upgrade1394
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| Krell showcase or other 5 channel amp I used to own the 1205A and its a good amp but can definitely be improved upon. Have not heard/demoed the showcase but the TAS is worth it. Even better is the Dreadnaught with the 200 or 225 (Dreadnaught II) modules. I am very impressed with the D... | |
| Does anyone have information on Denon POA S1 I have owned the POA-S1 pair for about 5 years now and am absolutely mesmerized by them! Real warmth, liquidity with a tremendous bass control. These amps really need a 20amp circuit to come alive and run only moderately warm after 2-3 hours use. ... | |
| Any thoughts on Krell I think the most relevant point which Stenckr raised is about the non-upgradeability of the AVS! Part of the justification for the high price of the AVS was the claim that Krell products do not get obsolete- you can upgrade to the latest rather th... | |
| Is the Sony TA-E1 worth considering? A1126lin:I also own the ML332 amp and the Krell KAV-1500 (the big one rated @300watts/ch for 5 channels). I personally find the ML332 to be a little dark sounding, polite in a sense while the TAN1 has a bit more musicality to offer. Speakers are M... | |
| Is the Sony TA-E1 worth considering? I have owned the TAE-1 and the TAN-1 along with SCD-1 and have to state that the TAE1 is dead quiet and utterly transparent. Buipd quality is the BEST ever- and that includes the Krell and Mark Levinson gear. Unfortunately I sold the TAE-1 and SCD... | |
| Toslink Survey / Please Participate Hi all: there was an earlier thread on this (maybe 1-2 years ago) and I am strongly in favor of TOSLINK. Most negatives are from reviewers, commenting on the "loose connection" that I sometimes wonder if these guys use the toslink cable to suspend... | |
| Krell guys please help new Krell owner with preamp Hi Nick:The KSA100S is a good entry into the Krell family- do not be fooled by the 100 watt rating. The B&W 700 Nautilus series is an excellent match for Krell electronics. I have had a similar set-up with the N705 + HTM7 driven by a KRC-3 pre... | |
| Help: AM antenna and AM reception Thanks for all the responses. I do agree that older AM tuners had good performance BUT I want to stick with tuners from late 1980's to current. One of the posts also confirmed that Car head units have better AM performance- I totally AGREE! This i... | |
| Reliability/Repair Issues w/Sony 9000es DVD player I have had mine for 3+ years and never any problem. What is this "sticky" drawer issue- totally smooth sailing with my unit atleast. SACD is very very good- CD is better than most "economical" CD players. Warranty is 5 years (and maybe 3 years in ... | |
| Help: AM antenna and AM reception upgrade1394:Thanks for your responses- I will try the long wire approach. I feel some of you may have been led astray by my phrasing: I am not interested in the "audiophile" (or lack of) quality of AM signal - more concerned with improving the per... | |
| B&W Nautilus Update? I would say that a complete revision will occur late next year with the NEW models shown at CEDIA. Talk (from dealers) is that the 800 Nautilus line will move upstream to compete with the Signature versions while the N700 series takes over the slo... | |
| Collective letter s to Stereophile Hi all,I would like to point your attention to the situation where a component is dropped from the recommended list with the explanation "Has not been reviewed in a long time OR no follow-up performed". Whose fault is this? Can't Stereophile go ou... | |
| Digital Audio Cables: Wire or Optical Hi Sherod,I have the Sony XA7ES and used a AQ toslink. The coax was some fancy Kimber Kable model. Speakers are the ML SL3 powered by (hold steady) Parasound HCA1000A! Owners of SL3- try this combo out but biwire the speakers, I am using Straightw... | |
| Digital Audio Cables: Wire or Optical Hi Lbietz2001,I had the opposite reaction. I once tried a $200 "highly touted" coax digital cable (only 1m lenght) and felt that the music lost its charm. The experience (diluted) was there but the "notes" were lacking. Instead of "musical notes" ... | |
| Looking for speaker to match with pass lab aleph3 I used the Aleph 3 with B&W CM-2 and the sound was superb though a little lacking in bass. However, upon switching to the 805Nautilus the missing bass re-emerged indicating that the culprit was NOT the Aleph 3. I also used a Krell KSA-150 and ... |