thuan98
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| Merlins VSM placement question That's what I have in mind - Thanks for the tip | |
| Merlins VSM placement question Thanks for all responses :-)I know that I have to try it myselfThese super sharp spikes are already made several long marks on my wood floor already from the last time I moved them around. Need to go to WMart to find some round felt to help slide ... | |
| Question for Merlin VSM/ARS Sonum owners Mr. TBest place for 12Ax7/6922 tubes is Brent Jessee (google it)Like I said, spent $150 just to know your amp limit is cheap compare to buy a pair of CGR IC - If you don't like them, unload them here.I do like my result - PS: my Filar SE is 2007 p... | |
| Question for Merlin VSM/ARS Sonum owners Hi all,Just want report back on tube roll of my Filar.I swapped with Amperex 6922 PQ white label USA - result finer detail on high freq, mid-range is smoother.Next swapped the orig JAN 5814-A's with a pair of Amperex Bugle Boy 12AU7 Holland - resu... | |
| Question for Merlin VSM/ARS Sonum owners I'm totally agree with you, Pubul57Having Cary running with Merlin for sometimes, I always feel like trying the Ars (just to make sure I don't miss anything :-))Now I'm happy knowing the fact - I'll give it a try with Amperex PQ white label 6922 a... | |
| Question for Merlin VSM/ARS Sonum owners Yes, actually a bit unfair since my Cary pair are loaded with NOS (kenrad black bottle 6SN7s, Mullard Blackburn 5AR4, Gold Lion reissue KT88) along with Herbie tube damper rings on all tubes and Revelation Audio Labs umbilical cord - About $1500 w... | |
| To ARS Sonum/Merlins owners - Which CD player ? Just want to follow up my post: Got the Sony, burn-in at 150 hrs mark on RBCD and compare to my Cary 306/200 - Sony performance is about 8/10 to Cary - I'm using analog balanced output, I might keep it for a while to see any improvement. | |
| Question for Merlin VSM/ARS Sonum owners Hi all,After 3 weeks of listen to my new Filar SE with stock tubes, here is my comments in comparing to my existing Cary SLP05/CAD120S:Cary pair give more punch, body, and detail. Sound is rounder (?) even at low volume.I would give 7/10. Now, I'm... | |
| Merlin vsm mme owners, Cardas cabling Question. Correction: replacing AZ with CGR - not another way around - Sorry | |
| Merlin vsm mme owners, Cardas cabling Question. I replaced Cardas GR with Acoustic Zen (Satori, Matrix Ref II). Most effective is speaker cable, bass goes up a notch. | |
| Burn-in info for Sony XA5400ES Hi all,My new XA5400ES hits 150hrs break-in on RBCD.I just connect it to my system and compare to my Cary 306/200 on RBCD. My Cary player (with non-upsampling mode) has more detail, body, micro-dynamicOverall, I would rate Sony on RBCD 8/10 compar... | |
| Burn-in info for Sony XA5400ES Thanks all,I'm on CD burn-in side at 50 hrs mark - Will do SACD side after 100hrs.I'll compare side-by-side with my Cary 306-200RegardsThuan | |
| To ARS Sonum/Merlins owners - Which CD player ? Thanks for all responses,Interesting to see SCD-XA5400ES here. I like the idea of having SACD/CD in one piece as I have a few SACD titlesI'm curretly using Denon 3910 with TUC modded to handle SACD. | |
| To ARS Sonum/Merlins owners - Which CD player ? BTW: I might add Sony SCD-XA5400ES to the list | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Hi all,Being CD2 owners, I'm sure you did your homework :-)My question is what's difference between CD-2 and CD-3 ?I don't find much review on CD-3 (obsoleted from Ayon webpage)- I believe CD-3 has tube-rectifier power supply module (2 pieces) ans... |