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| Your thoughts about ATC loudspeakers I am currently waiting for a pair of SCM19V2 to arrive. I will be driving them with a Norma IPA 140, which is a damn fine amp. With regard to contenders: I am selling my ML Ethos, though brilliant, because I am more accustomed to smaller boxes w... | |
| Spendor A6 vs Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 I have had Harbeth 7es3 speakers in my system for about 8 months, and I just sold them. I do find them very detailed, and the bass is excellent; but, ultimately, I found them boring. And, with any kind of rock-and-roll at higher volumes (and I m... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz I have had a pair of CT-1 interconnects on both my CD player and phono pre and, apart from the fact that they are definitely transparent and dynamic, I find them 'unmusical'. They make the music less involving emotionally. Of course, as many here ... | |
| Dynaudio, Harbeth, Penaudio or Sonus Faber I power my Auditor Ms with an Audio Research VSi75, and the match is spectacular! | |
| Is the Oppo-105 with Modwright modifications My TUC-modded 105D is now about 500 hours into full burn-in, and I have a hard time imagining it sounding any better. This is the real deal! I have a friend with the four-box Wadia 9, and I do not enjoy listening to it in his much more expensive s... | |
| Is the Oppo-105 with Modwright modifications I have played a few different CDs and SACDs on the TUC upgraded 105, and it does sound better, and certainly different than what I remember of the stock unit. At this point, however, it does not sound better than my EVS moddedOppo 83. In all fairn... | |
| Is the Oppo-105 with Modwright modifications I had been using an EVS modded Oppo 83SE for a few years, and was very pleased with the sound. I recently got upgraditis (of a sort), and bought an Oppo 105D. I set aside the 83SE and used the 105 for awhile. I generally enjoyed the sound, finding... | |
| 300 B Shuguang Black Bottle tubes My BT 300B-Z do not sound good yet. In fact, my old EH Gold Pins deliver all of the things that I like about tube amplification. The BTs sound way too forward, brassy at anything above 'normal' volume, kind of SS overall. I put the EHs back and pl... | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 Owner Is anyone running 1.6s or 1.7s with modest Class A SS power? I have an Accuphase A30, which has only 60 watts/4 ohms, but lots of current. | |
| Any thoughts on Nottingham/Grado combination? I use the Dynavector Karat and it is an excellent match. | |
| What spk cables for AA Diavolo and AN Speakers? I replaced AU24 with Auditorium 23 and am very pleased. I am no longer looking for speaker cable...it's that good. I use the cable from an Accuphase A-30 to Merlin VSM SE w/ Superbam. | |
| The most emotional amp out there? This is a response to Best Amp, not Most Emotional Amp.The amps that I have owned are Decware Signature Monoblocks, Pass Aleph 3, Blue Circle 26 Mkll, Art Audio Carissa, 47 Labs Gaincard and Simaudio Moon W-5. The two that I like the most are the ... | |
| Trelja and friends in New York, 2004 What about Art Audio? Were they their? What speakers were they using? | |
| Best 5 engineered rock albums? I don't have the time to scratch my head sufficiently to come up with five, but I find Bat Out Of Hell exceptional. | |
| Cables Supratek Chardonnay I have had the AU24s hooked up to my Gaincard and Abby speakers, and the bass is very full and deep. It is a little bit much for a small room. |