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| What processor competes with best preamp? Yes- Sim Audio Attraction | |
| Why are AM/FM Tuners So Expensive? I love my FM tuner!! Having never owned one, I took the plunge on a M-I-N-T (been in a box for ~ 15 years, according to previous owner) Accuphase T-101 for ~ $500 USD. FM rocks!!!!!, and this is one gorgeous tuner- all silver with green meters and... | |
| Theta Dreadnaught amp is it just a HT amp or music excellent- on the warmer side of neutral. I even tried a vertical bi-amp with mine with great results. It is also very stable, and reliable. Mine is on 24/7 for the last year and a half with NO problems. You will not regret the choice. | |
| Line Conditioners Psychic- I ALSO use the Tice Solo A/V, but only plug my TV into it- I then plug the Solo into a Tice Powerblock IIIC Signature (as well as all other gear). I agree- the Solo on its own may be limited, but in the chain with the other one, it's a di... | |
| Whats the best power conditioner for RPTV? TV is 32" Sony XBR2 into a Tice solo A/V into a Tice Powerblock IIIC- result? DVD quality from regular Satellite feed. (also- use good video cables- all my crucial conections are Wireworld Silver Starlight III+ S-Video- definitely 'completes the p... | |
| 2 channel Poll: Vote: Do you use Tubes or SS? 2-ch system- all tube. 4 highly modded/rebuilt tube monoblocks in a bi-amp setup- a pair of GTA Solo 300B's on mids/highs; and a pair of Altec 1570 BT's (170 wpc in triode using only a pair of 811 output tubes) on bass. HT system- SS (Theta Dreadn... | |
| The"new" look Capitole The new Cap will not be cheap either. I live less than an hour's drive from the North American Distributor here in Ontario, Canada (where I bought my current Cap 24/192. I asked about trade-in, and they want my machine + another $6k CDN (~ $4k USD... | |
| Line Conditioners Here's a vote for the Tice- but only the IIIc, because its the transformerless one. Quieter noise floor, vocals snapped into better focus; etc.- however everything went to the next level when I put an Ensemble Isolink power transformer on the HT p... | |
| Hi-end DVD/CD Machine vs. Hi-end CD Player/Transpo I would consider the Thalia as well- heard great things- too bad no dealers wil give 30-day trials on it... | |
| The Totem Wind Loudspeakers Marakanetz- correction- Mani-2's will outdo bass on Forests, and are also a two-way- except don't consider them unless you are going to throw a lot of juice in front of them... | |
| does an audiophile quality xlr 'splitter' exist? thanks everyone- good thoughts. I even got an e-mail from a dealer- 'Quest For Sound', indicating they have "CARVER PRO xlr y CONNECTORS" and to check out their site- hmmm..... | |
| Best Amps for Totem Mani-2's? FINALLY a Mani-2 poster!!OK- I have owned them for years- in fact I now use 5 of them in the home theater system. Current amp is Theta Dreadnaught- excellent match. The Dread does 400wpc in to the Mani's 4 ohm load, and uses a massive 2.2kVa trans... | |
| Placette pre amp Ultrakaz- re: active attenuation, would not the Audio Aero Capitole have it as well? (mine has analog volume control). Must admit though- I have often wondered if adding a quality passive could benefit things at all... | |
| Reasonbly priced processor w. balanced outputs? My Sim Audio Attraction has balanced outs for all 5 channels + sub, however, it will be closer to $4k used- might be out of your range... | |
| French CD players' sound ? Rayhall- interesting comments/judgement on the Capitole, considering you have not heard it. I own it, and the bass is extremely satisfying, and of course, other system contributors will have an effect on this. That being said, your friend is parti... |