karelfd
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| Need Help on HeadPhone AMP Stax SRS-4040II Signature system (consists of SR-404 cans + SRM-006tII tube amp), not sure about its price today, but it was below US$ 2k when I bought mine in 2007.Look up what the much bemourned John Potis wrote about this on 6moons, I couldn't ... | |
| Exposure 2010Sv NAD 375BEE Worth comparing?? I admit I have no direct comparison whether NAD could have tackled the challenge with comparable aplomb, but I heard the Exposure 2010S integrated with the cdp of the same series driving none less than the 10x more expensive Acapella 5th Avenue II... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Here's a very recent one (actually younger than this thread)Ralph Towner & Paolo Fresu, "Chiaroscuro"Apart from being artistically brilliant, I've added this to the CDs I like to take with me for auditioning gear | |
| Tally up best preamplifier ever Problems one runs into with these threads apart from taste and the very different systems a pre-amp may be part of, are of course that no-one really heard them all and it is a moving target over time. Which is why I find it interesting this thread... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Tidal Sunray | |
| Using Samsung DVD player as CD player? Agree entirely with previous posters; use your dvd until you've found a good cdp that suits your musical preferences (orchestral or rather chamber music, piano, opera?), but until such time you're throwing away a considerable chunk of the quality ... | |
| Whos making the best ceramic speakers Missioncoonery, I don't know if you have the possibility to visit CES. If so - and provided the speakers are not just on display - you could have a listen at what is state-of-the-art in three different price sections http://www.tidal-audio.de/engl... | |
| Whos making the best ceramic speakers Hifisoundguy, that is precisely what others claim the Tidal Sunray to be (not to mention the T1), and based on everything I've heard, I'm in that camp. And here we are at the heart of the little problem: you have heard Consensus Statement, I've he... | |
| Whos making the best ceramic speakers That is a very strong statement and it begs for an equally strong answer. Consensus is a frontrunner for sure, but it does not qualify for "The Best". If we must use that terminology then Tidal takes the crown (unless everything beyond the Consens... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus VS WT reference Chashas and Schipo, that is as extremely interesting as it is surprising. Would you say the Amadeus does everything at least as good as the Reference (e.g. bass, soundstage) or are there areas where you would say there is a trade-off against the i... | |
| SET amps and biasing 300B's; expert advice needed Well, I had to drag it out of the dealer, but the tubes on offer were actually bought in Hong Kong by the first owner. According to information I found on the internet, products for the Chinese domestic market can deviate by up to 40% of original ... | |
| SET amps and biasing 300B's; expert advice needed Thanks Brf, the amp unfortunately does not feature any easily accessible biasing help and there is not a word in the very short manual about self-biasing, so I presume the latter is not the case. It is the blanket statement of the dealer with rega... | |
| Has anyone listened the new Argento Flow? Hi Geopolitis, before I start raving, let me tell you where I see myself with regard to cords and cables. I have adopted the belief that cables are of utter importance when that was still a small minority insight. However, I've also always held th... | |
| headphone amp I have no experience with Creek or Grado, but I would recommend in the strongest possible terms to look also at the Yamamoto HA-02. Granted, it will fill out your $1k budget completely, but if it cost twice that much it would still be an excellent... | |
| Favourite ECM Titles Slothman, thanks for mentioning Steve Tibbetts's "Yr". Brilliant! (How can I not have had this recording for so long.) |