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| Octave v70se OR v80se I had the V110 and really like it, very musical and easily beat AR and CJ. The V80SE is supposed to be better than the V110 plus it has the KT150's which to my ears are more musical than the KT120's.Andreas is a honest and straight forward guy. ... | |
| What Are You Powering Your Focal Utopias With? Octaves + Stella's = Happiness | |
| Patricia Barber, Cafe Blue "un-mastered" I have the Premonition Collector's Edition HDCD, regular CD, and "UN-mastered" SACD versions as well as vinyl. I don't have a SACD player so can only listen to the red book layer of my SACD, but even with that I still prefer the UN-mastered ver... | |
| Chord DAVE alternatives? I compared Mojo with DAVE. To my ears (and a few others) Mojo gives you at least 80 - 90% of DAVE's performance. If your dealer carries DAVE, he should also carry Mojo, Hugo, Hugo TT, and qute2. You should listen to all and decide for yourself.... | |
| Norah Jones Erndog, you are spot on about the SQ. It is very average and indeed muffled at some parts, not on par with the Come Away With Me album. I have all of her albums and the SQ of Day Breaks and Little Broken Hearts has to be the worst. | |
| Norah Jones I must be the anomaly. I bought the Day Breaks album having high hope for it; however, I find the album to be quite boring, not anywhere near the caliber of her Come Away With Me album. The only track that I like is "Carry On" | |
| Octave Audio amplifiers Hi Inna and Mike,I use Focal speakers with the Octave. As you know, Octave is represented by Dynaudio of North America; however, Focal speakers are actually a much better match for Octave and I have listened to both. Andreas, the designer and ow... | |
| Octave Audio amplifiers Love the Octave's! I have owned a range of Octave products including integrated, preamp, monoblocks, as well as Phonomodule. I compared my Octave V110 against my friend's CJ preamp and monoblock combo and the V110 simply blew the CJ out of the ... | |
| Should I really, really buy a Berkeley Reference DAC...Testify! There are a lot of great and cheaper DAC's that you can buy now a day. DAC technology has evolved so much over time that the sonic difference among the high-end ones becomes subtle at best. One thing that I learned being in this hobby for over 2... | |
| Tube rolling experts!!! I have tried Siemens Cca, Siemens E88CC A frame, Tungsram E88CC, Mullard E88CC Parasol Getter, Tungsram 7DJ8, and Phillips Miniwatt SQ (made in England) in my Modwright Elyse. I like the Phillips the best, great midrange, great base response, and... | |
| Bryston vs Modwright? Another recommendation for Modwright. Very musical products and impeccable customer service! | |
| Best tube dac available? 1+ for Modwright Elyse. Very musical.Facten, have you tried the Tungsram 7dj8 tubes in your Elyse? If so, how do they sound compared to the Siemens A-frame 6922?Thanks and Merry Christmas! | |
| Best DAC for pcm files Modwright Elyse. Fantastic analog sounding and you could tube roll. | |
| Cullen Crossover Power Cables I use the Cullen Crossover PC on my CDP. I tortured my wife and daughter with a blinded A/B test between the stock cable and the Cullen Cables. They all agreed that my CDP sounded better with the Cullen cable. | |
| Transrotor turntables I have a Transrotor Rondino. The only problem that I have is the belt noise upon starting. Once the platter gets going, it is completely silent. Transrotor tables are pieces of art. |