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| My last pre-amp, Rowland Capri or Ayre K5xe ? I have a Pass X2.5 and what I don't like is the silly hierarchical menu structure, which shows no evidence of the designer having even a rudimentary understanding of how people use preamps. Also, the display is too small. I also have the Ayre and ... | |
| Looking for a Preamp up to $3K Allchemie, the Doge 8 has a set of balanced outputs, which are probably there just as a convenience, that is, it's not truly a balanced design. And no balanced inputs. Not saying it wouldn't be a good choice for Desalvo55's system, just that it pr... | |
| Looking for a Preamp up to $3K Are you happy with the sound of the direct connections? If so, you might want to try passive with something like a Bent TAP or a Placette. | |
| Middle Eastern, North African music these days? Water Lily did an LP of Hamza el Din is that very much worth having if you can find it.An interesting group to check out is Tinariwen, who are Taureg nomads/freedom fighters. It's bluesy and electric but decidedly different from most anything else... | |
| Lobos/Clapton Show - mini-review Los Lobos, who I love, usually sound overly thick to me. Except for a mostly acoustic night I saw a few years ago.Great review, Martyk1. | |
| Lyra Dorian or Lyra Delos cartridge? This may be an inappropriate question, but...is it possible to get new cartridges (Lyra and others) at a discount? If so, from whom? | |
| Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable Great report, Alex! | |
| Has anyone switched from Dynaudio to Harbeth I switched from Harbeth to Dynaudio, but I could see going the other way, too. | |
| what speakers demand high end electronics Of all the speakers I have owned, I feel that Harbeths were the least fussy when it came to amplifier pairing. (Another way of saying this: Harbeths are less transparent to the source than other speakers I have owned.) So perhaps there is some tru... | |
| How do Dunlavys compared to new stuff? They focus on frequency response, extension at both ends and don't really serve the music.How's that? | |
| How do Dunlavys compared to new stuff? On a related note: I've often wondered what the Dunlavy IVA would have sounded like with top notch drivers and crossover components. Of course the prices would have been significantly higher but it could have been quite a speaker.Member jadem6 wor... | |
| Totem "Fire" Element series monitors The new Totem line uses a new driver designed by and manufactured for Totem that is said to solve a fundamental problem with dynamic drivers. It's a very pricey driver, one that Vince claims could never find its way into most companies' products d... | |
| How do Dunlavys compared to new stuff? I purchased new old stock SC-III.A's about a year ago, replacing Dynaudio Confidence C1. I had never heard this model but I did hear the Aletha at CES several years ago and I've never forgotten that experience. The III.A is the last iteration of t... | |
| conundrum Maybe the dealer's room is poor. Or there was something wrong with his setup. Regardless, can you get a loan or either or both pairs of speakers and do an in-home audition? That's really the only way you'll be able to answer your question satisfac... | |
| Flat Screen Recommendations: 50 to 60 inch I watched the Superbowl on a friend's Samsung LED backlit LCD set. It was excellent for the game, but we then watched Glee and the picture was just plain weird and, I think, wrong. It had that videotape quality that the soap operas have, or used t... |