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Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
A customer of mine is indeed selling his used Audio Aero cdp here (if anybody wants to take a big gamble, as satothestars calls it, but if you would follow that logic, one should never buy second hand, since buying used is always a risk. But it al... 
Is "Paypal "in legal trouble?
Since I have moved from Germany to the US, one difference in banking customs has always made me wonder and nobody was able to explain the reason behind it.All bank transactions, loan payments or payments for goods purchased at Ebay i.e. are paid i... 
Qualitative test of Auric Illuminator
I am going a step further and use Mapleshade'smicro smooth before I appy the Auric.As Mapleshade writes: the difference is not subtle.http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/tweaks/cdtreatments.htmlThis is a micro buffing agent really polishing the cd to... 
Anyone have their Audio Aero Capitole MKII yet?
Anybody knows about the Lindeman D 680?There was a rave review over at AA about the player: http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/70261.htmland I wonder if anybody had a chance to comapre both players? The Lindemann has become the refer... 
Quad ESL 57's...Best Spkr Cable?
In my opinion after going through dozens of cables, I found that in my system (Martin Logan Prodigy) only two brands came out on top:The Nordost Valhalla and the HMS Grand Finale MK II. I feel that electrostats need cables with a fast signal propa... 
Recommend Higher Power SET Amp
Slawney, I do not think that Dr. Kron is affiliated with Vaic anymore.I have spoken to the German importer of Kron amps:www.blackforestaudio.de, they have also an English website.According to Mr. Kuehn, Dr. Kron has nothing to do with Vaic anymore... 
Clash of the Titans
I will definitely post my experiences here, but since my Soundlab speakers are in the process of being built, it won't be before the end of August, before I can post here concerning these amps and Soundlab speakers. 
Clash of the Titans
Gregm,these Kronzilla are monster tubes. They take about 120 man-hours to make and Dr. Kron its using the help of bohemian artisan glass-blowers. If I may add my two cents and I do not work for Kron Enterprise, these are the most exciting SET amps... 
Clash of the Titans
Albert, do you bi-amp your U-1's? You might have overlooked the Double Kronzilla SET monoblocks ($40.000 per pair)A friend of mine is bi-amping his Martin Logan Prodigy with 2 pairs and I assume if they are heavy duty enough to drive those speaker... 
Cardas Golden Referance XLR/IC's w/SS equipment
But you also have to take Electrostaticman's speakers in account. Not very many people understand the needs of ESL, if they themselves do not own elecrostatic speakers.The Cardas is a fine cable, but it seems to be too slow for ESL. In my system, ... 
What kind of power wakes up electrostatic speakers
May I join this discussion, since I am a proud owner of Martin Logan Prodigy ESL.I have recently upgraded my amps and use now two Wolcott tube monoblocks for the panels and have adapted two bridged Bel Canto Evo 200.2 as monoblocks for the bass wo... 
Information on Empirical Audio IC cables
Sonic genius, I think I did not slam my competition.First of all I have auditioned the Empirical Audio cables a long time before I even knew of the existence of HMS and what I posted here were the same exact findings I emailed Empirical Audio when... 
Information on Empirical Audio IC cables
During my cable quest I have auditioned those cables also.I liked them a lot, but eventually found them too lean in the mid range and bass region. But they have a very nice transparency and are not too expensive. You get what you pay for. For a me... 
Best sound at Stereophile show.
After reading through all the posts I think its easy to agree on one thing: the perfect speaker does not exist.The opinions are not even close on agreeing what the best sound was at the show.Look at the MBL speakers, some say it was just awful, so... 
Best sound at Stereophile show.
Jameswei,since the Nearfield site is not up yet, could you please tell me more about the Tenor/Pipedreams system.Where two Tenor amps really enough to drive the speakers and did they need a sub woofer and in case they did, what amp was used for th...