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| Avalon: Eidolon vs Opus vs Opus Ceramique Linkster: I heard the Eidolon & the Ceramique -- but on two different occasions, and only playing a Burmester test cd on both occasions...With this limitation in mind, I respectfully submit that my Eidolon "musical experience" was superior to ... | |
| Rock albums that sound good on your system? Very interesting post, Albert. Thanks! | |
| What can come after Apogee Divas? Rogerwalk: Not knowing the Dynaudios, I tend to agree with Kirk, above. I would add, however, that the Quads will also outperform the Divas, even more perceptibly so in two channel classical IMO. Pls note though, they require VERY strong & con... | |
| 19th Nervous Breakdown... New: a big Pro-ject w/arm + Benz Glider or similar, OR, VPI scout (as ljgj above), OR, small Clearaudio w/arm. Used: many choices, Oracle (as per Jeff above), smaller VPI's, big Thorens w/ SME arm... ...many choices out there, at least these shoul... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Audio Physic Avanti lll?? Adding to Sidssp, Avanti need lots of power to reach their top operating level. They need careful placement and prefer nearfield listening (IMO) -- although acceptable compromises can be met by just plonking them more or less in front of you (BUT ... | |
| Cables for Audio Physic Libra I used to play my Libra with Nordost SPM ref, and also liked upmarket siltechs -- but couldn't afford those. As a general comment, fast cables, with reasonable tonal balance and upper range extension, sounded better to my ears than "euphonic" ones... | |
| Quality of recording vs Musical tastes Well, it's been 'NO' for me on point 1 -- but I *did* buy a (performance-wise indifferent) cd of a Symphonic poem simply because the recording has dynamics. Great way to blow speakers! As many others, I buy content rather than sound quality (if so... | |
| Tweaks No fear, Slawney's on vibrapods. He sounds mellow (see post above). When he's on spikes, his dynamics increase but the disposition becomes harsh & piercing -- "astute", as Detlof notes in his diplomatic fashion. | |
| European -vs- US high-end Interesting thread & posts -- got me thinking. Until now I associated "US sound" as plush, euphonic (good bass), with detail but avoiding the overanalytical. Particularly with speakers, as Sean mentioned. European "sound" was associated with s... | |
| Audioquest or Transparent? Dismalonyx, we ended up w/Bearlabs IC & speaker, with SPM reference (that came w/ a part exchange) as an alternative to the B speaker cable. This was combination gave good sound & value. Pls note, however, that the room is on the dry side ... | |
| tough sounds to reproduce ??? These are cd's I assume? I have several "difficult" passages, including: K. Ferrier on Mahler, Jamiroquai, Brahms 1st piano conc. with Curzon, Cherry, Dave Grusin, certain Vivaldi concerti (Musici). Have to go home for the exact refs -- and get ba... | |
| Audioquest or Transparent? A friend had identical gear, with the exception of 1HCDT to yr2 -- and identical reproduction tastes.Meddling w/ cables (which, as we all know, are system and user dependent) we also discovered that the room (his: small) limited the choice. To sta... | |
| In this corner, weighing in at.... Sean, you think you'll have money left for a cake after the upgrade ;)BTW, when I listened to a Master ref. TT/TQ1 (+ rebuilt c/audio Insider) combo recently, the sound created a clear "I am there" feeling. But the TQ1 miss-tracked toward the last... | |
| Preamp dilemma... Another choice could be the CAT Ultimate (or the earlier III). Dynamics, rythm, transient attack and resolution are all good -- but, musicality is its strength. | |
| A great SS preamp with separate power supply I have yet to hear a SS that matches the best of tube pre sound (I'm not claiming guru status on the subject, of course). Some SS pre's "emulate" a tube sound: older Rowlands, top-line Symphonic Line... there are others. Strengths I'd associate wi... |