lloydelee21
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| McCormack DNA-750 FYI - I spoke with CJ...there is no cap upgrade on these. They originally thought there would be and nearly made written announcements about it. But the cap upgrade was not particularly good in their opinion when they listened to it...so they drop... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities Hi Katamapah,This is what i mean...building a great system is as much about the right blend of equipment as it is about buying good individual components. In the case of the 2905s, they have certain strengths...played with the right equipment, tho... | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities Hi Katamapah,Break-in could have been an issue. Quad amps tend to be a little soft...and i am not sure they would have driven them as well as other more high-current amps. However, i would not be surprised if your initial impressions held...even a... | |
| McCormack DNA-750 BTW, Teeshot, i also have heard from a major distributor of McCormack they dont compare to the 350SA (which was also more expensive as a stereo than the mono). Still, i also know CJ are super-great on service...and since they own both companies an... | |
| McCormack DNA-750 Thanks Teeshot. i have emailed CJ about this...if i thought they were going to be stupendous, i would consider buying a demo pair at a big discount and then upgrading them to "CJ spec"...but only if i thought this would make them "SOTA keepers"...... | |
| Tubed Linestage Hi Handy,I think you are starting to see a theme here...ARC and Krell are not known to any of us who've posted as having bad synergy. And i have actually spoken with people who've actually elected to go with the combination. Good luck! | |
| McCormack DNA-750 Hi Teeshot,Any update here? Have justed started to investigate and would appreciate learning anything from your pursuit. Thanks!!! | |
| Quad 989/2905 all around qualities look forward to hearing how homework goes! | |
| Snell Type Q or Thiel CS-1.5? Hi Enobenetto.Money is a personal choice. $140 is a good deal. I think $400 for Thiels is an equally good deal...possibly better if quality of sound matters that much to you. I think what you will find with the Thiels is a few things:1. They will ... | |
| Snell Type Q or Thiel CS-1.5? I have personally favored Thiel over Snell, particularly in the area of dynamics. They will probably sound a touch more 'exact' than the Snells...which may require system matching. Jolida and Luxman should do well, provided they've got enough curr... | |
| Tubed Linestage Hi...I am surprised to hear that ARC does not mate well with Krell...i have auditioned ARC Ref 3 with Krell at one of the city's top audio dealers...they do it all the time. No problem...sounded great. I have also extensively auditioned Maxx II, k... | |
| Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT Good to know, thanks! | |
| Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT thanks...that is good to know. i really, really like the Amperex 7308 (US white label) in my Zanden...much better than 2 different Mullards, JAN Phillips and Sovtek that i tried. If i go GAT, i will remember that. i have heard very positive things... | |
| B&W 801D or 802Ds Hi...cannot say. Not heard, though obviously read good things...others here can certainly help. would imagine some would say Pass emphasis on purity of tonality is a key differentiating factor. Krell probably the edge on full-out assault on bass c... | |
| B&W 801D or 802Ds I think older krell is very good. fpb 750mx, fpb450mcx, 700cx, fpb650cx, 600c...all excellent. all available for 40-50cents on the dollar if you look. newer krell is also good...evo series 402 is well regarded...not cheap. |