gliderguider
Responses from gliderguider
| 1x Oversampling I agree with Budrew right down the line. I've owned the Audio Note 3.1x Balanced, and recently upgraded to the 4.1x Balanced Signature. "Natural, smooth and engaging" is a common thread that runs through all the descriptions I've read of the curre... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Apogee Divas, driven by a Classe DR3-VHC. Unbelievable weight, air, dynamics and overall realism. | |
| Personal speaker evolution 1975 - AR-3a1985 - JSE Model 11998 - Coincident Conquest2003 - B&W Nautilus 8042003 - Coincident Total VictoryAll were bought new. The JSEs and the Coincident TVs have impressed me the mostThe JSEs are still in service - gave 'em to my brother... | |
| What's your High End best buy/unknown components? Here's another vote for Ric Cummins' wire. I have his Pursang interconnects and speaker cables, and I find it hard to even imagine better cable.One other product worth mentioning is the NOH transformer passive from Bent Audio. Based on the S&B... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE My dad has a 30 year old pair of Heil ESS AMT1 speakers that are still going strong. He had the woofers refoamed about 10 years ago, and I think these speakers will be around for another 10 years at least.I suspect my Coincident Total Victories ma... | |
| Best CDP isolation device you use? I've tried BDR cones, Stillpoints and Feet of Silence under my DAC. The Feet of Silence made the most positive difference. The contrast with Stillpoints was instructive - using the Stillpoints the music lost its bloom, and sounded overdamped and c... | |
| Pre and Amp suggestions for B&W Nautilus 804? I've had a pair of 804's for about 8 months. I've used them with SimAudio P-3 and P-5 preamps, and for amplification I've used an older SimAudio 4070 as well as a used Sugden Au51p. Both amps worked quite well. The Sugden is a 10 year old design, ... | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? Apogee Divas driven by a Classe DR3-VHC. I heard an LP of Liszt's "Via Crucis" through these turn the far end of a showroom into a cathedral. Utter magic.A KR-18 integrated amp - it was the first time I "got" what SET was all about, and bought it ... |