mikelavigne
Responses from mikelavigne
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? tubester, is your opinion based on comparitive listening of various transparent cables against the competition? if so, which transparent cables were bettered by what particular other cables? i am not challenging your statement but asking for helpf... | |
| Arm to use with Lyra Helikon as the helicon is a very neutral cartridge you may want an arm that is on the warm side of neutral, such as the wheaton triplaner or the vpi jwm 10". it is all about balance. the helicon is such a great bargain that it will mate with the best qual... | |
| Basis TT Opinions i have owned the basis 2500 for 2 years; it replaced a vpi tnt mk.II. i agree with other posters regarding benefit of small footprint, build quality, compatibility with graham arm( i have a 2.2 delux) and excellent performance. i would add that th... | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? tom-- the most significant issue is whether your sources, pre-amps and amps are truely balanced designs. some gear have balanced inputs or outputs but are not fully balanced designs. if they are fully balanced then you will probably get your money... | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? i agree with gmorris that if anything most transparent cables (except the opus) are somewhat dark and closed in compared to the best of the rest. that is why they mate so well with the somewhat bright krell gear (i'm sure not all krell gear is bri... | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? i did compare thr transparent ref. xl to the harmonic tech. magic woofer/tweeter. i liked the harmonic tech. better. more neutral with more extended high-frequencies. the ref. xl sounded slightly dark and closed in in comparison. to be fair to the... | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? today i posted a description of the materials and construction of the opus on the "audio asylum" cable board if you are interested. it is under a thread started early yesterday. i would think construction costs and labor are a few factors higher t... | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? no they don't; but they do make your amps and speakers perform at a level or 2 higher. so in one sense they do come with new amps and speakers. they also make every recording you own better; if it is recorded decently. | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? i traded in my reference xl speaker cable at full list price and got a good discount from there. in the context of my system it made more sonic improvements than other similar investments. for instance, it clearly makes more difference than cd to ... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list so many favorites already listed; but here goes some not yet mentioned; 1."st james infirmary" louis armstrong --classic records 45 rpm single--this will blow you away-i bought 3 copies. 2."couldn't stand the weather" stevie ray vaughn--sony sacd ... | |
| Transparent Cables - Worth the money? i just upgraded my ref. xl to opus mm. i don't know about $ value but i also have some nordost valhalla in-home for comparison and the opus kills it. if you get a chance to hear the opus you will be amazed. | |
| Graham 2.2 Upgrade-Worth It? a no-brainer. from the first note small but significant increases in energy; more bass, more snap to transients, and better drive,pace,etc. also, slight amount of additional ambient/low-level information. took 2 minutes but one problem is i'm afra... | |
| SACD vs ANALOG as an owner of the marantz sa-1, the linn cd-12, and a basis 2500/graham 2.0/koetsu/aesthetix vinyl rig i enjoy each format. i have 3000 cds, 2500 lps, and 125 sacds. sacd and 33rpm vinyl are neck and neck in sound quality overall. the enjoyment l... | |
| Graham 2: Reliability Issues i have owned the graham 2.0 for 2 years and ordered the 2.2 upgade in early janurary. i recently had the cueing arm hydralics rupture so i am waiting for a new one of those also. previously owned a 1.5 tc and never a problem until now. it seems li... | |
| XLO Limited Edition i have one balanced set of xlo limited edition in my system. it is from my aesthetix io to my preamp, levinson #32. i also use balanced transparent ref. xl from my marantz sa-1 to the preamp and balanced nordost quatro fil from my linn cd-12 to my... |