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Speakers for Musical Fidelity M3i
Silver RX series of Monitor Audio are great. In this pricetag they are the most less coloured speaker at the market. Take a listen. 
Speakers for Musical Fidelity M3i
Take a look at the Monitor Audio Pl-200. It can be used for a very small room. I is made to be unnest and placed near the wall. In his price Tag it is the best 3d holographic speaker I heard so far. Monitor Audio and Musical Fidelity is a dream co... 
question about Mark Levinson No.383
You need to change powersupply. To be unnest this is a verypoor amp. Focus is very poor, almost no depth. Sound of this amp has nothing to do with sound realism. 
New Preamp Suggestion
You have to understand what the properties are of brands like Classe and Pass Labs. I sold Classe for many years but in sound realism it is not the same league as Pass Labs. Classe has not the same level of focus to instruments. Pass is able to le... 
SACD vs Regular CD's
recording quality is still more imporant than format. Sony used a lot of bakcup copies for SACD ( because the mother tapes are not always there anymore). These SACD all sound thin and harsh. 
On High Current Amps and Regenerators
I apologize for this. I don't read it back. Next time I will read it back and then I post it. My mistake. 
Looking for a power conditioner/regenerator/filter
PS Audio works at 8 bit, this gives it a mechanical sound and less musical. I use a Kemp Powersource+, this one always win from any PS Audio in tests in europe. It does everything right what you would hope for. Even for the biggest poweramps. More... 
Subs: sealed vs. ported
I do consulting in sound and vision. In the past I did sell a lot of Rel sub. Also the more expensive ones. I always had stereo highend systems without sub's. For me they were too slow. At this moment Rel is not that big anymore. In europe there a... 
SACD vs Regular CD's
SACD is a system what I never Liked. For my work I bought a lot wenn it was still not sure if it would be a succes. I had always the DVD-A recording as well. In all the cases the DVD-A was always better compared to SACD. By the blind auditions peo... 
What do you mean by "better" when it comes to cabl
Different does not mean better. Most audio lovers have some knowledge about differences in sound. But most are not capable to hear all the parts which are inmportant in a few seconds. I do consulting in sound and vision. I am in this business for ... 
Best AV receiver to use as an AV pre amp
The new series of NAD or not the best in sound anymore. I bought in 2008 the whole series what they had to offer were I worked at that moment. It was the wordt thing I ever did in audio. It lost all the battles with Primare, cambrigde and arcam. I... 
Focal Scala or Diablos with subs?
I sold the more expensive Rel subwoofers in the past. The difference for newer subwoofers is quite big. Downfyring and bassreflex does not make is more easy. Bassreflex makes a sub always slower. Downfyring means bigger chanches for acoustic probl... 
MIT MH 750 Bi-Wire vs the AudioQuest Rocket 88
MIT needs always a few days ( often 1 week) before it is settled in. Even if it is new. I sold it for a long time. Of the brands I know well it is the one which needs the longest time to settle in a system. MIT gives a wide and deep stage. But a s... 
Best AV receiver to use as an AV pre amp
The Onkyo PR-SC5509 is a bargain. Wenn you use it with Audessey pro there is nothing to beat. Denon, Nad, Marantz and even Bryston are all 2-dimensional brands. These Brands are not capable of depth, only a little max. This means almost all instru... 
Nordost Valhalla Power Cords
Wenn you use Nordost for a part like only the loudspeakercable or one powercable for source or preamp Nordost can give you extra speed and air. Then it can work very effective. But wenn you use it too much, you will always loose some important par...