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| The Fastest most musical amp Although Mikelavigne nicely describes some interesting and keen insights toward the terms 'fast' and 'musical', I respectfully disagree with a few of his statements. Particularly: "what is 'fast'? my perception is that some amps achieve speed thru... | |
| Premier Redbook CD Transport or SACD Player? As a happy owner of an Sony SCD-1 cdp, I believe one would be hard-pressed to find a better cdp for redbook or sacd formats anywhere near this price range.I would not hesitate to buy the SCD-1 again. But not necessarily because of it's SACD playba... | |
| The Fastest most musical amp I'd have to throw into the ring the McCormack DNA-2 Revision A or Revision A Gold amplifier. Pretty phenominal amp that has been essentially rebuilt by Steve McCormack with the best aftermarket parts out there. See smcaudio.com for more info.In my... | |
| Best bi-wire speaker cables under $1000 The best bi-wired speaker cable under $1000 (or over $1000) may or may not be bi-wired.I'm not pooh-poohing bi-wiring at all. But bi-wiring benefits is certainly system dependent and depends on the listener's preferences. In other words, don't buy... | |
| SCD-1 Questions... Because of the XLR and 2 single-ended outputs, I've been able to perform a/b comparisons of cables and XLR/RCA connector preferences.I've chosen the XLR because the additional 2 volts provides more gain and a much more dynamic presentation overall... | |
| Suggestions Amps/Preamp for the Aerial 20T As an owner of the 10T's, I would suggest you check out the McCormack DNA-2 Revision A and Revision A gold aftermarket amps at smcaudio.com.As Steve McCormack states at his website smcaudio.com, the Rev A is neither tube sounding nore solid-state ... | |
| Review: Pure Note Epsilon Reference Speaker cable Sonic_genius, nice review. I've had the PN Epsilon Ref's XLR ic's in my system for about 6 months now and like them quite a bit. Perhaps unbeatable for the price.-IMO | |
| Anybody stop using power conditioning? With all due respect, I'm kinda' surprised at the strong responses in the posts above.Yet, each of you who negate the need for a 'good' line conditioner claiming that dedicated lines are all you need also seem to own one or more aftermarket power ... | |
| Better 2 channel Pre or processor? I'm using a Primare P30 pre/pro in my 2-channel system. I've compared the P30 side-by-side in my home with the Ayre k3-x and Placette Active Linestage and a few lesser tube preamps. Neither the Ayre nor Placette are slouches in reputations and rev... | |
| Running balanced. Difference between XLR vs. RCA. I've a/b compared XLR v RCA with my SCD-1 to my pre and agree with Albertporters second last paragraph where I too noticed a greater bandwidth and especially better dynamics over the single-ended connections.However, I disagree with Albert's last ... | |
| Recommendation on Balanced Interconnect Salman, I compared the balanced outs to the single-ended outs. It's quite easy to do with the SCD-1, since there is one pair of XLR outs and two pair of RCA outs on the unit and they can all be sending a signal simultaneously.With my pre, I am abl... | |
| Best electronics for Vandersteen 5/5A I agree with Garfish. (I bought his 300wpc McCormack DNA-2 REV A amp.)This is my second McCormack amp and although I've never listened to the DNA 0.5 or DNA 0.5 REV A or REV A Gold revisions, I know the standard 0.5 has been around for quite some ... | |
| Subs without power amps Peter, I believe German Physiks makes one for about $12k. The good news is you don't need two as they can be used for stereo mode with the two drivers.-IMO | |
| Review: Totem Beak Tweak Several years ago, I was in a listening room without the beaks in place and noticed the beaming of the highs coming from the Totems. I asked the salesman if the beaks sitting on the window ledge worked. He placed them in position and I noticed the... | |
| Review: Totem Beak Tweak Several years ago, I was in a listening room without the beaks in place and noticed the beaming of the highs coming from the Totems. I asked the salesman if the beaks sitting on the window ledge worked. He placed them in position and I noticed the... |