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Shocker - CAL CL 15 vs Marantz KI Pearl SACD
Tzh21y, Does the Marantz have a few hundred hours on it?My SA-7s1 sounded much better after break-in. 
Elrod Statement Gold PC compared to old Statement
Hi,did anybody compare a Silver Statement to Shunyata's new CX King Cobra or Anaconda. I would love to try a Gold Statement but, unfortunely to much money. 
Bryston 28 sst's vs Spectron Musician 3 SE ?
Rhyno, they are talking about Bryston and Spectron, not Spectral. 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
Hi John, Good for you John. I hope all those inquiries turn into sales! If it sounds close to an SE,then you are going to have very happy customers. Good Luck! It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. If you are ever in the area it would be my pleasure,... 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
Hi John, Can you tell us, how the new Silkworms compare to the Silkworms SE ?Regards,Joe 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
I drive an Audi S5. Was going to buy the Caddie CTS-V,(Real fast and refined)but the way GM is right now didn't want to take a chance. 
Playback designs followup?
Dcstep, I read that somebody at RMAF asked the dealer how many hours were on the Marantz Sa-7s1 and PD MPS-5. He stated the Marantz was just out of the box and the MPS-5 was well broken in. If that was the case, the Marantz didn't sound at its bes... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Amandarae, thanks for the information. 
New filter/regenerator
I second Kennyt. I have a Purepower APS and like it very much. Where I live there are alot of brown-outs in the summertime. While listening to music when a brown-out occurs it switches to battery power seamlessly. It has a fan which you can hear a... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Sorry to hear that people lost money and have unresolved problems. I hope you get your due. I quess I am fortunate to have no problems. I had a channel imbalance after a few months of ownership and it was taken care of quickly. Kevin did the serv... 
need help on transparent sounding 12au7 tubes
Try a siemens 5814a. It is a neutral,transparent,detailed tube. 
Love my ipod, Hate my ear buds....
try the denon c-751 for around $100.00 the sound is very nice. 
Combination of PurePowerAPS and Audience adept aR
Hi Apopira2,Not quite understanding the question, do you mean piggyback or using them for different components in the same set-up?I personally use the APS 1050 for my source,pre,and PARC and the amp is connected to an Audience aR1p with very good ... 
"D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why?
Dob, I am curious did you run a tube pre-amp with your Spectrons? I find running a tube pre into the Spectron gives it that naturalness without losing that effortless, clear sound which is it's forte. IMS the synergy is excellent you get the best... 
break-in for Marantz SA-7S1
I have a Marantz SA-7s1 and for the money it is very nice.Is it in the same league as the other players that cost 3 to 4x the price? Of course not, but it's not to far off.Place it on a good platform and use good components downstream and you will...