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| Anyone settled in on Purist Aqueous interconnects? 01-02-07: R1g_audioI tried the Aqueous balanced interconnects between my wadia cd player and my ayre amp... The top end seemed to be rolled off to such an extent that some of the music was lost. That's very interesting. I have found exactly the op... | |
| 1K used, full range and decent looking No. Nor will you be able to drive the NHT 2.9 or the Totem Arros I mentioned.The Celius 202 is your only choice among the speakers you have mentioned.Look for speakers with at least 92dB sensitivity, nominal impedance of 6 ohms, and minimum impeda... | |
| 1K used, full range and decent looking NHTs are really good bargains in the loudspeaker world. They're not given props by the audiophile community, but they make good music, IMO.Also, you would be very surprised by the sound created by Totem Arros. They don't fit my definition of full ... | |
| Is all this just a prelude to the Nuforce 10? There is always the next new-and-improved product in the pipeline, regardless of the manufacturer or product. | |
| Get Power Conditioner -downgrade my expensive PCs? I owned Bryston amps in the past. They were the most impervious to aftermarket power cords of any amps I've owned. | |
| Isolation device under Ayre CX-7e? Of course! | |
| Isolation device under Ayre CX-7e? That's very funny!Does a Guinness-soaked bar coaster absorb more vibration than one soaked in Harp? | |
| Best amps for rock and heavy metal About amps; I'm interest in Mcintosh Mc501, Mark levinson model 432, Krell FBx400 or accuphase P7000/7100.That would have been good to mention in your original post. You did hint at it. | |
| Do you ever use the balance on your pre amp? Once one knows their system's stereo image is correct with the balance control (or dual mono volume controls) set at neutral, then adjusting balance to suit one's taste will be more meaningful, and one can always return to the neutral position on ... | |
| Do you ever use the balance on your pre amp? A test disc like Stereophile's "Test CD 3" provides a couple of tracks that offer definitive placement information: Stereo Channel Phasing, and Soundstage Maps and Microphone Techniques. Utilizing these tracks takes all the guesswork out of determ... | |
| DVD for image I agree with Reubent. At the prices and performance levels of the Oppo players, they become no-brainer purchases...especially for those waiting for the format wars to play out. | |
| What cable would you choose? A budget, and tonal characteristics desired in your system are required for substantive input.I owned the Outlaw interconnects at one point. I can say without hesitation they were the worst sounding interconnects I have ever owned. Hands down. Har... | |
| Most Quiet TUBE Preamp. Linestage. $ 12K or less 12-31-06: GoldorakI had a BAT VK-51SE and heard no noise at all through 94 dB Tannoys.The fact that you no longer have the BAT VK-51SE, and now own an Audio Aero Capitole Mk II/ PS Audio phono combination is an interesting commentary on the import... | |
| Zu Druids You will have a tough time extracting optimal sound from any speaker given your parameters of a hard surfaced room and inflexible placement. With that in mind, the Gallos will be no better and no worse than dozens of other choices. If the Gallos a... | |
| Most Quiet TUBE Preamp. Linestage. $ 12K or less Paul Bolin wrote the following about the Ref 3 in The Decmber 2006 issue of Stereophile:The first time I turned it on and unmuted its CD input, I ran the volume control up about halfway and heard nothing...utter silence. I cranked the thing wide o... |