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Jan 18, 2019	Anyone heard the Alsyvox Botticelli planar speakers? I heard the Magnepan 30.7s at a stop on their multi-year dealer tour, and to me they sounded… horrible. They certainly had more bass than any other Maggie I’ve heard, but the mid range was strange and phasy. Since the crossovers were connected by ...
Jan 13, 2019	Anyone heard the Alsyvox Botticelli planar speakers? I have owned a pair of Apogee Caliper Signatures since 1989 (reribboned with Graz ribbons about a decade ago.)The Alsyvox speakers have all of the Apogee magic with few of the drawbacks. While they don’t have all the dynamic punch of a cone, they ...
Dec 17, 2011	Personal amp evolution Sony Receiver ->Carver M500t ->Carver M1.5t ->Adcom GFA-555 ->Levinson No. 27 ->Levinson No. 334I've had the 334 for a little over a decade and aside from Pass Labs haven't heard much that makes me want to upgrade.Of note is I do NO...
Dec 17, 2011	Wilson Sophia III vs Sasha The Sashas are the only Wilsons I've heard that I like.When I listen to the Sophia IIIs I can still hear cones in an enclosure on certain tracks, an effect that completely disappears on the Sasha.
Dec 17, 2011	VPI Super Scoutmaster Cartridge ? I've had absolutely wonderful sound for years with a Sumiko Blackbird, and it's an order of magnitude better now that I've upgraded to the Classic platter and Classic tonearm from the original acrylic platter and JMW-9 tonearm.Stayed with the sepa...
Dec 17, 2011	Wadia S7i direct to amp FWIW, I run my S7i directly and don't hear any negative effects on the soundstage until the volume goes below 70 or so; typical listening is done in the upper 70s/low 80s and Wadia's papers claim no degradation above 74.
Dec 07, 2011	Parasound JC3 or Ayre P-5xE What else can I say but what I heard?The Ayre was clearly brighter and harsher than the phono stage I had at the time, a Graham Slee Era Mark V, and had nowhere near the presence of the ARC PH5 I eventually purchased.However I'm still wondering ho...
Nov 11, 2011	Parasound JC3 or Ayre P-5xE I found the Ayre too bright for my tastes and eventually went with an Audio Research PH5.Unless you're opposed to tubes I'd demo the PH6, though I'd like to know how IT compares to the JC3.