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Stealth Indra vs Virtual Dynamics Master LE
Bonjour Sylvain. FWIW. I had VD Master LE speakerwire and replaced it with Stealth Dream Petite. VD was natural, detailed but rather harsh and 'pumped up'. The Stealth DP is more liquid without loosing detail. I preferred the Stealth and hope to u... 
Review: Accustic Arts Reference Tube Hybrid DAC II DA converter
Hi guys,I just replaced the stock tubes with cryo'd Mullard CV4004's. Quality of sound is even more pumped up: more 3D, warmer, full bodied voices and instruments, detailed sound. Recommended !Renaat 
Review: Lessloss Lessloss Filtering Power Cord Power cord
HiI just compared LessLoss to DCCA Ref Master (on my power amp). Lessloss gives a more detailed picture with blacker background. But DCCA is smoother. When using the LessLoss I get pain in my ears: this is also the case when I put it on my Accusti... 
Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?
Tweak for free and with great effect: turn off the power of all your equipment and unplug the interlinks and speakercable (not the power cords!). Wait a few hours and re-install the system. All static electricity will be gone and the system will s... 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
Accustic Arts Drive 1mk2 and Accustic Arts TubeDac2: the closest thing to analog sound in my experience (AA replaced Metronome combo). 
Review: Accustic Arts Reference Tube Hybrid DAC II DA converter
FWIW: My previous Metronome T1A transport had both 48 and 96 kHz switch. I did not hear any difference... 
Accustic Arts - Wadia?
I recently replaced Metronome C1A tube DAC and T1A drive with the AA Tubedac 2 and AA Drive1mk2. The latter is definitively the more musical. Sound is fluid and detailed, very natural sounding. Altough Metronome is ofcourse not bad at all, it lack... 
Review: Accustic Arts Reference Tube Hybrid DAC II DA converter
Teajay,I will. I also have a matched pair of Mullard cv4004 cryotubes which I used in the Metronome C1A DAC and who had a very big/positive impact on sound. But I will first enjoy the standard tubes (what brand are they?) before I start 'rolling' ... 
Review: Accustic Arts Reference Tube Hybrid DAC II DA converter
Hello. I received my AA Drive 1 mk2 SE and TubeDac2 today. These are my first impressions as I wrote them in my system's page on Audiogon:"Accustic Arts combo is functioning. It really blows away my previous Metronome Technologie combo ! Even 'rig... 
Review: Stealth Cables Dream Petite Speaker cable
Please inform us about your findings on the Petite ! 
Review: Stealth Cables Dream Petite Speaker cable
Hello George,Yes, I finally decided to keep the Petite ! After burning in, this cable really outperforms the MLT in all areas (detail, realism, soundstage, resolution, blackness of background).Out of topic but seemed very important: I turned off a... 
Review: LessLoss Dynamic Filtering Power cord
Are these commercial reviews? 
Review: Stealth Cables Dream Petite Speaker cable
Teajay,I think it all is about interaction with my other components and my sensitive ears. I had the same 'painfull' experience with other cables (as Virtual Dynamics, Siltech, Jena Labs, ...). It's as if there is a certain 'hardness' which gets r... 
Review: Stealth Cables Dream Petite Speaker cable
John,I do not have cryo'd MLT's. The Petites have about 1OO hours of burning in, but I'm still having pain in my (very sensitive) ears (which was not the case with the MLT). Will wait for two more weeks and if this pain hasn't disappeared, I will ... 
Review: Stealth Cables Dream Petite Speaker cable
Petite's first impression(s)So the 'little' Dream is in my system since yesterday late in the evening. I always have to wait untill my children and beloved wife are to their rooms to start with my cable obsession and ... listen to music. The Petit...