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Wilson Sophia vs Aerial 7/9
Hi Brownsfan,Thanks for sharing what you heard in a demo of the 7T's. It not only proves that personal taste and system synergy is so important, but always take another person's opinion in consideration and then go listen for yourself.In the conte... 
Wilson Sophia vs Aerial 7/9
Hi Joncourage,I'm a little confused regarding what Aerial speaker model you are refering to in your post. I'm just about done reviewing Aerial's new model the 7T speaker for the website hometheaterreview.com. In my opinion it far surpasses the per... 
Yet another DAC recommendation request
Hi M18764ag,I just helped my brother in law, who also has 1.6's, go through an auditioning process to get a DAC that would give the sonic traits you are looking for on redbook CD. The clear winner was the Lector tube based DAC which he drives with... 
Magnepan announces the 20.7
I have nothing but respect for Magnepan who makes great speakers for very fair prices. I have been a MG-20 owner for close to 20 years and still find my bi-amped and Myestand pair to compete with virtually any speaker on the market.However the hyp... 
Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter
Paul,Hope this good enough, the DAC has the same analog circuit design as the CF-080 linestage. If you go the website Positive Feedback Online-Issue 41 has a review by Mike Wechsberg on the CF-080 linestage with detailed pictures of its internal c... 
Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter
Hey Paul,I forgot to also mention how important it is to change out the stock rectifier tube that the DAC is shipped with and replace it with a NOS tube. The rectifier tube type is a 6CA4/EZ81. I have tried Genelex, RCA, Mullard, Mazda and they al... 
Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter
Hi Paul,Yes, I have tried many NOS 12AU7's in both my CF preamp and DAC. However, my favorite tubes in both pieces are either NOS 5814 or 5963 Sylvania Gold Brand Gold Pin tubes. Just beautiful sounding, better then my long plate Mullards,Amperexs... 
Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter
Hi Ps68,I used to use the MBL 1531 transport, until I went to its bigger brother the reference 1621a, and the CF DAC-040 performed beautifully with either transport.I have heard all the other DACS that you mention and on redbook there is still a w... 
Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter
Hi Badwisdom,I believe that Mr. Tsuda's philosophy of having the shortest/cleanest circuits possible lead to his decision of only having one input.I would be curious about what your worries are because of this DAC only having one input. I would lo... 
DAC recomendations $1500-$3000
Hey Chriswiford1,Just wanted to correct an error I made on the pricing of the North Star Design DAC, its retail price is $3000.00 and demos can be gotten for around $1500.00. The more I listen to it it reminds very much of the very highly regarded... 
DAC recomendations $1500-$3000
Hi Chriswilford1,I just got in the North Star Design 192kHz/32bit DAC because I'm reviewing it for hometheaterreview.com were I'm a staff reviewer.This DAC from Italy without any were being close to be broken in still sounds better to me then the ... 
Music Culture Technology
Hi Jasonw01,This company was started by one of the founders of MBL. They offer very high quality at reasonable prices for their amps and speakers.I'm a staff writer for the website hometheaterreview.com and have an agreement with them in January t... 
Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter
Yes Branislav,The Playback Design was fully broken in. This audition was done at my friend's house who is a retailer dealer for both companies. I'm only interested in redbook CD's, if I was into high rez I would consider the Playback Design DAC an... 
Review: Concert Fidelity CF-080 Preamplifier
Hi Bigkidz,I'm no engineer, but my understanding is that from input to output, in the the CF-080 preamp, is only four inches total. Seems pretty short to me.I just completed another round of listening to very highly regarded tube and SS linestages... 
Review: Concert Fidelity DAC-040 DA converter
Hi Branislav,I can easily answer your question. I and a friend of mine, in the exact same system, compared the Playback Design to the Concert Fidelity on redbook and it was quite clear to both of us that the Concert Fidelity was sonicly on a much ...