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Krell amp with Zu Essence speaker
Donzi, did you get your Essence yet? What finish did you get? Need some pics, man! Had some time to really air it out the past few days. I will absolutely guarantee you one thing- if you hook those babies up to those Krell monoblock monsters, you ... 
Jeff Rowland amp owners: What's your pre-amp??
DC coupled? Sorry I'm five years late, but DO NOT use a solid state amp with a DC coupled preamp. They can (not always, but once is more than enough) cause a significant surge on powering up, and that can literally fry a solid state amp. I know fr... 
McIntosh MCD500 vs Ayon CD-2
Pretty good. As good as my EAR 868 for starters. The EAR may be a bit more open, but it's damn close. No, I haven't run the CD5 through my Rowland SS amp yet. Will give it a test drive soon. 
Krell amp with Zu Essence speaker
The first thing that struck me was the detail. Can hear stuff that really wasn't obvious with my monitors. The highs are silky smooth- much better than the cone drivers on the monitors. Good bass- not thundering, but solid. Excellent soundstage an... 
McIntosh MCD500 vs Ayon CD-2
Spend the extra cash and get the CD5. I traded my CD2 after only about two months for a CD5, and the upgrade is quite noticeable. Not a slam on the CD2- it was an excellent unit. But the CD5 is a whole other ballgame. 
Ayon CD-2 Tube Changing
I believe Ayon discourages one from rolling tubes in their CD players. Would check with the distributor or Ayon directly first. May void your warranty. 
Krell amp with Zu Essence speaker
Absolutely. My Essence just arrived today. Great match for my MastersounD Compact 845 amplifier. Detailed, smooth, great soundstage and imaging, and plenty loud with only 30 wpc. 
krell 20il or ayon cd5
I'm in South Carolina. It's gonna get real hot in that room in summer. The thermostat is in the hallway, and I have to leave the door to my room closed so my dogs don't get in there and go wild. So....drops into the low 50's in winter, and will go... 
krell 20il or ayon cd5
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krell 20il or ayon cd5
Zephyr, here you go....still scarce, but coming.http://www.6moons.com/industryfeatures/cd5/cd5.htmlNot a review, but some comments from Srajan Ebaen.http://www.dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?hArticle=687A detailed review of the CD5.Be forewarned: Dou... 
Yes No EAR acute cd player into my pathos tt ?.
Right. As Douglas said, make absolutely sure the volume on both the Acute and the Pathos are ALL THE WAY DOWN before you begin playing. If you trip up there, you may find yourself blasted into the back wall of your listening room. Quite an unpleas... 
Meridian 808.2i vs Ayon CD-5?
I own the CD-5. It's outstanding. And I haven't yet checked out the preamp in the unit yet, which a Dagogo reviewer said was superior to everything he tried up to a VAC Renaissance- a 14K preamp. Waiting on some new IC's.Haven't heard the Meridian... 
krell 20il or ayon cd5
Haven't heard the Krell. The CD5 is a killer. Big upgrade over the CD2, which was an excellent unit itself. In limited reviews, the CD5 is crushing almost anything it's tossed up against. 
The better Led Zeppellin live recordings on vinyl.
How the West Was Won is a two disc set- one audio, one DVD, with live performances by Zeppelin. I think some of the Copenhagen warm up shows were included on the HTWWW DVD. 
An Experiment in Speaker Placement
Where to find the Sumiko set up method? I imagine the Audio Physics method is on their web site?