Hidden GEMS Electronic Visionary Systems(www.tweakaudio.com). Ric Schultz uses the best parts available and, even more important, knows how to put them together. A good example is his Millennium DAC--it's got about $500 worth of premium parts(which he freely ... | |
| Preamp expriences? Good value amp The Rogue gear I've heard certainly was smooth--a bit too smooth for my liking in that it obscured enough detail that it detracted from the music. I also had a chance to audition the McCormack RLD-1 which is a solid state unit but does sound a bit... | |
| Preamp upgrade ARC LS5, SF Line 3, others? Placette should be on your radar screen, and it also addresses your availability for demo concern as they offer a 30-day money-back trial period so there's nothing to lose. If your system is still bright on top and thin down low with the Placette ... | |
| imaging and speaker placement with tv in center I admit I'm a bit extreme, but every time I want to do some serious listening I wheel my 32" TV outta there to open up the space between my speakers. The difference is night and day and well worth the effort given the sonic rewards. Everything ope... | |
| Buy a DAC or buy an SACD player? I'm with Sean on this one. I've been using an EVS Millennium DAC 1(the original version--trading up for the DAC II soon) and have been absolutely amazed at the openness, transparency, dynamics, tonality, etc. that this piece provides. It made my M... | |
| How to get more air in the speakers In addition to being an audio freak I play drums, so I am particularly sensitive to how cymbals are recorded and reproduced. In exploring audio equipment in general, I find that equipment that is more "sweet" or "forgiving" frequently(but not alwa... | |
| Speakers recommendations when placement is an issue While I agree with Whatjd that Vandy speakers are good, I find they are quite placement sensitive and would not want them 1-2 feet from the back wall--they'd lose much of their magic.The only speakers I'm aware of that I'd care to mention or that ... | |
| Bookshelf sized-cost no object The Legend monitors impressed me and many others quite a bit at the home entertainment show in NYC. Also outstanding are the Talon Khites, Tyler monitors, Merlin TSM, and the ATC SCM20. None of these are cheap(they run from $2500 to $4000/pr.) but... |