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| Esoteric SA-50 SACD player, Is it for me? Hi guys, a few comments in relation to the above posts. Very interesting discussion by the way!Dob, I had the unit at home on dealer demo and am embarrassed to say I didnt take any notes on which settings I used. I did not play around too much tho... | |
| Esoteric SA-50 SACD player, Is it for me? Just spent two days listening to the SA-50 in my rig, (SimAudio/JmLab Focal). Didnt do it for me. I accept that the unit was not fully broken-in (dealer had been playing it on repeat for the past week before I got my hands on it) but I suspect tha... | |
| Dali Helicon 400 MK2 or Focal 1027be? I extensively auditioned the X150.5 with my 1027be's. Liked the synergy. The Pass Labs gave the bass some nice extension and were rock solid as the volume went to high levels. Whilst I could have easily lived with the combination I eventually sett... | |
| Narrowed speaker selection down to 5 choices As I posted in a separate thread, I tried the Spectron Musician III with my Focal 1027be's. No synergy to be found, especially the bass which was surprisingly loose and flabby (maybe the demo amp didnt have enough hrs?). The Focal 1037be may be a ... | |
| Amps-Cables for Focal 1007 BE I'm running 1027be's with SimAudio i7. Great synergy, no need to tame any hf problems. Cables are Analysis Plus speaker cable and Acoustic Zen Matrix Balanced Interconnects. Also auditioned extensively at home with: Pass Labs 150.5 (almost got thi... | |
| Simaudio I5 to separates? Whether you get the magic sound you are after by spending more money is always a difficult question as there are many variables including room set-up (ie, a great sound heard in one environment may not be so convincing in yours). Tweaking what you... | |
| What is the Best Integrated tube amp you heard Mastersound 845, as described in the quote below (lifted off the net):The Italian designed Mastersound 845 Reference stereo integrated amplifier uses parallel Billington Gold 845 triode tubes to produce 40 watts per channel. New old stock (NOS) Tu... | |
| ARC CD7 in PASS 150 INT & BW803D&Cardas GR Try Ayre, I've heard the Ayre CD player with Pass Labs x150.5 and it sounded to be a good match (with Proac speakers). | |
| Sugden A48B Hey Loose try pinging RGA over at Audio Asylum. He knows a thing or two about Sugden amps. | |
| sugden p28 and c28 Loose, I am also currently going thru a tricky process of building a new system with lots of research, some guess work and hopefully a bit of luck with system synergy (cables are currently occupying my time!). Not much chance to audition all my de... | |
| sugden p28 and c28 Cant comment on the pairing with the NHT1.5's, havent heard that particular speaker. I have heard the Sugdens with Proac and Tannoy (cant remember the model but they were big box furniture pieces) and they sounded superb with both. I have also hea... | |
| sugden p28 and c28 I've got the P28/C29 combination in my second system (old school, Marantz CD94 and Musical Fidelity MC2 speakers). Had it since new (1989)but its still first class, typical Sugden sound, warm, powerful, plenty of depth and very involving without a... |