dave_b
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| Review: Sony SCD-XA5400ES CD Player Steelhead, the Sony SCD-XA5400ES was just another experiment for me in the latest digital offerings available to us audiophiles. At it's price point, it was an easy decision to give one a try. What strikes me about the new Sony is how utterly comp... | |
| audio research vt200 or Reference 110 They are decidedly prominent in the upper mids/lower treble, bordering on lean, which draws attention to itself at the expense of the music. VTM200's show up alot on the 'Gon and at dealers because they serve the spector of absolute neutrality to ... | |
| audio research vt200 or Reference 110 Were talking about the VT200 stereo amp Stanwal, not that horrid VTM200 mono amps. | |
| audio research vt200 or Reference 110 The VT200 is an amazing amp...probably one of the best ARC has made. It has authority and delicacy with great palpability. The new 6H30 based designs sound more solid state than tubelike. Stick with a winner:) | |
| Mark Levinson 436 or McIntosh MC501 with B&W801-S3 I owned the MC501's with demanding Dyn C4's (similiar to 801's) and they bled their hearts out...no balls to these amps despite the supposed power rating. | |
| Totem THE ONE vs Totem Signature One The ONE vs TS1's are about better dynamic shadings and tonal purity assuming the ancillaries are able to resolve the differences. I think the Forest speakers are the world champs if the space allows...look Ma, no stands:) | |
| How does Totem do it ??? Good to hear from some other Totemites:) I have gone astray over the last couple of years trying mega buck speakers from Dynadio, Krell and Wilson but the Forests still haunt me. I am ordering a new pair of cherry Forests wt beaks next week! I als... | |
| New Krell s300i vs. the older 400/300 Yup, I should have known better!! | |
| KRELL S-300i How does it sound ? I went back to the 400xi and sold my S300i...it was just too cool and forward sounding for me in the long run, despite how good the S300i is..FYI:) | |
| New Krell s300i vs. the older 400/300 After prolonged listening, I decided to sell the S300i and buy one of the last 400xi's for sale. The 400xi is warmer and more musical overall. The S300i was just a bit too cool and forward for my tastes. | |
| Power ac cable for Krell Evo Two ? I second the one that came with it...I am using a Krell power cord on my BAT VKD5 24bit CDP and it is one of the best sounding PC's I've heard (replaced my MIT Oracle AC 2 msrp $4200:) | |
| New Krell s300i vs. the older 400/300 I had to push hard for 15% off:) | |
| New Krell s300i vs. the older 400/300 First of all, the transformer is the same at 750VA (there was some rounding off of values in some of the earlier Krell literature, but it has always been 750VA). The internal layout is a virtual dual mono design, with each channel seperated with d... | |
| New Krell s300i vs. the older 400/300 Somehow a ground connection came loose (shipping?) so it would lock up from static discharge. Simple fix. As for power, the new S300i plays with more command of the loudspeaker...does 435/4ohm dynamic peak power before current limiting. In effect,... | |
| Wilson Sophia 2's on Marantz Reference Hopes y'alls got's da yeller wilsons ta match dem dar tank tops Bjesien...say's, ar ya from swedin er somtin? Yer name shur sounds swedish. |