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| Audio Research PH-2 Phono Stage As I understood it, the PH-2 was built to be matched with their current (at that time) linestage, the LS-5. The LS-5, in hindsight can be considered a bit rich/lush compared ot other designs (although it is a personal flavour thing), but since the... | |
| Esoteric D-05 dac and Oracle transport OK, so I bought the Esoteric. It is still breaking in, but it sounds great so far. | |
| Esoteric D-05 dac and Oracle transport I have no concerns about SACD at the moment. Should that become an issue in the distant future, I would get a SACD transport, and still keep the oracle. After all, I still listen to records as well. :) | |
| Kimber Illuminations Orchid Thanks guys. I still love mine as well, but I have not been listening to the newer wires either. | |
| Esoteric D-05 dac and Oracle transport Hi Dev;I am sure I do, since I got it from you. :DDid you ever use the Kimber illuminations orchid? That is what I currently have. If so, I would love to hear your thoughts on the differences. | |
| Esoteric D-05 dac and Oracle transport Hi Dev;Thanks for your reply. I own the dedicated transport, which I believe is a mark II because they have symbols to explain the buttons, the earlier version did not. (I may have even bought it from you locally in Ontario, a year or two back).Th... | |
| Esoteric D-05 dac and Oracle transport We seem to be getting off topic though. I was hoping to get feedback on how good the dac is with my transport, the reason I ask is that the reviews I can find match it up with the PO5 transport, which I do not want to get. | |
| Esoteric D-05 dac and Oracle transport The Oracle is a dedicated transport, I guess I got the number wrong. On the digital cables, are the orchids still as favoured as they were a few years ago? | |
| Esoteric D-05 dac and Oracle transport I have a Kimber orchid cable, which I will keep and probably get more of if the purcell fits into the plan.Have any of you guys auditioned the D-O5 as a dac with redbook cd transports? | |
| Probably a dumb DAC question I think Kbarkamian and Musicslug are on the right track. I like to use each upgrade as a chance to further improve my system for my preferences. Try asking yourself this: "if I could fine tune my system, what would I like more of, or less of" Try ... | |
| best rca cable for deep controlled bass One of the best interconnects I have found for deep, tight, controlled bass is XLO signature. Back in the day they were highly rated by Stereophile and TAS, Then it was the "Signature 1.1" The current version is 3.1. They are unshielded, but most ... | |
| Apogee Diva's or Infinity IRS Beta's? I never heard the Divas, but I have had my Betas for around 10 years now, so this is a bit one sided, but here goes anyway. The Betas require a lot of care to set up just right. The woofers simply overpower most normal sized listening rooms, and m... | |
| anyone use ikea for lp racks? I bought two of the 5x5 Expedit's and filled them with records. No problems whatsoever. Highly recommended! | |
| Oracle Premier Mk III vs Delphi V Well, I couldnt help myself, I sent the premiere back to Oracle and let them give it an upgrade. Mark V keypad with the new Mark VI suspension. It sounds fantastic. I suspect I will keep the table for life. | |
| SME IV vs V OK, so I started reading the link Mofimadness supplied, and the IV uses copper wire, instead of the silver wire found in the V. If I wanted to upgrade wire, what are my options and how difficult is it? |