tmallin

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Connecting Marantz SA-1 to a receiver
I have owned an SA-1 since that model was brand new. To play both SACD and CD disks, you will need to use the analog outputs. SACD information does not come out of the balanced or unbalanced digital outputs. The balanced analog outputs are the bes... 
Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 5 Series 3 Speaker
See my sonic comments on the Walsh 5 Series 3/4 in a more recent thread, "Ohm Walsh 5 S3." Mamboni had reviewed the Walsh 5 S-3 in Audio Review before I purchased mine. I have never been able to approach the measured flatness of response he gets i... 
Ohm Walsh 5-S3
I have owned the Ohm Walsh 5-S3 for over a year now. One of the original drivers failed and both drivers have now been replaced with what amounts to a prototype for the S4. Sound is at least as good or better in all respects as the original and th... 
After Quad ESL's?
I think the Harbeths are the ones you should listen to. I have not heard the SHL5s, but the C7s, M30s, and M40s all play superbly well at low volumes for dynamic speakers. The Quads are still king at that, and the 63s and 988s have that "of a piec... 
which amp for legacy focus
I have the Whispers and prefer bi-amp to single amping. That lets you get the Steradian (Step One) of the the signal path for the highs with that speaker. Even without that consideration, bi-amping the Whispers sounds better. I use four Bryston 7B... 
Need a quality Y-adapter for bi-amping
I get great results using Comprehensive Video (www.compvideo.com, 800-431-6000, South Hackensack, NJ)Female XLR to 2 male XLRs Y-adaptor cables (part number XLRJ-2XLRP) at the amp end of my 8-meter Cello XLR-to-XLR cables from preamp to amp. This ...