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| Martn Logan ElectroMotion ESL stereo loudspeakers I had the SL-3's and thought they were great. Not the best speaker I ever had, but better tham most. I wonder how the SL-3's compare to current models? | |
| What's wrong with my almost new speakers? "03-01-14: TimrhuIt pays NOT to specify the name of the component you're having trouble with.I asked for help/advice about a Sony 5400ES player that was truncating the first half-second of music at startup.When I went to sell, someone made a firm ... | |
| Would it be an appreciable difference in sound? Maybe. But it can go either way. You may end up liking the Rotel better. | |
| Ayre & Vandersteen I just thought of a great integrated for you, if you must have one. A BAT 300IX. It has a lot more power than your 7 and 3 preamp options; 1 SS and 2 tube. I'm sure the Ayre 5 series integrated is great as well, but I havent heard it so I can't re... | |
| Another DAC bits and Hz question Just to clarify my last post, I wasn't suggesting that you should buy old equipment over new. I just say consider who is making the unit and make sure the analog portion is just as well thought out as the digital section. I don't see why you can't... | |
| Ayre & Vandersteen I would stay with Ayre. I know you are asking for an integrated, but I would consider a V-5. That's what I use on my 2's. You definitely won't have a power issue with one of those. Also, make sure your speakers are properly setup going by the manu... | |
| Pre-amp or cd direct to XA30.5 ? "02-24-14: FsymeIve around $2k right now.. and saving. Any advise on a good preamp other than pass X2.5 or X1.. (if i can find)?"I had the X2.5. Didn't care for it. A preamp is a very important and personal choice. Its hard to give advice on somet... | |
| Cary SLP98P not working with Audio Research VT100 Sorry about that. I forgot the newer units have a switch. The one I had needed the pins. | |
| Poll...Ayre V3 versus Pass Labs X250..... The Ayre wins. No question. It does twice as much as the Pass. You can get it in black or white. The Pass only comes in grey. | |
| Another DAC bits and Hz question "Is my hypothesis reasonable? Or do the newer DACs extract the musical data better today regardless of the bits and Hz perhaps due to better re-clocking or algorithms?I posted this question over on computeraudiophile, but I think it was the wrong ... | |
| 3 speaker cable options - what to choose? "02-18-14: BehemotI guess that's a mistake I'll make as a part of my learning process, as foolish as it may sound, sometimes the best lessons are the one's you learn from your own experience.In this case it is likely to save me from questionable f... | |
| Pre-amp or cd direct to XA30.5 ? "02-21-14: FsymeI did some reading online and looks like my XA30.5 has max voltage at 0.77V. Wadia can set to 0.5V or 1.1V. To achieve max performance, better setting the wadia to .5v for 100% vs 1.1v"There's more to it than that. Bit loss is only... | |
| Cary SLP98P not working with Audio Research VT100 If your preamp is SE, you need to have the pins in the balanced input on the amp for SE to work. | |
| Pre-amp or cd direct to XA30.5 ? "02-20-14: Fsymeadvantages / disadvantages?"You have to take it on a case by case basis. You can get great sound wither way. I used my Wadia's on Pass amps and was very happy with the results. Also, I got together with a few friends and we tried t... | |
| How much clearance do I need to cool tube amp? No problem at all with your clearance. The amp is well designed for cooling. Not only does it have a fan as Brf mentions, the tubes are mounted horizontally and the amp is vented on the bottom, as well as the top. The air flows through the amp and... |