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| Esoteric S-03 I have. Which TADs are you looking at, they have numerous models?Anyway, I used a s-03 to drive Genesis Vs (~89dB, 4ohm avge). It drove them well, no clipping at high levels with difficult music (orchestral), fluid sound, solid punch, etc. Qualita... | |
| Kharma Ceramique 1.0 question Is this size ok for the Kharma 1.0? Dunno, sorry, always listened to it in large rooms. Mind you, they are big so you’ll need to treat the room & engage in super-careful placement!Is there any bass? Sufficient, I would say. I listen to classic... | |
| The Science of Cables I've tried diy single-core & branded cables, and I have heard differences, consistently. Ditto with various branded cables. I'm saying different, not better, worse, etc.I've often wondered what the real issue with cables is: do people object t... | |
| Is anything better than the Accuphase T-100? I had one as well, back when i listened to fm radio... for a different sound (not necessarily better, just different) you could try an old tube Macintosh. A friend has one & it sounds very warm, lush & seductive - dont recall the model, sorry | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? As one who still listens to TTs, I would recommend a latest tech "DAC+ regenerator/re-clocker/ reviver, etc combo" —which is what I was loaned by a dealer trading-in my trusty old PS Audio PW.... To my ears (analogue, remember) the sound is excell... | |
| Identify System Bottleneck - Digital Front End or Preamp Speculatively speaking, the answer to your question is the digital front-end, particularly the mac / audirvana, followed by the little Ayre.Before you change anything, however, I strongly recommend you try a "regenerating /reclocking" device (many... | |
| Just got the Focal Scala V2 at a great price I tried the new Scala out recently, might as well pipe in. Large room (~45m2), hi-res files used, orchestral music, some opera (to get the feel of screechy sopranos), can't remember cabling. I look for dynamics, reasonable phase integrity, low-hig... | |
| Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it? A few months ago I listened to both (250 & 30.8) and some other amps driving a pair of Danish, not very sensitive, spkrs. Between the two, the 250.8 had much more driving authority but the 30.8 won on timbre and sound quality overall. If I rem... | |
| The Best Piano Works of the 20th Century Epic piano concertos of the 20th century in my book:Rach-3 Rach- Rhapsody on a theme by PaganiniProkofiev-3Ravel- Concerto in G majorPoulenc—concerto for two pianosBartok- 2 (for modernist listeners) and why not... | |
| Watts are watts? Are tube watts really "stronger" than SS watts? Of course not, the differences lie in how the two types of amps operate and, thereby, the application. Tubes are current source devices whereas SS amps are voltage source devices. What this means: ID... | |
| Preamp for Burmester power amp Hi, nibongese, A few years ago I played around with your amp (or was it a previous model?) driving a pair of ATC scm50 (not my spkrs)—coincidence, eh!With the owner, we tried the following pres on loan from shop & friends. Cables were from Nor... | |
| News: Qobuz Hi-Res platform's debut is scheduled for this October. See Qobuz Links below Qobuz is very good for classical, it even has a few vintage recordings in hi-res remasters. | |
| Filling speaker Stands? Many use a combo of lead shot and sand Usually the best combo; if lead shot is too messy, you can survive with sand alone. You might also try blu-tacking the speakers onto the stands as well (instead of the Sorbothane) & check for improvement... | |
| Vandersteen 1 repair. Madisound responded to email and inform me that they think there is a Seas driver that should be pretty much an exact replacement. Can you say which SEAS driver? (Writing Madisound was the right thing to do, of course!). I'm guessing matching u... | |
| tima's DIY RCM - follow-up #2 Interesting article, thank you for sharing. |