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Zu Druid & Definition Roundup
Thank you Charles and Germanboxers. Charles, I would describe my music tastes as identical to your own with an emphasis on big-band jazz. I have a big room (22x27) but my listening is near field (10'). I know the magic of 300B as I built a kit ove... 
Zu Druid & Definition Roundup
New to this discussion, but I have read most of it and interesting it is. I have a pair of Def-4s coming and of course I could use some advice. I am coming from a system that is purely digital sourced. Bryston BDP-1 into a PS Audio PWDac II direct... 
Do PS Audio Plus/Statement Power Cord Worth The $
Try one. PS will send you one and if you don't like it you can send it back. I did, and I kept it, and I bought another. I have both a statement and a plus. The statement is better, but the plus was better to me than a Shunyata Cobra I was using o... 
PS Audio Statement pc vs Plus pc
I have both in my system, the plus on my preamp and the statement on my Sony SACD player. The statement unfortunately is better. I don't know why, but the difference is one of more space, more solidity, more dynamics and a general sense of ease to... 
Revel B-15 or REL Stadium III
Hi Jon,I've owned the Stadium II but not two of them. I now own the B-15. I am using it like I used the Stadium as an addition at the bottom. I am using the 40 Hz. x-over pt. There really is no question in my mind between the two for music or espe... 
Thiel 3.6s with MacIntosh Amplifier?
Avideo, I acquired an MC 352 a couple of months ago to try with my B&W 802Ns and I find it an exceptional amplifier and a good match for the speakers. I don't know how it would match the Thiels but I highly recommend you try it if possible. 
B W 802N how much power?
I have 802Ns in a large room (18x33 w/vaulted ceiling. I have tried McCormak 225, Plinius 100 Mk.III, Joule Elec. 150 watt vamp, Rowland 10, Clayton S-40, and currently have Clayton M-100 monos and a MacIntosh MC352. The 802s can take a huge amoun... 
Passive bi-amping works ?
Supakit, try it both ways and tell us which way sounds better. I'm betting on the bi-amping. Let your ears decide, but get a quality y-connector and why not put it at the end of your present interconnect (female to two male with enough length to r... 
SACD Dominates Recommended List
This is an interesting thread. I have a 777 machine, and I come to SACD as a vinyl lover who increasinly became impatient with hasseling lps. I didn't own many CDs because I never liked the sound. I was playing them through a Wadia 860, so I felt ... 
Any experience... Merlin+Wadia+Rowland
I owned the Merlin VSM SEs for some time trying various things to bring them to my satisfaction. Tubes are the answer. Bobby will tell you what to do. He has always done that with his speakers and it works. They are very admirable speakers, but I ... 
Beware of new Krell Waranty Policy
There is usually a reason for a change in policy like this. The most logical one being that too many pieces are breaking. I bought a used KAV-500 which required fixing twice. They did fix it under warranty and they also paid to replace the drivers... 
Opinions on Newform Research speakers
I tried a pair of 645s last spring and found them to be a good value, but not what I was looking for. I did not have planers or electrostatics although I have owned both. I found the speaker to be approximately 87 db sensitivity with the ribbon sh... 
PS Audio Lab Cable Vs Shunyata
No-money, I share your wonderment, but I also trust my ears. I have a P-300 with a Harmonic Tech AC-11 to the wall. Last week I experimented with the Shunyata King Cobra replacing the Harmonic. For whatever reason it does make a difference to my s... 
Aerial 10t vs B&W 802
Sorry, I got alittle mixed up there at the end. I realize you hadn't heard the 10t but had the 802s. 
Aerial 10t vs B&W 802
I owned a pair of 10Ts for about 8 mos. in 1997. I don't know if they have changed since then. I liked the bass, but found the speaker someshat closed in and veiled like there was too much crossover or wire in the speaker. I also had a pair of Dyn...