rbstehno
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| Anyone heard the Odyssey monos vs Plinius amps? I had the Plinius sa-100 in my system as a demo for a week and it sounded very good. I also have owned new mcintosh equipment (MA-6500 integrated, and the mc202 amp), and also demo'd a Classe 201 amp. I ended up purchasing a pair of Stratos monobl... | |
| Oregon Audiophiles... count me in. | |
| Going SACD or analog? In my opinion, a good TT setup will sound better than a very good SACD player. I have a nice SACD player that I used to use in my listening room and after a while, I moved it to my home theater room. I purchase a couple of LP's each week for aroun... | |
| Amp upgrade recommendations I agree with Tok2000. Nobody should ever rate their equipment or especially equipment that they have read about as being perfect. This is not the first time that this person has indicated that their equipment is perfect or the best (smiley faces o... | |
| Attention to detail Check out the Totem speaker line. The Arros are $1100 new, the Rokk, and the Mite are close to that price also. I have the Arros and the Model 1's in 2 different systems and enjoy them both. | |
| Amp upgrade recommendations Consider the Classe line, the CA-201, CA-301, or their CAM monoblocks. These amps receive some of their big brother's Class 'A' technology. There is no need to have them modified, they are some of the finest sounding amps right out of the box (exc... | |
| 2nd amp or one bigger amp? look into 2 odyssey stratos monoblocks with the upgrades. or if you have the funds, get 2 classe cam amps. The odyssey is very similiar in sound for 1/3rd the price. As for electrical, 1 single 20 amp circuit would be plenty with 1 good line condi... | |
| Opinions on why this system is uninvolving Since you changed your speakers, have you experimented on speaker position? Also, how are your room acoustics? Cables are probably your weak points. Before making drastic changes, (like changing amps) trying the above tweaks will probably get you ... | |
| Review: Odyssey Audio Stratos mono Amplifier I also have a pair of odyssey monoblocks and are quite pleased with them. I auditioned and owned many different amps ranging from $3000 to $7000. These monoblocks compared equally or better than all of the other amps I tried. The other amps I like... | |
| Speaker Cable Feet: Suggestions? I went to an electric utility company and got a dozen ceramic insulators. These were used/replaced but in good condition. If you get the larger insulators, your cables just lay on top in the groove. I have my speakers cables and the interconnects ... | |
| Death of Vinyl? Nah i have purchased all of Michael Hedges and Ralph Towner albums from a used music store in the last 6 months. Great music. I would also recommend William Ackerman for guitar recordings. | |
| Anyone hear Thiel CS1.6? This is a reply to Zaikesman comments above. This is the last paragraph from a "Soundstage" review of the Totem Arro speaker: In all, another superb speaker from Totem, one that delivers on all that you would expect from looking at it and that als... | |
| Best of the Classe amp line??? 200/201 - 400/401? I almost purchased a CA-201. Very nice sound. It matched well with my Classe 47.5 preamp and my Classe cdp 1.5 cd player with xlr interconnects. In the end, I went with the Odyssey monoblocks. In my system, very similiar sound to the CA-201 but wi... | |
| Anyone hear Thiel CS1.6? I went to the dealer to audition the Thiels 1.6's and was disappointed. No bottom end, not even a hint of one. They also carried the Joseph and Totem speakers. Both of these brands blew away the 1.6's for around the same or less money. I ended up ... | |
| Fish'in for Speakers Demo the Totem line of speakers. I have the Model 1's in my listening room and the Arro's in my den. Very nice. My listening room is also 12x12x9. I use a REL sub with the Model 1's. |