I love the silver minimus;  it is connected to the esoteric k3;

cerrot April 14, 2019 12:50

Very nice system! How do you like Silver Minimus and which component you’re using on?

lalitk February 10, 2019 01:26

How do you like the Vicoustics Super Bass Extreme traps; they certainly are beautiful! I am thinking about adding 1 or 2 in each of two problem corners in my listening room (an alcove on one side of room, other side of room is ample and extremely open).  Do they work well for you?  Thanks!

zephyr24069 June 28, 2016 10:38

Thanks, Zephyr

cerrot April 16, 2016 14:11

Congratulations on your room and your system....love your comment on taking a step back and just smiling when a system gets to a certain point of performance and level of musicality.  Enjoy!

zephyr24069 March 13, 2016 11:02

Thanks, Jazz.  I did alot of research before trying the Cera Pucs so I went right for that.  I played with some symposium fat pads.  I have stillpoint minis undr my preamp and a SRA platform under my CD player.  The speakers rest on symposium ultras.

cerrot January 16, 2016 13:13

Hey Dennis,

jazzonthehudson January 04, 2016 05:36

I just replaced the Nordost Silver Shadow 75 ohm spdif cable between the transporter and the clock/upsampler with a Valhalla - OMG! You get what you pay for. Bass is so much more musical and articulated and the highs even more extended. I hope I don't have to replace all of my cables to Valhalla! Makes Tidal music even MORE enjoyable. Add the iPENG 8 for the ipad ad I am in heaven.

cerrot September 05, 2015 12:32

The trnsporter is solidy well beyong anything the touch with an upgraded power supply can do (using digital out into a dac). The transporters soundstage is much deeper & wider and more full of information and detail than the Touch. Tidal is bringing on a slightly more emotional feeling. The midrange has really come to life. Not even 200 hours in yet on the Transporter.

cerrot June 13, 2015 11:47

System edited: I am loving Tidal so much, I upgraded my Squeeze Box Touch with Welborne Power Supply to the Transporter. new out of the box and it blows away the Touch. The front to back sound staging and gobs of more detail are awesome. Also, the low level retrieval of harmonics is pretty cool.

cerrot June 10, 2015 13:19

Thank you, Drajreynolds. I appreciate the comment very much.

cerrot May 30, 2015 10:34

Congratulations on putting together what is clearly a very well thought out chain of superbly designed audio components. The combination of Sanders amplifier and speakers are the logical choice for someone who loves the best qualities of electrostats with the minimum number of compromises.

drajreynolds May 26, 2015 11:47

System edited: Replaced my Benz Micro Glider with a Clear Audio Stradaveri V2. Incredible improvement. The front to back layering is astounding. Violins are so real.

cerrot May 24, 2015 20:46

Thank you, Jon. The Criterion is truly special. I have
come 'full circle' from preampless to this and the preamp
is absolutely 100% the heart & soul of the system. Merry
Christmas!

cerrot December 24, 2014 10:47

Hi Dennis,
Congrats on your recent acquisition of the Criterion. I have not had the opportunity to hear the Criterion but having heard the Corus, I can understand where you are coming from. JDRG actually rates the Criterion above the Corus. Having a high quality preamp most certainly puts to rest any previous concern whether to go direct to power amp or not. The K-03 is surely singing now as it should. With the preamp in the chain, every other component in the system gets upgraded simultaneously and of course, the whole is a whole lot better than the sum of its parts.
Cheers! J.

jon2020 December 24, 2014 01:20

Hi Dennis, thank you for your kind words! I emailed you the Criterion manual as a PDF attachment.

Saluti, G.

guidocorona December 23, 2014 23:34

Grazi a mille, Guido, I know how fortunate I am to have this.
It is an amazing piece with an a great pedigree. It sounded
great when I hooked it up but the real magic started happening
late Saturday night. I was just sitting there with my mouth
hanging open. I can only imagine what is in store.

Thank you very much for reaching out. I have followed your
posts over the years (value them greatly) and have learned
alot for you. The Jeff Rowland was on my list due to your
posts and I learned alot about my K03 by reading your posts as
well. You are an incredible asset to audiogon. Thank you very
much!

Dennis de Chiara

cerrot December 22, 2014 13:43

Hei Dennis, I am so glad you adopted my beloved Criterion!

The baby is fully broken in... It should take less than 1 week of 24/7 playing time for it to return to its top performance. The input I have used most is XLR1, followed by XLR-2, and then XLr-3.

For best results, you should leave Criterion on all the time... Except when there is a thunderstorm in the forecast.

Let me know if you need a copy of the manual. Here is the link to the Criterion section of the Rowland Knowledge Base:

http://jeffrowlandgroup.com/kb/categories.php?categoryid=25

Saluti, Guido

guidocorona December 22, 2014 06:10

First impressions on Criterion after battery charge and
warm up- the Criterion doesn't "get out of the
way" as my proir preamp did. Rather, it gets right
in the middle and takes everything over, taking up the
"Conductor" role, if you will. It tack's the
sounsdstage up to the walls a foot past each speaker and
throws a steel ring around the lower bass to make sure
nothing oozes out. It directs all the little ohhs and ahhs
into the right little places. It holds the microphones up
closer to the back up singers. But it does it very, very
quietly. You don't even know its there.

cerrot December 21, 2014 14:42

This is the first time that I am lisening to my rig and enjoying what I am hearing, as opposed to wondering what is missing. The Criterion is amazing. Guido Corona's legendary writings have sent me on a journey for the Corus - my having ended up with the Criterion is an audio story made in heaven. The sound even from a more divine place. Thank you Guido and Matt!

Buona Natale Tutti!

cerrot December 21, 2014 13:18

System edited: Santa is an audiophile and he came early this year. The new prreamp search has ended and we have a Jeff Rowland Criterion to take my system to a whole new level. Thank you to all involved for this INCREDIBLE treasure.

cerrot December 21, 2014 10:49

System edited: I just replaced the Symposium Acoustic Svelt Shelves to the Svelt Plus. I was hoping for some improvement but what I heard was even better than expected. Every speaker should have these under them.

cerrot December 02, 2014 15:08

System edited: I finally solved my PC music storage
problems. I decided to go with a Drobo 5N for network
storage. Easy installation and very cost effective.

cerrot November 23, 2014 13:34

My apologies.

Thank you.

cerrot October 12, 2014 01:16

10-07-14: Cerrot
They are good, regardless of cost. Roger sells direct, so, right there, we save 50% or more in retailer mark up and other nonsense. Truly silly to comment on these with the price comment.

You misinterpreted by comment as Charles indicated. Roger, who I have spoken with on several occasions, makes this very point on price gauging in audio. Ciao.

agear October 10, 2014 15:28