zd542
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| Pass x250.5 or Bryston 14Bsst² ? I would suggest that you find a way to do more listening to both of them before you buy one. Those amps sound completely different from each other. Other than that, you could just buy both of them and sell the one you don't like. | |
| MULTI-CH SACD'S on 2CH SOUND STRANGE? The SACD's you are referring to were probably not recorded in multichannel originally. Its likely that whoever engineered stereo versions to multichannel did a very poor job. They probably don't understand audio very well and approached the job wi... | |
| House sound of CARY vrs AYRE? "Thanks......but do you think you could describe the difference from The Arcam to Cary and/ or Ayre."There is quite a big difference, but I think both are excellent. I have an Arcam FMJ33 myself so I can give you a pretty good idea what each sound... | |
| best tube preamp under a 1000 for B&K 200 sonatas? Mesch,Not to get off topic, but I haven't thought about BEL for a long time until I saw your post. Are they still in business? I almost bought a pair of 1001's myself. They were one of the best solid state amps I've ever heard. | |
| just starting - mac vs. windows computer source? After reading Davide256's post, I can't help but agree. I recently bought a laptop with Windows 8 installed. To make a long story short, Win 8 is a nightmare. Its the most poorly designed piece of software I've ever used. I actually wiped it off m... | |
| Odyssey Stratos Plus vs Parasound A21 for usher718 "Thank you for your submission. I am actually very interested in Stratos, but will the stratos 150wpc is enough to feed usher's 200 watt power handling? Or any suggestion for other amp in the market in that budget?"There is no standard for measuri... | |
| House sound of CARY vrs AYRE? Its really hard to define lush. It may mean different things to different people. As far as Ayre and Cary go, I think they both make some of the best CD players out there. They do sound different from each other but if you like one, you will proba... | |
| Speakers vs. headphones This doesn't always work, but its worth trying. Instead of placing your speakers along one of the walls, try putting them at 45 degree angles between 2 walls. To visualize what I'm talking about, your listening chair should be directly lined up wi... | |
| best tube preamp under a 1000 for B&K 200 sonatas? Its a hard price point even for something used. If you can find an old Sonic Frontiers SFL-1, that would be my first choice. Its one of the few low cost preamps that actually sound very good. Quicksilver is another good choice. | |
| Alternate Power Tubes for a Cary V12R For what you are looking to do, my first choice would be 6550's and my 2nd would be the KT88's. I would also give The Cable Company a call. They sell a lot of tubes and they would probably send some out to you for an in home demo. | |
| How to ship CD's Are you talking about shipping your CD's to someone else, or when you make a purchase from somewhere like Amazon?After reading Elizabeth's post about Amazon, I'd like to add something. I've bought a lot of CD's from them and they offer something c... | |
| Ayre Phono P5xe settings low / Med / High ? All things being equal, I feel that the low gain setting on your phono pre is the best choice. | |
| Mcintosh MC240 + Audio Research SP-8? Newbee makes a very good point. If the choice was mine to make, I would definitely go with a new preamp. But thats just me. | |
| Moving from CD to analog "If you could not deal with the frustrations of a music server, then you should seriously reconsider whether you want to go vinyl. It is not very user friendly and requires a great deal of attention to optimize."Its a good point but I think there'... | |
| Moving from CD to analog I'm glad you found my post helpful. When I just read through it again, it sounded a little negative. Didn't mean for it to come out that way. Just to clarify a bit, compare your situation to someone who says they want to get into high end audio an... |