soix
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| Are you manufacturer's paying attention? I think the Bel Canto piece is going to push amp manufactureres into the digital age very quickly. Not only does the EVo series challenge some of the best amps around, it does it at a cost(to the manufacturer and consumer) that embarasses the old ... | |
| Sunfire Theater Grand ll If you're serious about 2-channel I'd recommend getting a decent Denon receiver for surround processing and use a higher-end 2-channel preamp with a home theater pass-through for stereo listening. The home theater pass-through will allow you to se... | |
| MSB link III upsample upgrade worth it? Go to the Soundstage! website and read the review by Srajan Ebean. Not only is he one of the best reviewers around, but he goes into some detail about the upsampling vs. Nelson upgrades. To summarize, he found the upsampling did very little compar... | |
| Vandersteen 3A sig VS B W Nautilus 804 I've heard both these speakers and they are so radically different in design and execution it's funny to see them mentioned in the same sentence.If you prefer a more laid back sound the Vandys are an unbelievable bargain in the price range. Some f... | |
| Help with imaging Finally. I've been trying to post this for the past week but the system wasn't taking my responses--very frustrating.Just wanted to let you know my problem is solved. After reading your posts I went back and re-checked my individual speaker levels... | |
| Help with imaging testing | |
| Sony SCD-777ES availability? Forget the 777. Buy the 9000ES from oade brothers website for around $900 then have Ric Schultz of Electronic Visionary Systems(see more info. at www.tweakaudio.com) modify it for about another $400. You can talk to Ric for more details, but my gu... | |
| Loudspeakers played LOUD ATC is unrivalled in my experience in terms of its dynamics and raw power that they can cleanly convey at absurdly loud levels. The heart of the speaker is their large dome midrange that itself weighs more than many bookshelf speakers. Listen to a... | |
| Upgrade advise: ATI, Bryston, Aragon, If you're thinking about going the high-quality 2-channel route in the near future I'd go with a good stereo amp and continue to use the 3300 to power the center/rears. Unless you're thinking of upgrading speakers too, you might also consider a hi... | |
| Speaker Upgrade, Vandy 3a, Thiel 3.6 ect I agree with the others. Both the Vandys and Thiels are excellent speakers, but the Vandys can be very tough from a placement perpective and they may even be a bit too polite on the top end depending on your tastes. Thiels aren't an option with yo... | |
| HT vs. stereo pre-amps again If you don't want to deal with tape loops and volume mismatches just dump the Perreaux and buy an Adcom GFA-750. It is one of the better stereo preamps around bar none, and offers a dedicated HT processor loop to seemlessly integrate with your Sun... | |
| Monitors are falling Personally I think Jeffloistarca above has the best idea, but failing that...For floorstanders look at the Triangle Antals that I think you can get for $1500 new. They're not too big, and if they meet your aesthetic tastes I'd bet they make a huge... | |
| The best CD Player for the money All you 9000es owners, take a look at www.tweakaudio.com. Ric Schultz of Electronic Visonary Systems has thoroughly reworked all the important areas that Sony had to skimp on and turned this thing into something that should be truly special. There... | |
| MSB Platinum DAC p1s1 reminded me, there is a $300 ModWright upgrade offered to the P3A that is supposed to bring it to an even higher level of performance, and Ric Schultz at EVS is also said to be working on a mod for it, so there seems to be significant upside ... | |
| Electrocompaniet Nemo Heard the Nemos last weekend at the NY hifi show hooked up to a pair of Talon Khoruses. The rest of the electronics were also Electrocompaniet.I've heard the Talons before at length, and while the Nemos did deliver the quickness and dynamics these... |