williewonka

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REVIEW: KLEI gZero20 Interconnect
Mordante, I found that the correct speaker placement solved many of what I thought was poor room acoustics and made a significant improvement to system performance.Having said that, I did have a nasty echo that ran across the wall behind the speak... 
Upgrading - what amp to choose
Sonicbeauty - I went to look at the Pathos the other day, only to find the line had been dropped by the store, so I have to find another retailer, but I'm still lookingI had a hybrid guitar amp, which I liked very much and am wondering if a simila... 
Upgrading - what amp to choose
Thanks for all the suggestions...I have had my flirtation with tube and found I preferred many aspects of SS,like no tube repalcement :-)But I do not dispute the many tube qualities either.So, having said that, can anyone recommend a good tube-SS ... 
Upgrading - what amp to choose
GH - being in Canada, that's another $$$OUCH! - I was eyeing the smaller model.Mapman - it's on my list - getting out to hear one next week.How do you find the image?What I'm looking for is the punch and clarity of the NAIM with the finesse and im... 
Schiit Bifrost Multibit option
Gh, I tried their USB upgrade, only to discover the v-link was far superior.I'm now looking at Musical Fidelity based on the quality of the v-linkI'm not impressed with their upgradesBtw, I also believe Gearoge's tongue was firmly planted in his c... 
Schiit Bifrost Multibit option
George - my Bifrost is superb as-is, but it did require some tweaks.Having said that - it doesn't hurt to push that envelop :-) 
Safety of Older Electronics
One thing that can fail are electrolytic caps.Have them repleced and all should be good. It will probably sound better afterwards.You might find the odd high power resistor fails also.Every thing else should be fine.A good tech should be able to a... 
REVIEW: KLEI gZero20 Interconnect
Mordante - I just spent some time looking up your components (very nice indeed) and I believe that they really warrant the zFLOW cables.Now it's not that the gZero6's woudn't sound good on your system - it's just that the zFLOWs will provide a sig... 
Upgrading - what amp to choose
Gh - thanks for the link -got an email off to them todayCheers 
Upgrading - what amp to choose
Chayro - that would be the XS-2, which I am going to audition next. The dealer is very good, so I can also try it with the power supply, which I know makes a significant difference with NAIM ampsEven without the power supply - I'm hoping for a rev... 
REVIEW: KLEI gZero20 Interconnect
Mordante - what components and cables do you have?The 6 IC is very good indeed - probably the best "bang for the buck" and the gZero2 SC is a perfect match for it.I think the 10 is probably an IC KLEI could drop, because I think the 20 is a much b... 
Upgrading - what amp to choose
Gh - thanks for the info.Hegel peeked my interest initially and I tried the Hegel h300 today,but it's early days and lots more amps to audition.I'll be sure to check out the Parasound if I can find a local dealer.Looking into the Krell 300I - soun... 
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
An Update....I took a trip to an audio store today...- the purpose was to audition a Hegal H160 Integrated amp- I took down a CD of my most telling tracks- I listened intently for almost 2 hours - just me in the store, so no incidental background ... 
Speaker cable suggestions
Infection - to quote you..."so the input from all you guys is extremely important & appreciated"So I thought I'd give you some input on a little side trip I took to an audio store today...- the purpose was to audition a Hegal H160 Integrated a... 
Speaker cable suggestions
Infection - I know what you mean - I was fortunate to be asked to audition his products.If you should go with the zFLOW I would appreciate hearing your opinion of their abilities on your setup, since I'm investigating a Gamut integrated as a possi...