toronto416
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| Verity Audio midrange drivers? Thank-you.For many reasons I prefer to buy new. If I buy Verity Audio speakers, the Rienzi is probably as high as I can go. Yes, the Leonore and Parsifal are probably better speakers, but they are around double the price of the Rienzi! The Rienzi ... | |
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? Thank-you.For the right speaker, the Luxman 590Aii, with 30 wpc of pure class A power, looks like a good option.If I decide to buy Verity Audio speakers, which are not demanding, I will probably buy the Luxman 590Aii to drive them.Regards,Mark | |
| CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric? Thank-you.In my city there are three Esoteric dealers and only one Luxman dealer (but no Luxman cdp on display).I have seen, touched, and listened to the Esoteric X-05 and admired its excellent transport. I have only been able to see Luxman cdp on... | |
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? My library is 14 x 20 feet (not counting 2 bay windows), with the stereo in front of the bay window at the end of the long axis. Ceiling is 8 feet.Regards,Mark | |
| CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric? The Esoteric X-05 has received a lot of good critical press, but Luxman cd players seem to be less well known. How do these two brands compare?Regards,Mark | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? Thanks for the technical insights regarding the 803d vs. 802d midranges.It certainly sounds like most of you are leaning in favour of Verity Audio as opposed to B&W, and from my limited experience in listening to the entry level Verity Audio s... | |
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? I listen to cds - mostly classical solo piano (Beethoven sonatas, Bach etc), chamber music, and small ensemble jazz (Oscar Peterson, Thelonius Monk, Coltrane, Evans etc).In researching locally available equipment, I realized that perhaps I was not... | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? I wish I had the flexibility to do that, but I don't. Montreal has a lively audio scene, but it is roughly the same distance from Toronto as New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Columbus. Verity Audio is made in Quebec City, whic... | |
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? You both make valid points, but B&W 803d with Bryston elctronics are also reputable and highly regarded options that I can actually audition.Is it not better to deal with the devil you know? | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? The speakers we have been discussing, Verity Audio Rienzi and Leonore, driven by a Luxman 590Aii integrated amp, are not ones that I can audition in my city.Some days I think that I should just play it safe and buy stuff that I can see, touch, aud... | |
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? The components we have been discussing (Luxman 590Aii, Verity Audio Rienzi) are not ones that I can audition in my city.Some days I think that I should just play it safe and buy stuff that I can see, touch, audition TOGETHER, and enjoy such as B&a... | |
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? Interesting- I didn't realize that Blue Circle was an Ontario based company.In researching high quality audio, I keep discovering more high quality Canadian made products (Verity Audio, Totem, Gershman, Simaudio, Bryston, Classe, Oracle, Blue Circ... | |
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? Well, it certainly sounds like Luxman wins the day!I have not bought anything yet, but I am considering the Verity Audio Rienzi driven by the Luxman L-590Aii, with either a Luxman (D-06 or DU-08) or Esoteric cdp.I was looking at Simaudio to give m... | |
| CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric? It is not possible to demo any Luxman cd players in my city, nor is it possible to compare Luxman to Esoteric.Like many people, I would have to make a special order and buy a Luxman cdp sight unseen.I have seen and played with the Esoteric X-05, b... | |
| Integrated SS amps - Luxman vs. Simaudio Moon? Thank-you!I was thinking of the Verity Audio Rienzi with the Luxman L-590Aii, which should be more than adequate to drive them.I was also thinking of either a Luxman (D-06 or DU-08) or Esoteric X-05 CD player to complete the system.Regards,Mark |