henryhk

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Cost no Object but Small Room
Thanks James. I listened to the Minis a cple of times and really liked them but concerned my Darts will not be enuff for them...and don't want to chg my amps again. A fellow goner did say he has such a set up (Dart-Mini) and said the match was ver... 
Cost no Object but Small Room
Frank ....most definitely. I am currently constructing the room to reflect this, real traps, corner taps etc.Lightminer: yes indeed...i saw similiar comments from reviews...nice to hear a fellow audiogoner to confirm. will check them out! 
What's your latest "Discovery"
two recent "discoveries" that I am greatly enjoyingJames Blood Ulmer: Bad Blood In The City....with vernon reid. great modern blues dedicated to NO post Katrina. Not the harmolodic jazz that he is known for, but a very authentic take on the blues.... 
Cost no Object but Small Room
Thx Pubul...Merlin does interest me but not sure if they have distrubutor here in Hong Kong...did try the Parsifals and while the soundstaging...no the location of instruments within the soundstage was incredibly precise, and overall resolution wa... 
iPod to a Benchmark Media DAC-1 D/A
I have the MSB docking station and it works...far better than using the existing analogue output by a HUGE mile. I still think not as good as CDs but that;s in comparison to my EMM labs gear. The benefit of the MSB dock vs PC.notbook solution desp... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
i haven't heard a lot of the contenders, and my own exp with the below was extremely limited but my god the Magic Model 6s were phenomenal when I had spent an hr with them: driven by all Audio Rsch Ref gear set up. Needs a big room though. But hol... 
emmlabs into wall outlet or into shunyata hydra?
I have almost the set up as u Karmapolice and I use Shunyata cords as well as Hydra 8. Work well together very good indeed. If you are buying nwe, might as well as go for the new V Ray. 
Gryphon Mikado
Gregm re emm if you don't want the pre capabilities...u just go for the new single box player. problem solved. 
Mcintosh,Meridian,Anthem,Classe surround sound
The one thing agst Meridien which is indeed fantastic is that it automatically digitizes all input signals. So if you play SACDs, you end up having to go thru D to A in the player only have it redigitze to PCM within the Meridien. 
Tube Home Theater PreAmp?
Alll tube umti channel pres do not have DA conversion, digital decoding, nor bass mgmt: so if you go this route your DVD player will have to do this. Not a bad thing but bear in mind when thinking thru the system. 
Cost no Object but Small Room
thanks James. I do find them very interesting as I do the whole efficient speaker, lower power SET thing...but I do think bass reflex, rear ported designs may not be optimal for my room...would love to try them out but I aint a reviewer so in home... 
something better than micomega solo?
what is your budget 
playstation 3 blueray and 1080i
I understand PS3 has released an upgrade to 1080P 
Comparing Wadia vs. Meitner
Ugamotz...a tip if you not done already. Upgrade the power cords and run the Meitner gear thru a good pwr conditioner...i find the gear responding this a lot, including bass. 
Any experience with the new EMM CDSA SE ?
Obviously if you don't need the pre-amp functionality and the greater number of inputs, the single box player is the way to go. I got my DCC2 and used it for the pre amp as well (pretty good by the way!) until I purchased the Darts. If I had to do...