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| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Guido, I think that the FM was a huge stereo amp. | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Sean,I was pleased that Soundings was agreeable to switching around the amps and even putting the Continuum 500 in place of the Boulder 2060 and the 312. I'm glad we went on Thursday before the crowds came so that our request was reasonable.I'll g... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre I will say, I agree with Guido with preferring the VA/Rowland/Boulder set up, BUT the GamuT was in a HUGE room and we were sitting much further away from it than the set ups at Soundings. Perhaps that distance impacted our ability to hear the inne... | |
| Rowland Capri Phono I put them in a Continuum 500 (same circuit as Capri according to Jeff Rowland) and I burned it in for 80-hours before really listening a lot. I did try it for an hour or so before burn in. When I finished burn in there was no earth shattering dif... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Speaking of Gamut, they had one of the very best rooms at RMAF. We couldn't compare the Gamut pre and the JRDG in the same system, but they were both clearly at the top of the heap.Dave | |
| Your Favorite Traditional Ballad Jax2, I love your ballad list, but don't think of them as "traditional". Maybe you're much younger than me, but I remember when they were new. (Richard Thomas and Leonard Kohn are contemporaries of mine).My "traditional" favorites are:ShenandoahIr... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Guido, the Appogg reminds me very much of the HRS M3 in construction. They only have pictures on their site far, so it's hard to know if there are physical differences. Have you seen any pricing yet?Dave | |
| Outboard Dac's...Do they make a big difference? Hey Bri. Yeah, you sound great. It's great that your keeping it up and a high level. I was never that good, but have lots of fun playing around town and hearing great players.Dave | |
| Outboard Dac's...Do they make a big difference? Goatwuss said:"Just busting ya man. I'll bet those VAs sound pretty decent as is"I suspected as much. Yes, I love the VAs and plan to stay within that family when I "move up."Dave | |
| Outboard Dac's...Do they make a big difference? Trumpetbri, thanks for the follow up post. So often, people ask for help and then don't tell us what they did.BTW, are you a trumpeter? Given your handle, I thought that you might be. I sponsor the Rocky Mountain Trumpet Fest and play with several... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Dinan, very intersting. Can you hear the refined highs of the Focals over the noise of the rotary's raucous exhaust??? Just kidding, I know they're sponsors, not installed in the racecar.BTW, I suppose, given your handle, that you have a Dinan BMW... | |
| Outboard Dac's...Do they make a big difference? Goatwuss, thanks for looking. ;-)I DO want to build a large room, but the economy put those plans on hold (my income dropped 60% over 2008). Still, I have great sound, with lots of dynamics, good bass, great imaging and very nice upper mids, but a... | |
| Outboard Dac's...Do they make a big difference? I know that with some effort that I could rehab the Lambda. It's a little frustrating that PS is about 30-miles away, but they have no interest in some fairly simple repairs. The parts are the issue, as you indicate.Anyway, I already did the bank ... | |
| Outboard Dac's...Do they make a big difference? Muralman1, I wish my Lambda transport hadn't crapped out. I'd be real curious to hear it with my Playback Designs DAC. Oh well...Dave | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Brazcole, thanks for your report.As you've discovered, the speakers' interaction with the room has a huge influence on the sound that you hear at your listening chair. Guido and I have benefited greatly from something called the Sumiko Master Set,... |