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| Sonic quality of the Denon DV 5900. Look into a Denon 2900 with an Exemplar Audio Modification,Your search for a Reference caliber 2 Channel player will be over for a very long time. | |
| Which Solid-State Preamp under $7,000.00 New? Having own all the pre-amps mentioned on the list,with the exception of the klyne(auditioned as a loaner)The Placette Active in my opinion as heard in my sound room is more musical and transparent then the others.I used the Placette Active with bo... | |
| Denon 2900 mod. How does it sound? I Finally heard the Exemplar Mod on the Denon 2900 and i'am saving my pennys,A very trusted audiophile that i know just sold he's Esoteric DV-50 and a Wadia 861SE,Replacement:The Exemplar Denon 2900 with the analog tube output stage. | |
| Best Used Solid State Amp for less than $5000? Plinius SA-250IV with the latest update.I used this amp with Hales and Thiel which is very demanding of the amp,and drove it gracefully and very musically. | |
| Bryston 4B SST vs Belles Ref. 150A/150A Hot Rod The Belles 150a is a great Amplifier,I used my Belles with a pair of Dynaudio 3.0 and the match was extremly musical.The denons are ok amplifiers and don't handle low sensitivity speakers to well.I now own the 4B-SST,driving a pair of Dynaudio 1.8... | |
| Lexicon MC8 vs Bryston SP1.7 pre amp Hello Randy,Having own the Lexicon MC8 and Bryston SP1.7 with bryston amplification.The bryston is very good with 2 channel audio,but in surround processing falls short.The lexicon is excellent for surround processing and bright and edgy for 2 cha... | |
| EMM Labs DAC6 Mikelavigne,I'll have a chance some day to listen,to this new digital standard,and yes i will say that from time to time a new product,is designed and so well engineered that it raises the bar and we all get more enjoyment out of our passion for t... | |
| EMM Labs DAC6 It seems that whenever i see talk or mention of Emm/Meitnerdigital gear,It happens to be the same folks patting them selves on the back.I won't mention names,but one of these individual's is the distributor and the few other's are the ones who pay... | |
| The best 2-channel preamp under US$2000? Placette! Regardless of price. | |
| Reccomendations for Nautilus Speaks I disagree with the above post by Amthanh,The Classe Amps are very good,But they do not have the tight bottom end control such as the Krell and Bryston.The tweeter on the B&W Nautilus is a metal dome type,I believe that the Source and the pre-... | |
| amp for Meadowlark Shearwater's Vac Avatar Signature with EL34's.You'll never look back. | |
| Wilson Watt/Puppy 6 or 7 versus Sophia Having own all 3 models,If your budget allows get the 7'sThe bass is quite a bit better than the 6's and the sophias. | |
| Bryston owners: What speakers are you using? B&W Nautilus 802's With 14B-SST/7B-SST's | |
| What's the best preamp for under 1000 Placette.By far the most musical and transparent.And I've had most of them both SS and tube. | |
| Bryston 14 B SST with Martin Logan SL3 speakers? First I'll start by saying that most of the advice above is very good,Having own the pass 250 350 600 mono's also various models of ML,Krell and Classe.I firmly believe that the Bryston SST series properly setup and given a good source will get yo... |