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| Should audiophiles be disappointed?... Check out the B&O Beolab 5. It seems to deal with the problem nicely. | |
| Phase inverted..why? Some years back reviewers were carping about absolute phase and audiophiles began to train themselves to here the difference in polarity. I couldn't hear it and I decided not to try. After all, if I couldn't hear the problem, there wasn't one. The... | |
| Ever gone from seperates to an integrated? Logic appears to be triumphing over reality here.All that matters is whether or not you like what you're hearing. The number of boxes in play is not relevant. My experience with Pass, Goldmund, Krell, Levinson, Atmasphere,BEL,Rowland, Spectral and... | |
| Sonab? Sonab made a whole line of B&O type electronics, turntables and speakers which were widely available in the early 1970s. They were Scandinavian in origin, possibly Swedish. They had very quirky cosmetics and the speakers had an array of upward... | |
| Rebuild a Counterpoint SA-100 or start over? You can buy a Rowland Model One for around $1000. No Counterpoint product at any price could ever compare. | |
| Tube Equipment: Gimmick? I have an old Nikon FM2N and a new Olympus C5000 Zoom and I can't use either one very well. Gumbei pretty well brought the fox to ground with his final few words. Look beyond the hair. You'll find no argument there. | |
| Question for Rowland aficionados Interesting site for ICEpower. Someone else has pointed me toward the B&O Beolab 5, a very intriguing speaker. B&O has always been innovative but they are suddenly looking very cutting edge.The 201 is a wonderful amplifier as you will even... | |
| Tube Equipment: Gimmick? That's what I was trying to say, Gunbei. What the hell difference does it make what somebody else listens to. What kind of amplification you use is no more important to the rest of the sane world than what kind of music you play or what you wear w... | |
| Tube Equipment: Gimmick? I guess Harry Pearson initiated this argument by positing the notion of an Absolute Sound. This, of course, is nonsense since the sort of sound satisfaction we seek can only be evaluated subjectively and therefore lacks a standard. Yeah, I know, l... | |
| Biamping 101 Buy the best integrated amp you can afford and a good pair of speaker cables keeping the length as short as convenience and aesthetics will allow. Then sell off the rest of your gear. The speakers you are considering are both very worthy of better... | |
| Question for Rowland aficionados Bombaywalla,Jeff Rowland doesn't say much. What I told you is all I could get out of him and I'm not altogether certain I repeated what he told me with unfailing accuracy. The amps are a wonder, however. On that point I can be very clear.You might... | |
| Question for Rowland aficionados I believe the Concentra I was based on the Model 2 and you are correct that the Concentra II was adapted from the 112.Both units owe a lot to the Synergy preamp as well although I read on Rowland's site that some of the Synergy upgrades were first... | |
| Question for Rowland aficionados I am using a Concentra II as phono and preamp with a pair of the 201 amps. Relative to my Concentra alone, this is much faster, more dynamic and quiet. My wife says it sounds livelier. There is no heat sink anywhere. They weigh only 13 lbs. apiece... | |
| looking for a warm ss amp.... Fishcall,You are spreading your resources too thin. If sound effects are what you're after, you are on the right track. If, however, you want to pursue the best music reproduction you can afford, you should unload most or all of those pieces and f... | |
| Jeff Rowland Concentra VS Krell KAV300i??????? I own both. There is no comparison whatsoever. In fact I can't conceive of anyone being confused on this issue if viewing them side by side. The Rowland is an engineering marvel while the Krell looks like another piece of mass produced crap. Sound... |