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| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz A- I also heard the best Shunyatas at the same show in another high-end system - exact models escape me. Also very good, but not my preference. Have also heard top power cords from Purist Audio, High Diamond, Synergistic, Stealth, Nordost (Odin wa... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz A-I heard the Zero Evolution in a high-end system at the RMAF. They were good, but not in the league of the HF cables I currently use, IMO. Its really not a good, better, best thing, but instead a matter of preference. To each their own, as they say. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Now that several major system upgrades are finally well into their break-in periods, I decided to try the URR power cord in roughly 1/2 my system, namely from the wall to 1 of my 2 P-10 current re-generators. This P-10 has the left side amp as wel... | |
| VAC 160iSE integrated with NOLA speakers Depending upon what you have done, last pricing I heard was between $4-6K. I would call VAC for the specifics. | |
| VAC 160iSE integrated with NOLA speakers A-Thank you for your kind words about my system. It has truly been a labor of love.I think you are correct - its probably just a matter of time before there is some trickle-down from the IQ technology. You are also right about Brent and Kevin usin... | |
| VAC 160iSE integrated with NOLA speakers I have heard a friend's 160i prior to upgrade as well as after a full upgrade to the 160SE. What I heard was basically more of everything, with better detail and depth of soundstage. It is a noticeable step up from the 160i, for the better, and wo... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE Focal Grande Utopia EM's - very special speakers. | |
| VAC amps and Focal Grand Utopias at $195k a pair JWM - I really had nothing to talk to him about and was pretty busy doing other things. That's not childish, just a fact. | |
| VAC amps and Focal Grand Utopias at $195k a pair JWM - If you are talking about me, your "conclusions" are flat-out wrong. I also don't care what Dev does or thinks - it is not my job to convince anyone of anything. It has absolutely nothing to do with confidence in my system, which sounds great... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Very well put and I totally agree. Rick's cables allow the music to come through better than any others I have found, by far. The longer my cables settled in, the better the sonic result. Sometimes it takes more patience than with other cables bec... | |
| Personal speaker evolution CTS- If you're talking to me, THANKS - I appreciate it. You have a very nice system - I'm jealous of the analog... :-) | |
| Personal speaker evolution Updated:Legacy Focus 20/20 (4 yrs)Legacy Whisper (4 yrs)VSA VR-7SE Mk2 (4 yrs)VSA VR-9SE Mk2 (0 minutes; currently for sale new in crates)Focal Grand Utopia EM (2+ months - ?) DONE!All were great speakers for my system at the time I owned them. Ne... | |
| VAC amps and Focal Grand Utopias at $195k a pair Dev- To each their own. I am very happy with my Grandes, which exhibit none of the negative characteristics you describe. Best speakers I have ever heard for delivering the "you are there' experience, regardless of performance scale. You seem to h... | |
| VAC amps and Focal Grand Utopias at $195k a pair Dev-Yes, my speakers sound incredible, to my ears, of course. :-) And, FYI, they are in a 19x20 foot room, so room size is not as important as you might think with these speakers since they are so incredibly adjustable. The key, I have discovered,... | |
| VAC amps and Focal Grand Utopias at $195k a pair I too was at RMAF and heard both Focal rooms. 2 definitely distinct flavors. I have heard the Grands sound distinctly better at Boulder Electronics' demo room in Boulder. No offense, but I don't think they were set up as well as they can be at all... |