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Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth"
Used Joule-Electra LA-100 mk. 3. Incredibly musical preamp, seemingly often way underpriced in the used market (two currently available at $1795 / $1750 and I've seen others lower. . . | 57 |
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amps for Merlin VSM-MXE
Joule-Electra Stargate monoblocks? (supposed to sound very close to the much more expensive Joule-Electra OTLs | 34 |
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"Best" cable elevators?
I am currently using folded pieces of corrugated cardboard to elevate my speaker cables and power cords. In my system, they seem to restore intertransient silence (i.e. the carpet. . . | 30 |
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High performance electric outlets
I purchased a FIM 880 outlet based on a recommendation in my dealer's newsletter. In that newsletter, he stated that FIM went to a major outlet manufacturer (presumably Woodhead) . . . | 23 |
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Kevziek vs Mshan: Buyer reports problem with purchase
I would like to clarify that I am actually NOT asking Kevziek for an additional $100 in payment. I was just using his ever changing assessment of "fair market value" to make a . . . | 21 |
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Dark and laid back vs bright and forward
I believe light and dark refer to overall tonal balance while forward and laid-back refer to refer to overall soundstage perspective (e. g. front row vs. middle of hall). I view . . . | 19 |
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Component video cable?
I haven't auditioned any component video cables, but my research suggest that two cost effective, but probably very high quality component video sets are: 1) Outlaw Audio PSC . . . | 18 |
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Best match with Proac Response Series
Another option that I heard with ProAc Response 2.5 speakers that worked very well was: SOURCE: Audio Research CD2 PREAMP: Audio Research LS-15 AMPLIFIER: Audio Research VT-100. . . | 17 |
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What amp. to use with Totem Forest?
At the Stereophile Hi-Fi show in New York, Totem Acoustics was demonstrating their speakers with the Plinius 8200 mk. 2 integrated amplifier and the room was packed everytime I . . . | 15 |
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Stands make a huge difference with ProAc
You can probably produce a fuller (and slightly warmer) tonal balance with either Cardas Golden Cross (Cardas Cross may also work) interconnects and / or speaker wire. Acoustic . . . | 15 |
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How do I clean CDs with isopropyl alcohol?
It sounds like soap and water is a much more benign way of cleaning CDs than isopropyl alcohol, but unfortunately the isopropyl alcohol sounds much, much more transparent than soap. . . | 14 |
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Amp recommendations for Merlin VSM / TSM
I believe Audio Analogue is the company that makes the "Puccini" integrated amplifier. I seem to recall others stating the the Pathos Twin Towers integrated tube . . . | 14 |
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Does it matter where a CD is manufactured?
Any generalizations about U. S. releases manufactured in Canada | 13 |
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Home Theater for 10K
I consider myself a home theater novice, but if I had $10,000 to spend on home theater equipment, I would use at least half of that money to purchase a DLP front projector or used. . . | 12 |
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MERLIN OWNERS: Need Suggestions on Amps/Preamps
I use the Joule-Electra LA-100 mk. 3 preamp and Joule-Electra Stargate monoblocks with Merlin VSM-SE bBAM and the combination is absolutely fabulous! Merlin always seem to exhibit. . . | 11 |
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Opitrix vs. Walker Audio Vivid?
Hello Wellfed: Could you articulate the sonic differences you hear between the Auric Illuminator (do you use the black "CD Stoplight" treatment?) and Walker Vivid? Also. . . | 10 |
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CD Player with a Front Row Presentation?
I used to own a Cal Audio CL-15 CD player / processor. I seem to recall that it has a rather immediate sound | 10 |
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C-J Premier 12's vs. ARC VT100 MKII--advice?
Paul McGowan commented on another Audiogon thread that his reference amps are the ARC VT-100 mk. 3 and Sonic Frontiers III monoblocks, so a PS Audio HCA-2 amp may be a powerful, . . . | 9 |
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What do you think of this home theater system?
I will be living an apartment setting for the foreseeable future. At best, I will be able to use a second bedroom as a dedicated home theater room (so I guess dimensions would be . . . | 9 |
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home theater in a box?
Hello: The very modest home theater system that I currently enjoy very much is an Outlaw 1050 A/V receiver (MSRP $499 + $35 UPS Ground shipping direct from outlawaudio.com) and . . . | 9 |
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Good Value Component Video Cable?
Check out the following link: http://www.outlawaudio.com//products/cables_video.html | 9 |
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what speakers to use?
Totem Dreamcatcher 5.1 looks promising: http://www.totemacoustic.com/NewFiles/dreamcatcher.html#Anchor--------56664 | 9 |
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Has anyone tried home-made PCs offered on AudiogoN
Over at Audioasylum.com, you can search their archives for the "DIY Audio Asylum power cord," which is apparently based on an old design by Robert Crump of TG Audio and . . . | 9 |
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Best stands for Proac Response 2
I used to use sand-filled Target R2 stands with my ProAc Response 2 speakers (attached with pea-sized bits of Blu-Tak, which should be equivalent to poster putty at any office . . . | 8 |
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Monster X-terminators vs. Audioquest banana plugs?
