fastcat95
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| Your Opinion of Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier? glennewdick: I appreciate your thoughts.... though they seem to run counter to what most have said on the web. I am always amazed at the differences of perception among audiophiles. I have heard Magico speakers a variety of times, and they hav... | |
| Your Opinion of Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier? atmasphere: I agree that overall, price is not a "sure thing" indicator of performance, even with Classe. But given the massive power supply and output sections of these Classe mono units, it is no surprise that they would outdo the Coda stereo ... | |
| Your Opinion of Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier? The CSiB DOES have an active FET preamplifier based on part of their very excellent 07 preamplifier. It also has separate regulated power supplies, and the BB chip volume control that many in the high end are using. The CSiB does NOT have a "pass... | |
| Your Opinion of Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier? Regarding the 3 different class A versions of the Coda CSiB, does anyone know if there are sonic differences between them (with all else being equal)? I have heard that the CSiB V1 (18 watts class A) is closest to the sound of the Coda 5.5 power ... | |
| Your Opinion of Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier? The Classe Delta Mono amps go for $12K each when new. I would strongly hope that the Classe amps would sound better than the Coda No 8, which goes for just $6800 stereo. I cannot see a way that a lower cost product could hope to match a $24K pai... | |
| Your Opinion of Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier? audphile 1: Thanks for the input! By describing the CSiB as slightly cool, do you mean in absolute terms, or relative to your preferences on the scale of warm to cool? How would you describe the higher frequencies? Many Thanks! | |
| Your Opinion of Coda CSiB Integrated Amplifier? frank009: I can see your opinion on integrated amplifiers. There have been many that fall short of what separates can do. That said; a good designer could put a great pre amplifier in the same box with a power amplifier. It all depends on how th... | |
| What Tube Preamplifier Under $1800 to Choose? Thanks for all the reply's! In response to mrdecibel: I have a 17' x 13' x8' room. Fried C6 TL 2 way monitors with single sub. My listening position is centered laterally, 6 ft from the wall opposite the speakers, which are 4'-6' from the ba... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT Trn: Keep us informed in this thread as to how your repaired URD works. The URD uses the JPL-2800 tray loader mechanism, and the CD88 servo board. The CDPRO-8 variation is supposed to be an "upscale" mechanism. My research is that the CDPRO-8... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT Trn: I also have a Schiit URD. It worked fine for a bit over 1 year, and then started to develop the "intermittent" play problem. Finally, the CD drawer would not open, so I sent it to Schiit. A solid unit with a Stream Unlimited drive and ser... | |
| Recommendations For Upgrade AES/EBU Digital cable up to $500 Thanks for the input! The cable that you refer to in the link is an interconnect, not a digital AES/EBU cable. | |
| What is Moving From Solid State to Quicksilver Mid Monos Like? bojack: I think I knew a guy who had the Fried A3 with CJ tube gear, and it sounded impressive for a modest 2-way dynamic system. As to your comparison of the DNA125 with the QS monos; was your DNA125 stock, or was it modded like the ones that... | |
| What is Moving From Solid State to Quicksilver Mid Monos Like? Hey guys! Thanks for all the input! My speakers are a pair of vintage Fried C6/L 2-way monitors (.75" tweeter, and dual V.C. 6.5" bass mids). 89 dB sensitivity; impedance probably drops to 4-6 ohms in some parts of the bass-mid range (to 2.7 KH... | |
| Anyone Remember the Artemis EOS1 Skeaker System? ricred1: Having had a pair, how would you evaluates their sound qualities, particularly in light of current speaker offerings? | |
| Anyone Remember the Artemis EOS1 Skeaker System? roxy54: Based on your memory, how would you say that they stack up compared to today's speaker offerings? I remember reading that Kieth Johnson choose this speaker system to do the first expo of the HDCD system to the audio world, so I assume th... |