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AudioQuest PowerQuest 707 Review
Update: The user guide suggested trying components into different bansk to find the best connection compatibility and combination. So even though everything sounded great I decided to try it.  First I tried the Amp into the High Current Bank. Di... 
Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound?
Update: The user guide suggested trying components into different bansk to find the best connection compatibility and combination. So even though everything sounded great I decided to try it.  First I tried the Amp into the High Current Bank. Di... 
Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound?
Received my Audioquest PowerQuest 707 Power Conditioner yesterday. Bottom line: I'm keeping it. It significantly improved the overall presentation. Before installing the 707 my system sounded wonderful and I had no complaints. As to noise: None ... 
Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound?
I ordered an Audioquest PowerQuest 707 from Amazon. Easy return if it doesn’t work to my satisfaction. Should have it by tomorrow.   
Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound?
@ditusa Where is the link to page 38?  
Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound?
@latik That's my concern. My system is very resolving and I notice every change. The When I tried the Regenerator I could her the difference in the first 5 minutes and I didn’t like it. I returned it the same day I received it. That was with just... 
Well Recorded Classical Symphonic Recordings
@rvpiano I love the Schumann Symphonies and like Brahms have always been searching for recordings that can represent his orchestrations clearly. So far the best are: Schenwandt and the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic on Challenge Classics ... 
Well Recorded Classical Symphonic Recordings
@littleman Thanks I will check out your suggestions  As for Brahms I too have struggled to find a really good recording of his Symphonies and other large works until recently. Try the Live Boston Symphony recordings with Nelsons on DG. Beautiful... 
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SYSTEM IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS
Marks’s Our Shangra La. Very nice recording and song.   
Well Recorded Classical Symphonic Recordings
@rvpiano Yes those Barbiroli recordings have been excellently up sampled  especially the 5th and 9th. That 9th was my favorite in my Analog days.  As good as those are if I’m focusing on recording quality I have to go with the Boulez cycle on DG ... 
Well Recorded Classical Symphonic Recordings
@rvpiano Which recordings are you referring to?  
Well Recorded Classical Symphonic Recordings
@mspot The Haitink cycle is an excellent recording. It’s especially spacious which is unusual for Decca. Very nice wide soundstage and depth. Good instrument separation. The only criticism I’d give is the Woodwind section especially flutes is som... 
Watts! How many do we need?
My Speakers are Harbeth C7ES-XD at 86db sensitivity. They are rated at up to 150 watts. Their impedance is 6 ohms with the lowest at 5.8 ohms. So an easy drive. But I've been told they like power. The Accuphase P4600 is rated at 150 watts per chan... 
Well Recorded Classical Symphonic Recordings
@audphile1 Yes I was focusing on the recorded sound. Rostropovich performances are always excellent.   
Watts! How many do we need?
@westcoastaudiophile As a follow up I guess I’m mostly running in Class A since I have not been able push my meters pass 1 watt.