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| Separate conditioner for amps, or all in one unit? Have you given any thought to getting the new Shunyata Everest. I have one now and its pretty amazing - it replaced a Triton V3 in my system and it is superb (I only use it for my front end and the amps go straight into the wall) . It that doesn't... | |
| Amps/Preamps for Rockport Aviors Hi Larry,First congratulations on getting the Rockport Avior speakers. I have heard them several times and they are wonderful speakers. I do think that the ARC Ref 75SE and LS17se combo will not do justice to what the Aviors are capable of doing ... | |
| Help! Best amp for Rockport Aviors? HI Jason,You are welcome and glad that you have got your Aviors positioned more optimally in your room. Assuming that the recordings that you are using that have the "hot treble" are not recorded that way, then I'd suggest trying the following:Sta... | |
| Help! Best amp for Rockport Aviors? Jason,Proper placement is very dependent on the speaker and your room so there isn't one best place.Another suggestion that I have is for you to contact the dealer that you purchased them from and based on you saying that they are authorized Rockp... | |
| Help! Best amp for Rockport Aviors? Hi Jason,If the dealer is local to you and he is a Rockport dealer, have him come out to do the proper setup in your room. Just FYI, I have heard most of the Rockport speakers properly setup, and I don't recall any of them being setup toed out - u... | |
| Help! Best amp for Rockport Aviors? Jason,I have the heard the Aviors on multiple occasions with both tube & solid state electronics and I don't believe that the speakers when properly setup have a hot treble. I am guessing that you purchased these speakers used and have set the... | |
| Core Audio Technology Kolossus Grounding I don't know anything about the Core Audio TECHNOLOGY Kolossus grounding station, but this is a different company from Core Audio DESIGNS that makes the audio racks and accoustic treatments that you mention. Although it can be confusing. | |
| Linear tracking tonearms..... As someone who is very fortunate to have had the Schroeder LT arm in my system now for about 7 weeks, I can attest to its elegantly simple good looks. But more importantly, it has worked flawlessly since I have had it and its sonic performance is ... | |
| New Schroeder linear tonearm, any thoughts? Hi,Here is a youtube video link from this past RMAF that "might" give you a better feel for how the Schroeder LT arm operates. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYqcQl5pLgUI also have the arm installed on my Beat TT and I would echo what John has sai... | |
| Your Favorite AC Outlets Hi Stickman,There are far less choices available with isolated ground outlets. I could be wrong but I do not think for example that the Porter Ports are isolated ground. I have tried the PS audio outlets ( not the more expensive gold plated outlet... | |
| Analog highlights of RMAF 2013 Hi Peter,The four analog front ends that were great to hear for me were:1. The new Dobbins Kodo Signature Edition turntable. This is a step up from The Beat TT that I have been enjoying for the past 2 years. It is quite striking to see: The outer ... | |
| Need Preamp Advice For Adding a Turntable A few years back I had a somewhat similiar system to yours - Vandy 5A speakers paired with the Theta Citadel amps (similiar sonics as the Dreadnaught) and I used an ARC Ref 3 preamp. While a little older now, the Ref 3 has all of the features that... | |
| New rack or power conditioner Woodworker,My perspective is that for any audio system, you want to get its foundation as good as possible. To me, that means getting the room acoustics as good as possible, the speaker setup within the room as good as possible and getting the ele... | |
| Magico Comparison Teeshot,I used to own the M5 speaker and I have listened extensively to the Q3 and Q5. If it was me, and you have a larger room with top notch amplification, I prefer the M5 to the Q3 (anD perhaps the Q5 to the M5). While I agree to some degree wi... | |
| Jeff Rowland Criterion vs Soulution 720 Hi Michael,Well, I would have a slightly different approach than Guido in answer to your question. I have a fair amount of experience with Magico speakers - having owned the Magico M5 for about 3 years and having done extensive listening to the Ma... |