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| Best amp for 5k used? SS or Tube I am a dealer for Talon having the Khorus X, the Ravens, and the Kites in the showroom.I also carry the Bel Canto amps, the Joule Electra's, the Pass, the Red Rose, the Electrocompaniet, and the Aronov's although they are being discontinued for a ... | |
| Audes' "Blue" Speaker: 2000 Marvel? The Audes speakers are amazing for numerous reasons. The build quality far exceeds the retail price. You have to realize that Audes builds the majority of what goes into the speaker, they have a low labor rate in Estonia and they are very committe... | |
| Which SS preamps will compete w/ tubes? I carry some wonderful solid state lines but I have to tell you that regardless of price I have yet to find a solid state preamp that is as good as a tube preamp with solid state amps.Needless to say this is a very subjective opinion but a tube pr... | |
| IC's for Electrocompaniet EMC1 You do not state a budget so I will just list some cables that work very well. Nordost Blue Heaven and Synergistic Phase 1 if you are on a tight budget.If you are willing to spend more look at Synergistic Phase 2 and Cardas Golden Cross.If you are... | |
| Speaker cables for Talon Khorus X? I have used Vahalla on the X which of course work very well,I have used Audio MAgic Clarevoyant which also work wonderfully although they sound very different. I like the Synergistic Designer Reference alot. Still expensive but no where the costs ... | |
| synergistic designer power cord The Synergistic powercords are very good and should be, there are probably more Master Couplers in Audiophile's systems than any other cord.There are 2 designer Reference powercords. The DR and the DR square. The DR can only be used on front end c... | |
| How good is Electraglide? The key if you want an Electraglide product is go through one of Scott's dealers. Going direct is risky not because Scott will purposely try to take advantage but because he gets easily distracted and just does better when he does not deal with th... | |
| David Gray White Ladder anyone? Best CD to come out last year unfortunately his others have some good tracks but nothing like "White Ladder."Babylon is on these CD. | |
| AC Power cords, which components 1st...? To answer one of questions about where do you first put a powercord on the Dac or Transport in the majority of systems the transport has a much larger effect than the Dac.But as with everything in Audio there is no absolute. We have found a few ra... | |
| Very frustrated with Electraglide - Poor service Email me your name and phone number I will call Scott tomorrow on your behalf. | |
| WADIA / dCS / AA Capitole - the ultimate CD ??? . There continue to be threads about the very best digital. I have heard everything mentioned above plus the EMC 1 with 24/192, and I have the latest future version of the EMC 1 now which will available in several months. The AudioMeca Mephisto 2, t... | |
| BDR Cones-How much weight? They can hold any weight you want to put on them. At one time it was said they could hold 10,000 lbs but I have no idea where that came from. We have put them under speakers that weight hundreds of pounds. | |
| Have 5 Talon Khites 2002. Which amp to use? The Kites work very well with the Pass Amps you might consider the X 5. I am a Pass and Talon dealer and use the Pass 600's with the Khorus X and the Pass X 150 and 250 with the Kites. | |
| Interconnects for tube equipment? Synergistic research makes an interconnect that would fit your system to a tee the Looking Glass Phase 1. Excellent on tube equipment. | |
| Surge/lightning protection for Shunyata Hydra The best protection for your system is at the panel. That does not negate the fact that many line conditioners offer protection. Please do realize that if lightning hits within 50 feet of your home nothing known to man will protect your equipment ... |