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Shindo
I've been very happy pairing my Sinhonias with the Giscours preamp. I'm also driving a pair of Devore Silverbacks. That said, a number of people have commented on how great the Vosne-Romanee sounds.If you have the opportunity, I would recommend li... 
Shindo Preamp - Home theater bypass
Matt Rotunda of Pitch Perfect Audio recommends setting the volume knob at the 12 o'clock position (unity gain). This is equivalent to HT Bypass on a Shindo preamp. Hope this helps. 
new speaker for shindo amps - 70 watts
Rugby1,You may want to consider the Devore Silverback Reference loudspeakers. I drive mine with a Shindo Giscours preamp and Shindo Sinhonia monos (40 watts/ch) in a 25x15x9 room that opens to a 25x13x9 kitchen with great results. The attenuators ... 
Shindo pre amp and Auditorium Hommage T1 Tranny
My analog signal chain is an Amazon Referenz turntable, TriPlanar arm, ZYX Universe .24mv MC cartridge, Auditorium Hommage and Shindo Giscours preamp. The Hommage was a recent addition which brought improvements to transparency, image density, mac... 
BAT, ARC, VAC, Shindo?
MaineiacMy previous amp was the 10W/Ch Shindo Cortese which had no problem driving the Silverbacks in a 25X15 space opening to the kitchen and a hallway. I have the attenuators on the Sinhonias set at 12 O'clock (1/2 power) and have no issues with... 
BAT, ARC, VAC, Shindo?
Maineiac,As Lokie points out, I'm running the Silverbacks with Shindo preamp/amps (Giscours/Sinhonia monos) for the 2 channel portion of my system.The Shindo preamps do not have a remote or HT bypass. That said, setting the volume control to the 1... 
Field coil speakers near CA Bay Area?
Craig,Consider paying a visit to Matt Rotunda of Pitch Perfect Audio in San Francisco. Matt carries the Shindo field coil speakers as well as the Auditorium 23 open-baffle wide range speakers (not field coil).Matt is one of the truly great people ... 
Seeking your advice on Shindo preamps
Ginas - I encourage you to speak with Jonathan Halpern of Tone Imports or Matt Rotunda of Pitch Perfect Audio regarding Shindo preamps. When I was going through the process of choosing Shindo gear, both Jonathan and Matt advised me that the preamp... 
Preamps w/ best transparency/top end, no brightnes
Opus88 - After a number of years of searching for these same qualities, I have settled on the Shindo Giscours preamp. To my ears, the Giscours strikes a perfect balance between transparency, tone and dynamics.Previous preamps in my system have inc... 
Guitar player? , What model do you own or play?
Just another bass player...Fodera Presentation 5 stringTurner Renaissance 5 string fretlessStrictly an "at home" player these days. 
Anyone notice House's loudspeakers?
The Thor Audio components (pre and phono?) were also prominently featured 
Sonos music system installation
Couldn't agree more. I bought one of the intro kits several months ago as a test. I connected it to my VRS Audio Systems Music Server via ethernet and connect the outputs to my in-wall speakers. Once I had pointed the Sonos as my music files, I wa... 
Next Turntable
Whart,I upgraded to an Amazon Model 1 turntable, Triplanar Mk VII tonearm and ZYX Universe cartridge about a year ago. My selection criteria were very similar to yours. You may want to do some research into this combination.I'm very happy with my ... 
Bad experience with ZYX AIRY 3
I did have a bad experience with a ZYX Airy3...I A/B'd it with a ZYX Universe, which replaced my Airy 3!8^)The Airy3 is a wonderful cartridge. You will be very happy with it. Mehran at Sorasound is the best! 
I hate stereo stores But found the next best thing
I would invite anyone in the Bay Area to contact Matt Rotunda at Pitch Perfect Audio (www.pitcherfectaudio.com).Matt personifies customer service, has great ears and carries exquisite products (Shindo, Devore, etc.). I paid a visit to Matt's home-...