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| APL NWO2.5 ? No problem Brainwater. You offered your perspective and I offered mine. Your explanation of which AKM DAC revision I had certainly goes a long way to explain the difference I perceived betweeen the Crystal and AKM DACs. Kumbaya.When evaluating us... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? When I heard them at the LA HES show, I found them to be detailed, clear and relatively neutral. They were definitely not in the warm category. | |
| What tube amp for starting out? Interesting that no one has asked what speakers Groundhog will be using. How can a valid recommendation be made in a vacuum? | |
| How to cut sorbothane? Well, I received the 40 durometer sorbothane and looked again at my VR4 cabinets...and voila...the top cabinet is essentially supported by four small sorbothane footers. I had remembered them as being harder rubber. Since the sorbothane I purchase... | |
| Merlin VSM-mm's a good value at $3000 used? You should really try to hear them before you buy. Otherwise, be patient for a very nice price on a used pair that you can potentially re-sell if they don't perform to your liking. You may love them. Many do. Many also comment about the bass respo... | |
| APL NWO2.5 ? I also owned an APL Denon 3910 with Crystal DACs and then with AKM DACs. If 2 is 100% more than 1, and if the Crystal DACs were a one, then the AKM DACs were a 1.25 or a 1.5. 25% or 50% improvement is an enormous jump in audio terms. We are usuall... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Nothing compares to the Flintstone-mobile (insert sound of bongo drums...) | |
| The best CD Player for the money 11-29-06: BartokfanWhen i finish the last mod on my Cayin 17 , which is to change the caps to Mundorf's midline caps, this unit might blow away the Denon. I think so.Perhaps you and Mmakshak should get together to compare CD players. That'd make f... | |
| Your music system is an instrument. Sonicare as a butt plug...Hmmm...the mind reels at the multi-tasking possiblities. | |
| Best show of the U2 Vertigo Tour? 11-29-06: JlambU2 is one of my alltime favorite bands; but alas, I have not seen them live since the War tour way back when!Ha! The War tour was the first and only time I saw U2. Loved it. I feel very lucky to have seen them "way back when" in a 2... | |
| One hum problem solved, another remains How about an Ebtech HUMX? There seems to be a nice ratio of satisfied customers. | |
| Anyone Totally Content With Their System? I agree with Shadorne. I am consistently more satisfied listening to recordings in my living room versus amplified live music in a hall. I rarely attend acoustic live performances that do not have some sort of amplified sound reinforcement. | |
| Which tubes would you recommend? I'd recommend doing a search of the Member's systems for the Anthem Pre 1 to see if anyone might have one in their system. Then, contact the member directly for their advice.Any of the 1950s or 1960s vintage tubes are going to outperform new produ... | |
| Shipping Aesthetix Calypso/tube gear, in general I agree with Jafox. Take out the tubes and ship them separately via USPS Priority Mail. | |
| Best path for PC audio into the big rig.. I don't believe computer audio is a bad idea, or that the cost of stock components is out of line with the rest of the hobby. Unless you're using "mad money", I just don't think it's wise to spend funds to mod computer components...especially an A... |