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| The demise of the music CD inevitable? There is still a thriving niche market for audiophile cd’s with stores like Elusive disk, MOFI, Acoustic Sounds, Chesky ,CD Japan etc selling a wide variety of discs incl: DXD, XRCD24, K2HD, SACD, SHM, UHQCD, Ultra HDCD etc. Granted, audiophile cd... | |
| Is OPPO losing it's way? I’m waiting for the future 4k replacement for the Oppo 105 as my next bluray player to replace my current 103. Hopefully it will be a well thought out, audiophile product. That will also be a good time to upgrade to the latest 4k full HD tv. | |
| Daedalus Athena charles1dad5,137 posts11-07-2016 11:53pmHello Melbguy1,I’ve heard the Magico in a audio dealer showroom and CES x4, RMAF x1 and Axpona. I’ve listened to the Q 3, Q 5 and the Q7 as well as the S1, S3 and S5. The S5 driven by the Absolare Passion S... | |
| Vitus Sia-025 Power Cable Recommendations melbguy11,256 posts11-06-2016 5:24amThe Jorma Prime pc upgraded with cryo'd Oyaide M1/F1 connectors is great value imho & works well on the SIA-025. I also admire Stage III concepts who have a new range of pc's coming out in 2017. I have not f... | |
| Power Cords Rule Jafant, carte blanche my audition list of amps would be a bit different to yours..- (future model) Vitus Signature series integrated- Absolare Passion integrated- Pass INT-250- Gryphon Diablo 300 & - (future model) Vac 160 SE with IQ technolog... | |
| Search for miracle integrated I wonder how the Pass INT-250 and Gryphon Diablo 300 would stack up against the Vitus SIA-025? I tend to think the Absolare Passion integrated would be more of a peer, though I haven’t heard the Pass or Gryphon. | |
| Daedalus Athena @charles1dad , Magico speakers can be tamed by choosing smooth, organic sounding amps & cables such as Vitus Signature series & Jorma Design. Some tube amps like Absolare and Vac IQ series also sound glorious. That’s the thing, those speak... | |
| Power Cords Rule @posbwp55 .Good show. In an ideal world, running dedicated 20a lines into audiophile wpo’s is the way go go. In my situation, I only got into high end audio after moving into my current apartment. And retro-fitting 20a lines would be a dog of a jo... | |
| Search for miracle integrated All good donjr. I think of Accuphase as like a high end version of nice hifi gear in that it has the features and user-friendliness of hifi, but the sound of high end gear. I’ve thought more than once what kind of system I would build if life turn... | |
| Search for miracle integrated Greg thanks for the heads up on the comparo between WA & the Accuphase. You’re right, a mint 2nd hand US-sale Accuphase E-470 or E-600 could be a very good option. A mint 2nd hand Boulder 865 could also be a good option & easily snapped u... | |
| Power Cords Rule @jafant , Actually i’ve got a few big upgrades planned in the next 14 months or so aimed at removing any weak links & further optimizing my system. Mind you, my system will still remain fairly simple, being based on cd & 4K Bluray for movi... | |
| Vitus Sia-025 Power Cable Recommendations @jafant , good observation. The Chinese ravenously buy up boxes of Australian organic baby formulas & vitamins to sell on the gray market in China. Sounds like some entrepreneurs are doing the same thing with these cables. | |
| Search for miracle integrated donjr1,194 posts11-06-2016 1:29pmi’m not, I just don’t believe you’ve heard it with such a bold statement. That’s fair enough. Don’t get me wrong, I think the class A Accuphase E-600 is a very nice integrated. Not in the same league as the Vitus... | |
| Power Cords Rule @posbwp55 , I haven’t tried the Origo power cables, though I have one Unity pc which is very good for the money, with the only weak point being its fairly cheap connectors (which I re-terminated with Oyaide P-004/C-004’s borrowed from from one of ... | |
| Vitus Sia-025 Power Cable Recommendations The Jorma Prime pc upgraded with cryo'd Oyaide M1/F1 connectors is great value imho & works well on the SIA-025. I also admire Stage III concepts who have a new range of pc's coming out in 2017. I have not found a better pc on front end compon... |