sutts
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| preamp vs. no-preamp I'm with TWL on this one- and about to trial the Bentaudio.com transformer-coupled preamp. I have had passives in my rig previously, and agreed on the 'thin' sound, however clarity/detail was very good (sorry Keith, have to disagree with you on th... | |
| I am looking for a smoothest sounding outboard DAC I also own the Audio Note 3.1 Balanced Dac, and it is superb, if your budget permits. Joe at JC Audio can set you up with any Audio Note stuff you need. Re: the above post, in fact, I just ordered a Spectral SDR 3000 transport to mate with it (wil... | |
| what is a P0 sound like compare to.... The P0s is very rare- Japan only from what I assume. I believe their is only one guy on this board that has one- not sure if he will see your post. I am a big fan of the Esoteric transports (used to have a P1), having just ordered a Spectral SDR 3... | |
| transport w best detail retrieval and 'weight' Platsolos- the Vecteur D2 is good, but the L4 is better- they are extremely impressive considering the price. In fact, I could pick up an L4 for a good deal right now, but am searching for the higher end, and therefore going to try the Spectral.Mg... | |
| transport w best detail retrieval and 'weight' Lgregoir- I agree that the Eclipse is very good- in fact I used to own it for over a year, and it was my favorite of the non-Teac based transports- good call!! I guess I am hesitant to go down that road again, only because of the fact that their a... | |
| transport w best detail retrieval and 'weight' Sattothestars- already sold the CDT2- too late! It will probably come down to the CEC TL1-x vs Wadia 270 vs Spectral SDR 3000... | |
| transport w best detail retrieval and 'weight' Hey Albert- how are you? I have considered the CEC TL1x, but am unsure about the lower registers, as compared to the Teac VRDS clamping system, which I have found to have superb bass characteristics. Not to say the CEC isn't excellent in this rega... | |
| What's under YOUR CD player? Solid Tech 'Feet of Silence'- use under transport/CDP | |
| Coincident Total Victory owners Read my review of this speaker on this site- amazing. In fact, if I could afford them, they would be here, but instead I have the also excellent regular Victory- in fact in my smaller room they are great. If you have a decent-sized room, you will ... | |
| How good is 8000 dollar Sony Dac transport from 89 agree with Buckingham on the dac front, however, I bought an older reference transport, Teac Esoteric P1 ($6k USD in 1988), and it is excelllent! Detail retrieval, air. cymbals have nice shimmer, etc. I have a half decent dac and cabling, so that ... | |
| best CD transport available? Audiofederation- I tried the Drive-1 in my system. It was very good, and it was a slight improvement when serving as transport into the digital 'in' of my AA Capitole MK 1 (slightly better than the Capitole's own transport). HOWEVER, I now own a t... | |
| Review: Sistrum Mini-Minitor Platform Support-SMM 1 Stand Rockhead- depending on the footprint size of your speakers, try the Sistrum SP-004 model- they are now under my 97-lb Coincident floor-standing speakers, and are NOT coming out...I also use a pair of the larger SP-1's under two large tube monobock... | |
| best CD transport available? The upcoming Audio Note CDT-III- look for it next year... | |
| Review: Lindemann D680 CD Player I agree with Avnut- it would be great to see a side-by-side comparison with other top players. Regarding digital, I owned the Capitole Mk I for about a year and a half. It did some things very well- i.e. a wonderful midrange, but ultimately found ... | |
| Elect. EMC-1 Mk II vs. Audio Aero Capitole Mk II ? disagree- found the Gamut clear and extened in the highs, but emotionally it was not there, and the bass? WHAT bass? One of the bigger disappointments I have encountered lately... |