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| JVC XRCDs -- your experience? Ahendler- which ones are 'bright' or, to be avoided? | |
| Gabriel Gold vs Marigo vs NBS used Gabriel Gold (the higher-end Rapture and Reflection) sell very quickly on the used market here- and they are not cheap- that should tell you something. I have tried them in several systems- they are quite good. I have not yet compared with Ja... | |
| Gabriel Gold vs Marigo vs NBS You need to move up to at least the GG Rapture 'r', or better yet, the Reflections... | |
| Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good? EMM CDSA-SE and GG Reflection (rca) = excellent match | |
| to SACD or not Love my EMM CDSA-SE (~ $5,500 used)- reviews are spot on. More natural sounding than my friend's Esoteric P-03/D-03 combo... The only other machine I would consider at a similar price point would be the Marantz SA-7S1 (~ $3k used) with mods by Jen... | |
| Single box tube linestage preamp - $3,000 used Bat VK-32SE | |
| Marantz SC-7S2 solid state preamp- how good is it? thanks guys- good comments- the (few) reviews I have read seem to always pair it in the context of a 'full Marantz' system (with the MA-9S2 monoblocks)- was wondering how it was with other amps as well... | |
| Throwing your gear under the bus yes- but in my case, a nice watch (Omega Seamaster Chrono in white)- luckily the guy still had it- I bought it back immediately- what was I thinking??!! :-) | |
| Power conditioner for EMM CDSA ? I use the excellent Ensemble Isolink on mine... | |
| SS Amp to replace VAC 300.1 in a side-ways move? agree with Tvad- having owned Aerial speakers many years ago, solid state worked best... | |
| Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good? Steve- is the directional flow the same as the others with the Reflection? | |
| New Transport Suggestions for Bitstream DAC agreed with Bigkidz... | |
| Digital IC- I use Stealth Sextet- anything better? Thanks Powder- I have a Marigo 5.7 as well- was not aware of the newer model. | |
| Gabriel Gold IC's are they really this good? yes, the Reflection are amazing- a further refinement of the Rapture 'r'- inner detail incredible, lack of congestion excellent- no glare- simply music... | |
| Stereophile "confirms" Moncrieff's SACD comments ? would be good to 'resurrect' this thread 8 years later- I think SACD has come a long way- I find the EMM Labs CDSA-SE not to exhibit these high-frequency aberations, at least not that I am noticing anyways... |