vicdamone
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| Hypex Ncore NC400 Rodge827, very good points. In the context of comparing apples to apples I found the basic unbridged nCore 400s (I spent $1375. building mine) are less forward, more relaxed, with greater space between instruments. Basically an across the board im... | |
| When to go solid state vs. vacuum? There are some very good suggestions here and you already seem to understand the speaker first part of the equation.Combining two channel and HT compromises both or at best one over the other. When I tried it I lost a good portion of the delicate ... | |
| Hypex Ncore NC400 http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=106827.0 | |
| Recommended coax cable for Metrum Octave I read that Berkeley Audio Design ships a Straightwire cable with their products. I'm not sure if its intended to be an economical alternative or a worthy product.I'm using the 1.5 meter Straightwire Data Link. Can anybody speak to the idea that f... | |
| how make your speker faster Look for time and phase correct speaker designs along with a preamplifier and / or subwoofer that have the ability to change phase.I don't know why but the phase on recordings can change from track to track. It's usually most noticeable with the b... | |
| Unusual TAS bomb Audio Research, they simply needed a segue to the DAC 9 Reference Special Edition.Bashing the audio press is silly. I don't listen with my eyes so they can say whatever they need to say. For $12 a year the periodicals are great fun. | |
| Eera Tentation cd player - any thoughts? I don't understand using a CD player at this level compared to the convenience of a stored library, buffering, error correction, playback software with upsampling.Go to The Computer Audiophile for more detailed information. | |
| Audible Illusions 3A MM or MC phono board? Now it takes years? Wow. I'm not sure exactly what percentage of that preamp was designed by Bruce Moore and John Curl. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the Gold moving coil phono section was designed by John Curl. Parasound is currently mark... | |
| Best Speaker For This Room If it were only that simple.Before you consider any new speaker you should understand the potential of your current speakers and the room. To optimize they're sound stage follow the manufactures placement directions. Also try a temporary placement... | |
| Nola Metro Grand Reference Opinions You're about to jump in the deep end of the pool. This is the price point were many of the more established designers begin to use their top shelf parts and materials in a system that touches their core statement of design.At this level the only a... | |
| CD player or DAC for Luxman with harbeth? What are you comparing your digital synergy with? Your analog front end, someone else's system? You'll need to describe your system in detail. | |
| Need Tweeter for Revel Performa F30 Ethan, I think what Rrog meant to say was welcome to Audiogon. | |
| Eggleston spkr owners - which SS or hybrid amp ... I remember hearing a pair of Andra's powered by a VTL S80. Simply stunning.Impossible to relate exactly what "nearly" means to you. You might be intrigued by the usual benefits of a solid state design for a time. Once bitten, you'll eventually ret... | |
| Compare Paradigm speakers to.... I owned Studio 100s versions one and two. I auditioned in home versions 3 and the S8. In hindsight they were simply affordable speakers that measured fairly well with highs that were never comfortable and decent bass. For me they never had any con... | |
| Benz Ebony vs Wood I replaced a LO output Wood with the Ruby Z on my modified Well Tempered deck into a Reflection Audio phono stage. This was a substantial improvement across the board.The current Ebony series is extremely low output. At those levels the actual syn... |