zosima
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| Warm interconnects recommendation Cardas Quadlink, seem to me to be exactly what you're looking for. | |
| Benchmark v. MF X-DAC, X-PSU, X-10 buffer I think you should get the benchmark or think about the apogee minidac usb or bel canto dac2. I would choose any of those over the X-DAC. | |
| Panasonic sa-xr45 sa-xr70 is the newer improved I have an XR10. It's quite smooth. I think the newer ones are a little harsh. | |
| Anyone try center backs this way???????........ I did it once when I did not have appropriate stands. If you're going for the rear ambiance sort of thing, it works. I would tend not to want to do this for multichannel hirez audio, where fidelity is more important. | |
| Tube cdp's and Tubed Output cdp's Well, boa2 you are correct. Tubes do have a sound and magic about them that is quite their own. I do not think I ever implied or said that tubes and solid state sound the same. Please do not put words into my mouth.I suppose I should have said tha... | |
| pls recommend some "entry level" tube amp options? Cary monoblocks are great starter and long term tube amps.Something along the lines of the CAD40, CAD50 would do you very well. The Chinese are all also pretty good. Dared, Consonance, Ming Da. Prima Luna is a Chinese amp marketed for the US. | |
| Tube cdp's and Tubed Output cdp's If you want the benefit of tubes, I would put a tube preamp in the system. The MF X10 is overrated and adds the expense of another pair of interconnects. If a CD player NEEDS the X10 to sound good, time to get a new CD player. It's really sub $100... | |
| Sub-$1000 preamp recommedations sought Correction: the correct model is the Dared sl 2000a. For under $1000, nothing beats a tube pre. Over $1000, there are some nice solid state ones to consider. For around $1000, bel canto pre1 is solid state and is really more upscale than Adcom or ... | |
| Ayre CX-7 vs. Meridian G08 ? Denf, yes I think you should keep the capitole. It's an excellent player as are the Meridians. Different flavor, different prices. | |
| Digital Connundrum - Levinson? Audio Aero? I feel your pain. It's hard when the system is down even for a little while. Sometimes I just feel slightly off and don't realize why, but when I sit down and listen to music, feel much better. It's a drug. heheAs for your Levinson dilemma, defini... | |
| Sub-$1000 preamp recommedations sought Dared slp2000 if you want cheap. Actually really quite good. Audio Note M-1, another choice. | |
| laid back speakers B&W? Don't think I would ever call them laidback. You could also try some Cardas quadlink. They can smooth things out a bit, add some fullness and depth. I quite like them even though I have more expensive cables. | |
| Sub-$1000 preamp recommedations sought Cary slp-94 | |
| Proac Response 2.5 vs D25 It all depends on the economics. Used 2.5's are seriously cheap these days and for me at least the improvement the d25's offer is not worth the money to buy new. $5500 for new D25's? I think you can do better for $5500. | |
| Is it possible ??? Musician II owners I would call spectron for an answer.Normal amps you can hook up two sets of speakers paralleled as long as amp doesn't mind the low impedence. Because of the remote sense of MII, I'm not sure how this would work though. |