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Performance of MSB Platinum CD Station III
I would be very careful. Old one have burr-brown digital filter and master clock. To update to their new proprietary digital filter and improved master clock costs $1,395. I almost fell into this trap so I puchased a new one from dealer. Call MSB ... 
REALITY CABLES ?
I want to let everyone know that I received refund in entirety from Gregg Straley despite all the negative posts that I have made about Reality Cables. I have to admit that I was purposely harsh and tainted in my comments on his cables due to the ... 
REALITY CABLES ?
I've asked Jim at FryKleaner Pro on his take on this and here is his reply:> I have been enjoying your machine as it has been extremely useful...> However, recently I have one menufacturer refusing to refund...Well, I'm not sure what to say ... 
REALITY CABLES ?
Dennis(Denjo),Good point. There is dimishing marginal return with many things especially in high end audio. People pay unbelievable amount of money for that last 10 per cent in performance improvement. So, yes on less than high end high resolution... 
REALITY CABLES ?
Drubin good point. I was told when I purchased these cables that Reality cables are shipped out pre burned in by the factory which is the reason why it takes a while to get these cables as manufacturer takes extra steps to make sure the cabes soun... 
REALITY CABLES ?
One audiophile sent me a PM and said strangely enough Reality Cables beat Acoustic Zen Silver Reference IC. That could well be as I have found both Acoustic Zen Silver Reference to be at the bottom of the pack along with Reality IC of the lot I ha... 
REALITY CABLES ?
Ok, here is the report on the full set of Reality cables: a pair of Reality Speaker cables 6ft, a pair of interconnect 1.5 meter, and two power cords. I was really looking forward to these cables replacing my expensive cables so to be fair, I put ... 
Melody SHW1688 anyone recommend it?
Well I received the Melody SHW1688 Signature preamp. Wow, I can't sing enough praise for this fabuoous tube preamp. The reason I decided to get this preamp was a suggestion from my audiophile friend when I talked to him about my woes with hearing ... 
What can come after Apogee Divas ?
I've had Divas. They were great for it's time but it was extremely phasey and metallic sounding. Obviously, I am biased as I own one but the best speaker I've heard is Dynaudio Evidence Temptation. I simply love these speakers. The best speakers I... 
Contribute to best speaker count.
I vote for Dynaudio Evidence Temptation. I love these speakers. The best speakers I've ever owned and I owned many. Martin Logan CLS(my first), SoundLab A1, Apogee Divas, Duntech Soverign 2001s and more recently MBL111Es. Best move I made was when... 
Musical Heaven, NOT Audio or Speaker heaven …
Welcome to the club. I love these speakers. The best speakers I've ever owned and I owned many. SoundLab A1, Apogee Divas, Duntech Soverign 2001s and more recently MBL111Es. Best move I made was when I traded MBL111E speakers for these. Tmptation ... 
Melody SHW1688 anyone recommend it?
I just purchased Melody SHW1688 Signature to try in my system. It has balanced in and balanced out and according to 6moons review, it goes great with push/pull amps. MBL9007 dual mono transistor amps I am going to use it with has 2.0V input sensit... 
REALITY CABLES ?
I ordered a set of interconnects, speaker cables and power cords. I have a very high end system Dynaudio Evidence Temptation, MBL9007 dual mono amplifiers, Theta Digital Generation VIII dac, GoldMund Reference with Van Den hul Grasshopper IV cartr... 
Best speaker cable for audio physic padua speakers
I agree with Camadeco. Bass requires lots of energy which tube amps being voltage device tends to be weak in this area. Even with solid state amps, I was missing lowest octave below 40hz but corrected this problem when I got dedicated 20 amp isola... 
VTL S400 or Siegfried
Dealer in LA have a pair of S800 Siegrfrieds and I heard it against Halcro DM88. It blew away the Halcro in every respect and made it sound like a cheap amplifier in cmparison. But then again, it's a solid state and with very bad negative feedback...