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| Nordost Valhalla Question I have put the Vahalla up against every cable that I have been able to get my hands on and it is amazing. There are other very good pricey cables on the market and some for alot more than the Vahalla. The interconnects are not so outlandish - - th... | |
| Mixing Silver and Copper cables -- Good or bad?? Mixing silver and copper can be a match made in heaven. Realize alot of the cables on the market have a copper conductor with silver on top of the copper.You can even mix different brands such as using Nordost Vahalla on top and Audio Magic Illusi... | |
| Best progressive scan DVD player for under 1500??? You already have a Toshiba TV so go with the awesome SD 9200 DVD player.I find it has the best picture that I have ever seen plus it plays regular cd's as good as most high priced cd players.Retail was $2000 but Toshiba just dropped the retail pri... | |
| Audio Recession The last 3 months have been the slowest that I have seen in 10 years. You have to realize audio for most consumers is purchased with disposable income and that is tighter in this market. Soon it will go gang busters again but this is a great time ... | |
| DAC vs. Single Unit Player There are so many really good single box units today that it takes some major investments to upgrade the system beyond what they offer.Also consider the fact that you then need 2 quality powercords and to get the most from a Dac and Transport a re... | |
| speaker cables with a warm sound If you seek speaker cables that are warm and full bodied here are some very good choices.Synergistic ResearchCardasEnsembleHarmonic TechNBS | |
| Syn, Research Designer ref. The Square is essentially 2 designer reference powercords terminated together. This cord came about from a discussion that Ted Denney and I had several years ago because you can only use the Designer Reference on front end gear.I wanted a "state o... | |
| B W 802 Nautilus on hardwood floor...need help You want an area rug and if you can afford it a wool rug.If you are in a living room type set up and you cannot use sound isolation devices get either live plants or silk plants the larger the better and put them in the corners to help diffuse the... | |
| Which integrated amp for Talon Khorus? Bigboy if you are trying out the MD 208 and are getting poor bass response I would question how you have the speakers set up.I had the MD 208 in the showroom with the Peregrines and we got excellent bass response. It was not earth shattering but g... | |
| powercord to levinson 23.5 and bat cd player The Bat would be very good with either the Shunyata mentioned above or the Referenceglide by Electraglide. The Electraglide is more expensive $1100 versus $700 but a very nice match.A nice combination would be The referenceglide on the CD player, ... | |
| Which integrated amp for Talon Khorus? I have alot of experience with the Talon products since I ran one of their rooms at the CES show and I am A huge advocate of the advantages of integrated amps.The very best integrated that I have heard with the Khorus X has to be the Red Rose Mode... | |
| Speakers that mate well with Jeff Rowland electronics Jeff Rowland in the last 2 CES shows was playing with the Talon Khorus and Peregrines. I know that Jeff had a pair of Talon Khorus but I do not know if he still does since some Audiophiles change often.They are a spectacular match. | |
| Buying Hi-End CD Player or Transport.. We have had the opportunity to have many of the players mentioned here at the showroom for a shoot out recently.First let me state that the Audio Aero ($6000) will not be better direct than going through your Bat preamp. At first it will strike yo... | |
| Which powercord has the best Mid? Myliang you need to be a little more specific. To some people a powercord that is the fastest available is considered the one with the best mids, to others it is the cord with the most body and bloom, to others the one with the most delicacy and f... | |
| Room Tunes Justarack JR, any info? This was the smallest rack available from Michael green it used 1/2 inch rods instead of 3/4 inch rods and the shelves where not as thick and heavy duty as the Justarack.If this is a 5 shelf it will not be the most stable rack available because of... |