vladimir
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| Odyssey Stratos, McCormack DNA 225 or Bryston4BST? Odyssey Stratos are great, but make sure the SP16's output impedance is low enough to drive the Stratos' 10kOhms input impedance. A great convenience is that Klaus can modify your Stratos in several stages for not much money.I would also suggest t... | |
| Jungson Integrated, have you heard it? I haven't listened to Jungsons but they seem to be ready to take a lot of market share. I drool over the JA-50 class-A monoblocks! | |
| REL Strata 5 and Stampede NOT to be sold in USA??? You could also check MJ Acoustics, a British competitor of REL. They make similar subwoofers including the speaker-level connection and have good reviews. Their website is here and their US distributor is Technote America Inc., 813-630-5003. | |
| REL Strata 5 and Stampede NOT to be sold in USA??? I don't know about the 5, but the Storm III would be as good as the Strata III for N805s. I had the pair at home for a long-term test, as well as N804s, N803s and N802s, and the Storm even benefited the last one especially on soundstaging, believe... | |
| Sennheiser HD590 on an airline flight? The noise, vibration and harshness developed by jets tire you more than you think; Etymotics are the headphones to use on business travel and they now make a lower-priced model, the ER-6. | |
| Speakers to replace B&W N804s ????? I have owned the N804s and tested in my home the whole Nautilus line except for the N801 (too big). If you want to keep the speakers, I would give you two different recommendations:First try to move them a bit back against the front wall and/or yo... | |
| Which is better: Spendor BC1, SP1/2, or SP2/3. If you can get mint BC1s, they had a magical sound that was somewhat lost with the following iterations, SP1s and the rest. They also had a slightly underdamped bass that modern amplifiers would have no problem with. Lots of warm bass and clarity ... | |
| Halo or Odyssey The Odyssey is smooth as silk but it hasn't any mosfet warmth; it doesn't have any mosfet "fog" or "mist" (Sam Tellig) either because it is very clear sounding. | |
| Has anybody listened to the new Acoustic Energy 1? Thanks Andy, I have read those reviews; I was looking for users' reviews and I hope there are a few users out there. | |
| Impedance Question: Tube Preamp with SS Power Amp Impedance mismatches in this way affect (diminishes) the very low bass; some of those who say they don't have any problems may be due to the fact that they don't own really full range speakers. | |
| what does "too dark" mean I would recommend J. Gordon Holt's Sounds Like audio vocabulary compendium.Dark: "A warm, mellow, excessively rich quality in reproduced sound. The audible effect of a frequency response which is clockwise-tilted across the entire range, so that o... | |
| Active Crossover w/Pre-Amp IRD Audio produces has what you need:Audiophile Preamp. | |
| Apogee Duetta signatures or mirage M3si? I have owned and sold many speakers in my 30-year-old audio hobby; the Duettas are the ones I'd take back in a second; How much are those Duetta Sigs?Visit the Apogee Speaker Website and Users Group:Apogee. | |
| Dodson DAC Writing in UPPERCASE is considered "shouting;" it is also difficult to read. | |
| Rel Strata III or Storm III owners... Either one is perhaps the easiest SW to blend with speakers for music; I have never tried HT. I listened at length with most of B&W Nautilus line but also Quads ESL-63s, ATC SCM12. |