dlee

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British Integrated Amps
Check out Exposure.Don't be fooled by the plain looks.....they are excellent amps.Re: Naim: they have a distinct sound.  Some people love them, some people dislike the Naim sound. 
Lively, fast & open sounding integrated under 3k?
+1 Exposure 3010S2D.  Don't be fooled by its plain appearance. 
Speaker shootout update; aggressive treble eliminating some (fairly?)
Try Vienna Acoustics, but these speakers are typically better off with SS amps (instead of tubes). 
Sell your $$$ cables and conditioners... affordable LITHIUM is here!
Obviously, the 120VAC output on the Yeti has no ground.What do you do about the ground from the audio component ??Just ignore it ??  Is this safe ?DL 
repair or replace luxman preamp
Does anybody know a (reputable, experienced) shop on the East Coast that can re-cap a Luxman R117 ??  
Help me find WARM speakers a la Sonus Faber
I have the VA Beethoven Baby Grands. VAs are v similar to SF - v musical, but I find the (older) SFs too veiled. I have not heard the Olympicas, but have heard the Venere 2.5. The 2.5s are rather coloured & sound different from the prev genera... 
Vienna Mozart Grand or Beethoven Baby Grand
i have heard both the beethoven baby grands and the mozart grands. (i bot the beethovens). they r totally diff speakers sound wise and technically. the mozart is a 2.5 design w/diff crossover. i think the baby grands sound much better. however, th... 
Recommend a forward speaker
dennis, i have the same conundrum as you - i m looking for a more fwd/involving speaker. (also, i have the exact same repsonse to the veritys.) i would like to hear the piegas, usher be-718, talon hawks, merlins plus others. i've read alot about t... 
Jolida CDP question
hmmm...that is weird...i also have the jolida 100 level 1 mod...(i switched to NOS rca 5751 blackplates); my jolida has lots of detail & is v transpartent (sim i-5 integrated, epos 22 speakers)...i just tried the silver audio silver bullets 4.... 
Jolida JD100...giant killer or all hype?
so, Ozzy62, what's the verdict with the jolida ?? 
Replace Cary 303/200 with what?
i'm sort of going thru the same thing...i just bot the ayre cx7. the first thing i noticed about the cx7 was its well-defined bass. also, it brings out subtle 'textures' in the music and has lots of detail. actually, in my system (sim i-5 integrat...