solentgreen
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| Can anyone recommend a smooth, rich CD player? My advise is give the Musical Fidelity X10v3 with attendant power supply a try. It may well do the trick and not at any great expense.I use one in my system & it brings warmth, much better dynamics; Increases fluidity as well as add a little b... | |
| Speakers to replace Monitor Audio Studio 20SEs Hello Ryder.Thanks for your post. Re the Monitor Audios, mine were in fact the later 'SE' versions and I bought them in 1994 soon after this SE version was introduced. I think the original Studio 20 (non SE version) came out as long ago as 1990. A... | |
| Paradigm S4 Signature Series Speaker owners.... I recently bought a pair of S4s, somewhat an impulse buy, because I am looking to replace my ageing Monitor Audio Studio 20SE speakers.Compared to the MA 20SE, which are 2 way floorstanding column units with an even smaller 5.5" bass driver, I fin... | |
| Need advice on power cords for my Ayre system My view would be you should definitely invest in good power cables for your equipment. You already use top notch interconnects & speaker cables with highly rated equipment and I am sure the benefits of good power cords will come through clearl... | |
| Experience with Musical Fidelity X10V3 Tube Buffer I have the X10v3 (with power supply which really improves the already v. good performance of the basic unit) but have not tried the Decware ZB. The X10v3 really is capable of transforming mid to lower priced CD players into giant killers. Apart fr... | |
| musical fidelity 3.2 cdp + x10v3 vs. JOLIDA 100 My view is definitely go for the 10v3. And include the matching power supply unit as well. I recently added this combo to my system (Pioneer LD/CD player; Krell KRC HR pre Krell FPB300c power-amp & Monitor Audio Studio 20SE speakers) and it tr... | |
| Importance of wall behind listener? In my experience, there is a trade off between placement for bass performance & soundstage. Usually, if you place the speakers nearer the front wall or sit near the back wall, you get better bass but the soundstage suffers.I would suggest that... | |
| AC,IC,and speaker cable makeover needed. Assuming you have no fixed ideas of what cables to go for, and you are not after real high-end cables, you can do a lot worse than check out the offerings from VH Audio. http://vhaudio.com/wire.htmlI use their Flavour 4 power cords & Pulsar IC... | |
| A324 and the Trivista I own the Trivista 21 DAC, paid full retail price for it and never regretted it. It replaced a Theta G3 and bettered it in virtually all respects. The soundstage of the Trivista in particular is spectacular. I have only briefly heard the A324 at a... | |
| Musical Fidelity Tri-vista 21 DAC My Trivista 21 replaced an elderly Theta G3 which had become a bit temperamental (sometime has difficulty locking onto the signal). I was not expecting major improvements but I was wrong. The biggest difference was the soundstage; it became so muc... | |
| Do I need power conditioning Thanks guys for all your responses.Tomyran, I will check out your previous thread, thanks.I have tried a few conditioners, a few of them inexpensive basic filters & a Powerwedge. These makes the sound quieter but has a downside on dynamics &am... | |
| Do I need power conditioning Thanks for your responses, Vmpsbk & Bombaywalla. By losing its magic, I mean the soundstage shrinks; espeically the rear ambience. When its working well, and on a good recording, you can easily locate any echos in the recording from the rear. ... | |
| Help with speaker cables and interconnects Hello.I have used a pair of MA20SE speakers for some 10 years now. I used to drive them with Krell KRC pre & KSA-150 power combo. with a Trichord modified Teac P-700 transport Theta G3 DAC. Wires were home made using a combination of silver &a... | |
| Matching pre-amp for Bryston power amp Thanks you guys for all the feedback. ItÂ’s much appreciated.The one point that really struck home is not to be prejudiced with magazine reviews and to listen & decide for yourself. I will do that & keep you all posted.Thanks again. | |
| Krell FPB300cx vs. FPB300c Hi there,Thanks for your response which was very useful. |