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| Transparent MM2 see the transparent audio web site. i think there is a dealer locator or you can email them. | |
| Transparent MM2 i love the w/p8s and happy to learn that with each carefully chosen upgrade, they present more of the "live/tactile" experience with greater nuance, overall transparency, and dynamicism. when all the componets were set, which is less than a year n... | |
| Transparent MM2 i have to toss in the proverbial monkey wrench. for future consideration, you may want to consider changing your cdp to, for example, an used ayre c5se. the cost is more than the a single IC upgrade but may net you much more in terms of overall pr... | |
| Transparent MM2 hi no money : the easiest solution : - borrow from your dealer both the bal ultra mm2 and the se ultra mm2 (the MF doesnt have a xlr option? many components that do often perform much better in bal mode, but it really depends on how the cdp was de... | |
| Transparent MM2 no_money : the ultraMM2 is a significant improvement above the ultra mm1 in many areas. i do not think you have to jump to TA ref to achieve significant improvement. i think you will hear a nice quality change even if you start by upgrading only t... | |
| Transparent MM2 khrys: unfortunately, i was unable to get my hands on a high end TA IC with mm2 to audition (such as TA ref+mm2, ref XL +mm2) . my review is based upon comparing the new mm2 technology on an ultra IC in an a/b/c/d of ic's with orig mm tech of ultr... | |
| Transparent MM2 i have just completed an audition of the ultra MM2 IC in my system [baseline cables: all ref mm1 SC and ics, latest xl pc's] . an a/b/c/d comparison in the source to preamp position against the following TA mm1 ICs: ultra, ref, and refXL. i will p... | |
| Audio Research ref3, vtl 7.5 vs FS paramount MKII salvo: i am wondering if you have had the opportunity at this time to audition any of the preamps on your list? if you are seriious about the ref 3, i would also see about an auditon with the vtl 6.5 if the vtl7.5 mk2 is not in the budget. guidoco... | |
| Audio Research ref3, vtl 7.5 vs FS paramount MKII hi there, just thought i'd interject a comment regarding the ref 3 vs vtl preamps. 1. the vtl preamp at approx the same price as the ref3 is the vtl 6.5. there is no mark II edition [mis-stated by guidocorna]. the vtl6.5 was offered after the vtl ... | |
| Has anyone compared Ayre K-1xe to ARC Ref 3 or VTL hi ed, although there is no rhyme or reason in terms of equating price with quality in high end audio, synergy issues aside, if you find that the ref 3 stacks up very closely to the vtl 7.5 mk 2 after a controlled side by side audition of good len... | |
| Has anyone compared Ayre K-1xe to ARC Ref 3 or VTL hi ed, a while back i posted a long review of the vtl 6.5 pre vs the ref 3. i agree with hikejohn above regarding the ref 3 at the low end. i have auditioned the vtl 7.5 mk 2 only briefly, but enough to know it is of a higher level than the vtl 6.... | |
| Amplifier advice for Wilson Sophia speakers failry loud levels? most likely the pass 250.5 may not do it for you. the next one up, the pass x350.5 is capable of bringing more to the sohpias [are they the original version or the 2's?] the x350.5 puts out 50 wpc class a, which will probably g... | |
| Amp suggestionsfor Wilson Watt Puppies/Sophia and go for the TA ultra SC ad ICs or you will be selling the speakers short of the extremes ,most especially the response at the lower end. from what i have heard from others, the sophia2 outperform the w/p 6s in finesse and overall coherence and ... | |
| Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact? i agree completely with dave mitchell. although i have not done the radio shack wire test, i have done similar in concept.using TA ultra SC and ICs as the basic SC+IC wire with esoteric ux-3se+vtl pre 6.5 + wilson w/p8 , i compared the following 2... | |
| Amp suggestionsfor Wilson Watt Puppies/Sophia i greatly agree with those who mentioned various models of pass labs amps. the xa series may result in a bit warmer sound within the neutral spectrum. there is also the new xa.5 versions; i am unfamiliar with them. if you consider pass for the amp... |