kira

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Review: Hyperion 938 Speaker
I purchased a pair of these speakers this past spring. They replaced a pair of Energy Veritas 2.4 which are very good speakers but nowhere near the class of the Hyperion's. These speakers do everything right but what is most satisfying is their ab... 
I saw Pearl Jam last night...
Jackson Browne is another big offender. I pay my money to hear an artist perform their songs, not listen to their politics. 
Your 3 favorite serious low end recordings
Elton John's "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" in SACD has several cuts with terrific low end. 
"...Pet Free..."
It is the same rational that 75% of the gear listed on this site has had "light" or "limited" use. 
Best Tube SACD Players
Any Absolute Truth mod by Modwright 
Channel Islands D-100 Amplifier
They bettered my PS Audio HCA-2 which, in its own right, is a great amp. I have had more amps than you could shake a stick at and the CI's are better than anything I have ever had:BAT VK-200McCormack DNA-1Quicksilver Silver Mono'sAtmasphere M-60sA... 
Signal or Transparent speaker cables???
Signal Cable "harsh"? I suggest you look at the rest of your componenets. I have used Signal wire exclusively for the past two years with many different components and "harsh" has never come to mind. 
Channel Islands D-100 Amplifier
I have been listening to these monoblocks for a week. They are tremendous amps. Great bass, musical, wide and deep soundstage. Very tubelike and transparent. I cannot find anything to fault. Very powerfull 100 watts. The smaller versions got a gre... 
Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others
Mitch2 - the Modwright is a tube linestagego to www.audiocircle.com, on the left hand side click on Modwright and you will find plenty of info 
Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others
Modwright 9.0SE. Does not have balanced but does have HT bypass. Reviews will becoming out soon but if you wait until the reviews hit you will be on a waiting list. Dan has made a killer preamp. 
Question about HCA-2 upgrades done by RAM
I have emailed the west coast modder and the general RAM website with questions and cannot get an answer from either one. Is this indicative of their customer service? 
looking the bat vk 30 or vk5i or 5ie
Get a Modwright SWL 9.0SE instead of any of the BATs you have listed 
Are "Redbook Only " CD players Obsolete?
Listen to redbook through any player that Modwright installs their Absolute Truth mods (tubed output stage)and compare it to a SACD disc played through the same unit. I doubt that you will be able to tell the difference. SACD and DVD-a are dead as... 
Review: Sony Modwright NS999ES CD/SACD Player CD Player
I have been a long time customer of Modwright and count Dan now more as a friend then a business associate. We live 20 minutes from each other. When Levy's review came out Dan was fearful that his product would not be able to live up to the "way o... 
Spk cable? SignalCable to Nordost Blue Heaven
You might want to consider upgrading to the Signal Silver Resolutions. Before you jump out of the Signal "family" go back and read all the review (Stereo Times for example) and ask your self why am I changing?