Is the distance between those the individual plugs in the Cards dual banana plug post adjustable? And just to confirm, that adapter is designed allow spade lug terminated speaker . . . | 8 |
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Amp/pre for Soundlab M1s Advice: Digital or no?
Hi Duke: Any idea how the Parasound JC-1 monoblocks work with the Sound Lab M-1s | 8 |
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How can I safely remove Optrix from my CDs?
My impression is that my clouded CDs are simply ones where I didn't completely wipe the Optrix off of the read side. The cloudiness looks just like the Optrix I spray on the label. . . | 8 |
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Power cord for Meridian 508.24 CD player?
I have used a TG Audio SLVR power cord with my Meridian 508.24 CD player and have been very (although not completely) satisfied with the combination. I am currently burning in the. . . | 8 |
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Suggestions for optimizing Argent Room Lenses?
I've tried placing the left and right outboard Room Lens as recommended by Argent, but to me this positioning doesn't seem to let the Merlin's "breathe" naturally (i.e. . . . | 6 |
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suggest receivers for magnepan MMG or MMGW HT
I read others recommend Aragon or Arcam (I want to eventually get the Magnepan HT system - MMGC/MMGW - and am thinking about using an Arcam AVR300 with them | 5 |
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Bel Canto DAC2 vs. DAC1/1.1?
Hi Jaguar: Have you compared the coaxial and optical outputs? (I would be using an RME Digi96/8 PAD sound card, which has both coaxial and optical outputs, though I think the . . . | 5 |
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Help building around Sony 9000ES SACD player?
I think the Vandersteen 2 series speakers would flesh out the sound of the Sony DVP-9000ES CD / SACD player very nicely indeed. Others could probably recommend an integrated amp . . . | 5 |
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Hypothetical "ideal" room for Merlin VSM speakers?
Hi Rich: Thanks for you insights! I currently use the Roomtunes Tunepak, but I always see Echobusters in photos with the Merlins. My impression is that the Echobusters are . . . | 5 |
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Matching tubes on the Audio Research VT 100 mk II
You can copy and paste the following link to view another audiophile's retubing of the Audio Research VT-100 mk. 2 amplifier (narrative and online digital photos): http://. . . | 5 |
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Good battery powered Toslink optical DAC needed
Scott Nixon offers a toslink input as an approximately $30 option to his NOS dacs. There is no switch between coaxial and optical, so you have to be careful to have just one input. . . | 4 |
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Best bit-rate for MusicMatch MP3?
Hi Ed: Is it consensus that 192 kbps is, in general, the best sounding constant bit codec for MP3s? (I also use EAC for ripping CDs was WAVs. I am just looking for an MP3 format. . . | 4 |
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Sound of digital jitter and error correction?
Someone over at Audioasylum.com just posted this link: http://www.jitter.de/english/engc_navfr.html From that article: - improved ease of listening - increased clarity - . . . | 4 |
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How do you think this system would sound?
I currently own a very high resolution 2 channel audio system (Meridian 508.24 CD player, Joule-Electra LA-100 mk. 3 preamp, Joule-Electra Stargate amplifiers, Merlin VSM-SE bBAM . . . | 4 |
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Anyone auditioned new Analysis Plus Oval 8 cables
Marc Mickelson of http://www.soundstage.com just reviewed these cables | 4 |
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Best support for Meridian 508.24 CD player?
Do you think the 508.24 benefits from vibration-draining tuning feet? Theoretically it should, but my empiric observations so far are that they just sound different, but not . . . | 4 |
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Suggestions for laptop USB 2.0 adaptor?
Hi Rives: 1x in normal (i.e. non-Audio Quality Master Mode)? If so, is this what you use for mastering CDs or for making CD compilations from hard drive based WAV files? Any . . . | 3 |
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Help on installing tubes, biasing...ARC VT100mk2
Try this link: http://mycollins.net/audio/artube1.html Also, I would let the amp settle with it's stock power cord (it's actually very good in that it just seems to get out of . . . | 3 |
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Sonic impressions of TG Audio 688 power cord?
Do you know if the only difference between the 688 and SLVR is the silver-plated contacts? Or are there more significant mechanical differences | 3 |
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Isopropyl alcohol and CD crazing?
Hi Rodagent: Interesting premise that too high a reflectivity will lead to excessive brightness; any weblinks where I can read more about this? I wonder if the same thing applies. . . | 2 |
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Sound quality of the Chuck Berry "Anthology" CDs?
Hi Craig: It looks like both CDs were mastered by Eric Labson at the same location, so the two discs probably sound pretty similar. My CD sounds very clean (it almost sounds like. . . | 2 |
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experience with low powered set amps and proac 2s
I believe the Cary Audio 300SEI tube integrated is supposed to work very well with those speakers, especially given your maximal SPL constraints and music tastes | 2 |
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Quality of the new Stone's "Forty Licks" album?
I just purchased this CD and haven't listened to it critically yet. However, the liner notes state that CD #1 was mastered by Bob Ludwig and CD #2 was mastered by Stephen . . . | 2 |
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Why are my burned opera CDRs distorting so badly?
Found out it was the "Normalize" filter I was using on all of my audio compilations | 1 |
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High quality digital recording
Alesis MasterLink 9600 (very positive review by Michael Fremer in Stereophile | 1 |
