Digital loveHI Mapman,I have an older DCS transport. Not the new Scarlatti transport. Personally I think transports are over for all sorts of reasons. If not for sonics then convenience. SACD is th... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Muralman1,I have noticed some small things that I felt could be better. We are talking very small but I feel important details. For a while I was using the optical output from the comput... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveSystem edited: I am now using the Weiss int202 firewire interface with Amarra for itunes on a mac. This has added a more solid and silky 3D presentation while being very very clean. Even though thi... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveSystem edited: Just added a little more room correction in the shape of the Auralex bass traps. I have 8 well hidden in the room now. The room was quite tight in the bass department, and I liked th... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
Small Media RoomSomehow this post ended up here rather than in answer to your other post! Sorry for the confusion. posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
I'mThere!! (well for now)Somehow this post ended up here rather than in answer to your other post! Sorry for the confusion. posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Small Media RoomMacdadtexas,just to add to your pain, and as an ex maggie owner and maggie lover who was there too, Audio Research+Magnepan=happiness. Just how long the happiness lasts is another question.... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
I'mThere!! (well for now)Macdadtexas,just to add to your pain, and as an ex maggie owner and maggie lover who was there too, Audio Research+Magnepan=happiness. Just how long the happiness lasts is another question.... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveSystem edited: I added an upsampler for the computer output. Seems to work very well with itunes. posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveMuralman1,me too. Hope you enjoy those cds. posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Muralman1,To answer your question the Trios are sublime. There is no fatigue at all. Quite the opposite. The only bad side effect is I now find it very difficult to listen to other s... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Jasonparmenter,Thank you for the recommendations. I know the Lamms well. A very nice amp. I would like to stay SS though, even though I have had some very nice listening sessions on the 2.1 ... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveMuralman1 you are a devil! Never say never, but I am fairly unlikely to go back to tube amps. Not only for the obvious problems but realistically I just dont have the space for them anymore. posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Muralman1,well I am no great expert but I am told a cascode (Cascade to cathode) is a 2 stage amp with a transconductance stage followed by a current buffer which means it has high input/out... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveA new Model anyone?I have been lucky enough to be lent an Avantgarde Model 3 amplifier to try on my Avantgarde Trios. It is the start of my journey looking for more suitable amplification t... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Apogee DIVA strikes backHi Flo,how are you getting on with the Goldmund? Do you like the sound? posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Mapman,Music CDs are ripped with read until right and stored on my hifi computer and/or transfered from other systems via firewire or USB drives/keys. I have been known to use my phone t... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Mapman,computers in general are heaven and hell! When they work it is great, when they dont it is a lonely time consuming headache. Luckily these days they are a little more sorted out than ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveI have started the 1st phase of moving to a fully computer based system. This is mainly due to a friend of mine whose Hifi is at a crossroads and is on the search for a great new set up and he rene... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveVince,It seems you are dealing with that very delicate system synergy. Mess with it at your peril!On your originals, and not to labor the point but just as a general comment, I think yo... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Vince,indeed! Funny you should mention it. I was close to doing one wall with a slightly more modern version of a Bradbury and Bradbury type print. I thought better of it.I would say... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Vince,I guess if it aint broke dont fix it. I am unclear as to exactly what you are hearing with the new speaker, but I assume you have found some synergy with your old speakers.I do... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveVince,what was the situation with the cross over in the new speaker? ie Which caps/resistors/coils/wiring? Are you still using the Sprague originals? posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveHi Vince,I am sorry to hear you didnt get on with the new speaker. I am sure there are several reasons for this and probably relatively easy to sort out if you had the mind to. Also dont forget... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
Digital loveStill finding myself messing around with the Trio placement. Well not really the Trio so much as the subs. I have found a good place for the subs where they seem to aline themselves better ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment |