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| B&W Nautil 802 and BAT VK150 SE blocks or others? If I still had my 150SEs, I would try them with a pair of Maggies, I would imagine that combo would be really great | |
| DVD recomendation I tried the Samsung with DVI into my Sony 57" vs. the Marantz DV4300 and in every regard (especially sound) I prefered the Marantz, just because it's got the DVI capability doesn't mean it's gonna be better. | |
| Need CDP opinions please You may want to check out the Audio Aero Prima. You can get one brand new for less than 2k and I personally think it tops the 860, which I used to own. | |
| 1st System - Help with cables I think that Acoustic Zen Satori is an especially good deal. It competes with some of the big boys and has a real down to earth price. Read the review in Stereophile about it. It can be had at your price on the used market. | |
| CD Sound?? I read a review on 6 moons that said that the black CDRs sounded best. I ordered a spindle to try out from CDW.com. They were Memorex, and I do think they sound better than the average TDK or Fuji cheap CDRs, but they aren't as good as Mitsui Gold... | |
| Best sounding player under $3500 Used ? The Audio Aero Prima is one of the best sounding players period and it can be had for less than 2k new. | |
| The best wall construction I would put in another reccomendation for Rives. If I would have known about their service about 2 years ago when I built my own room it would have been worth every penny of their fees to help me realise the best acoutics possible in my space. It ... | |
| Acoustic Zen Hologram vs. A. Plus Silver Oval... I've found another cable that I am really happy with since you posted over a year ago. Argent Audio Jaden Signature. They are certainly worth checking out, I think they outdo AZ and AP by a wide margin. They are available for free audition by Ric ... | |
| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? You are right on Audiotomb. Live music is usually amplified. I was at a concert last night and the sound was excellent, but I could hear the sax 10 ft in front of me center stage as well as commming out of the monitor hanging from the ceiling to m... | |
| Which Tube Amp? I would suggest a set of BAT VK 60 monoblocks. You can order a tube cage direct from BAT. They auto bias and provide 120 watts per side. Heaven for your setup might be a set of BAT VK150SEs, they will cost more than your budget even used, but they... | |
| Audiopax 88 - Tubes experimented with? I just replaced the Svetlana cryo KT88s with some Valve Art Cryo KT88s, and wow what an improvment. Depth and dimetionality went from outstanding to scary real, timbre has a more natural tone. Thinking of trying some Mullard 12AT7s cryo'd of course | |
| Home recording studio questions I have a similar setup that I use to do home recording. My preference is for mac. I have both a G4 desktop style and a laptop. The desktop uses a PCI interface card that runs to a MOTU 2408 MK 3 interface via firewire. The 2408 has 8 ins and outs ... | |
| Wadia 861 or keep Electrocompaniet mk2 It does seem like a waste to have a top notch preamp when you only need one source, especially when there are such great direct to amp CD players out there. I'm like you I only listen to CDs and have no need for switching sources. Plus there is th... | |
| How would you compare Acoustic Zen to Nordost I have compared extensively Quattro Fil with Silver Ref 1. In all contexts I prefered the Silver Ref (which were done with 2 different systems as well as using both cables at the output of a mixing board and comparing the cables via the recording ... | |
| Dish satelite vs Cable quality? I used to have digital cable and switched to Direct TV dish, (no hi def with either) I thought the quality would be so much better with the dish from what I had heard. Personally I don't like either one. The both are a far cry from DVD. It might n... |