tmsorosk

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acoustic revive rtp-4 or shunyata hydra 8
I have not A/B tested the Acoustic 4 against the Hydra , but I did drag home many conditioners and compare them to the Hydra 8 and V-Ray , the Shunyatas out performed the others in ever way . Silents and rhythm seemed the most prominent . I use P.... 
Finite Elemente Ceraball vs Nordost Pulsar Point
I do have a set of Ceraballs and I have 3 sets of Pulsar points there all in A box , and going to stay there . At one point in my audio life I thought every thing should be on cones or points or something , it turned out to be not as simple as tha... 
Need feedback on Sonus Faber Cremona M 's
Thanks folks for all the feedback , it's been aluminating . I have a question for Dtc if he is still with us . A long time employee at my local salon , that knows , likes and sells Sonus Faber , claims the M update for the Cremona was to answer a ... 
Classe M1000
The levinson Would be hard to beat . Worked good with anything I tryed with it . M 
power conditioners
I've tryed many hi end conditioners , but ended up with Shunyata , these units have polished a very great sounding music maker . I also brought home one of there top power cords , I now own 7 . MAX . 
SA11 S2 SACD player. I'm listening to more CDs
I love my SA11 , but I made the mistake of bringing home the Ayre C5 , well there's no going back . M 
solid state vs tubes
I have had many tube and solid state components , I've slowly gone all S.S. . The last 3 to 4 years tube and solid state has nearly reached convergance , at least in the higher end . The break down rate on the tubes was only slightly higher retubi... 
How to remove black rings left by rubber feet?
Cooking oil works well as adhesive remover too , and not nearly as nasty as some of the chemicals I've tried . One other way to prevent this is to store some country and western CDs under your components footers . M 
ARC CD8 or Ayre C5mp .
Thanks for the input guys . I haven't made up my mind yet , but you have been a big help . should have mentioned I'm using ( injoying ) Ayre's KXR preamp , Revel Salon 1's , and levinson #431 amp . MAX 
Bryston 28B SST
I brought home the new 28Bsst2 , I was looking for more power , and I got it , but the aging Levenson # 431 200wpc that it would have replaced , was sonicly better in every way . When I took the 28B back the salesman admitted that several other fo... 
Ayre vs Primare
Go with the Ayre , its a no brainer . 
Who heard the Mark levinson 53 monos?
I finally herd the allusive 53 s in the Harman truck , ( called sound that stirs the soul ) . The bass in a converted tractor trailer was less than optimal , but in my personal opinion the 53, Salon combo was the best I have heard , bar none .But ... 
Bryston 14b-SST or 7b-SST?
Ellyjr We have owned both the 7Bsst and 14Bsst as well as other Bryston products , In my humble opinion the 14B gets the nod , its slightly smoother and more grain free . Both were great performers you wont be disappointed with either . But I do h...