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| the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ? Admirable qualities in a dealer, Cerrot: tough to find, and worthy of loyalty when found. | |
| upgrade from my BENZ ACE low output MC cartridge I have owned both a Benz Ace Medium and ZYX R100H Yatra. The Yatra sounded clinical and it lacked warmth in my opinion, and I preferred the somewhat more midrange intensive, and less precise Benz Ace.Eventually, I bought a Dynavector XX2 MK II, wh... | |
| Turntable selection advise Getting into playing records requires expense beyond the table, cartridge and phono preamplifier. One also needs record cleaning supplies, a stand or shelf, isolation, interconnects, set-up tools...and records.It's not a small investment...even on... | |
| Do LSA Speakers Sound Similar to Von Schweikert? I know that Larry compared the LSA speakers to Von Schweikerts when he was voicing them. He sent me a pair of the LSA1 to hear in my home. I owned VR4 Gen III HSE speakers at the time. The LSA1 had a warmer tonality, and I believe this was Larry's... | |
| Bryston 14B-SST or Pass Labs X 350.5 In the past I have heard that the Pass' have incredible midrange but they do not have good woofer and thus bass control.Rydenfan (Threads | Answers)All I can say is with my XA-.5 series amps, this is not the case. The XA-.5 and X-.5 should perfor... | |
| Bryston 14B-SST or Pass Labs X 350.5 I owned a 14B SST, and presently own Pass Labs XA-60.5. Not apples to apples with a X-350.5, but I'd put my money on the Pass Labs over the 14B SST (which is an excellent amp in its own right).Pass Labs has a naturalness to its sound that I have y... | |
| BAT Preamp / Levinson Amp Matching Problems? Shouldn't be any problem.http://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/905/index5.html | |
| A few more Ohm questions Dale Harder's versions of the Walsh style loudspeakers look interesting. The specs and build quality appear to be superior to factory Ohm. Don't know if his speakers are available for demo, though.One should be aware of the risk of damage to the c... | |
| Help with Impedance IMO, this should be a good match. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? 10-26-08: MapmanIn general I think they "open up" further in terms of weight and impact and become more "natural sounding" ...A description that applies to most cone speakers as they break in. | |
| the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ? Zieman's business and product line.FYI. | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective Take for example the adjectives/adverbs: ambiguous, qualitative, quantitative, precise, clear, unique, stylistically, difficult. | |
| Quiet Tube Preamp Recommendations sub $1000 10-25-08: MechansTry to retube the pre with tubes selected for having very low noise.I agree. | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective Tautological? Had to bust out the Websters..."1. needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness"Tautological indeed, Tim! | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective Having looked through all the replies, it seems nearly all adjectives and adverbs used in formal and/or informal audio reviews are considered useless by someone.Which renders the entire thread useless, IMO. |