The European Perspective

My system is at the state of constant change, LOL. 6 months ago I got myself the MSB S200 and I'm already buying the MSB monos :) Thinking about upgrading to the Diamond DAC too (I already have the...

posted over 10 years ago

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Rhyno - I think that the S5 is a better speaker. MUCH smoother, more refied, less in your face. More natural timbre - especially on female vocals. The bass from the sealed box is also much better -...

posted over 10 years ago

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System edited: BIG system changes ! I haven't updated my system thread in a year or so, and during that time I have replaced almost an entire system. Sashas were replaced with Magicos S5, darTZeel ...

posted over 10 years ago

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Hemingway makes it perfect..

Wow, a great system ! Did you try any of the SET designs vs your Goldmunds ?

posted over 10 years ago

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Jfrech's system

Jfrech - any progress with the Vivaldi ?

posted almost 11 years ago

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Perrew - My main reference point is dCS Scarlatti, but I also had many other (cheaper) DACs and CDPs at home.Metrum Octave, was one of the very, very few DACs that made me want to listen to...

posted almost 12 years ago

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Sutts - yes I did. I had Accuphase DP-700 about 4-5 years ago for about two weeks. I was looking for a new CDP back then to replace my MBL 1531 and was checking my options. I had finally settled on...

posted almost 12 years ago

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The European Perspective

FTKS25 - only 22dB in quiet mode. I think this is as low as you can get, but ask around. Most manufacturers give dB figures - just like projector manufactures.http://www.daikin.com/global_a...

posted almost 12 years ago

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This is not a System! But getting there.

Wow, already looks impressive !

posted about 12 years ago

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It is a great speaker, especially for the money, but also very demanding. For one, it has very low sensivity. It was advertised as 87dB, but I had measured a (record setting) 78dB ! You nee...

posted about 12 years ago

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Douglas_schroeder - I actually tried several panel speakers. For almost 8 months I have had Audiostatic DMC-5 full range electrostatic speakers on loan, I have also tried Quad 2905 and Magnepan 3.6...

posted about 12 years ago

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The European Perspective

Islandmandan, Bigpond - thank you for compliments !

posted about 12 years ago

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System edited: Changed my van den Hul The Revelation speaker cable to the new Tara Labs RS-1.

posted about 12 years ago

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Jfrech - congrats on your new front end ! I'm jealous ! I'm still using the Halide USB/SPDIF converter, although I in a process of looking for a superior one. U-Clock is one of the options ...

posted about 12 years ago

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Jfrech's system

Jfrech - congratulations on your new front end ! Now I can only say - 'I told you so !' ;)

posted about 12 years ago

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The European Perspective

Thalis - than you for your most excellent post. My experiences seem to mirror yours. I also had Lamm 1.2R in my system, and I think that both Dart and 911 are just better. For any other spe...

posted about 12 years ago

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Daisiu - I have learned that Cerabases/Ceraballs/Cerapucs are very system dependent. It may work in one system, but not another. They seem to work different depending on what floor you have, what r...

posted about 12 years ago

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Hessec - I just read you post in my thread (I was not able to access my recent activity page for weeks due to that audiogon system change ...). Anyway, the RS-1 is like 0.8 on steroids. It ...

posted about 12 years ago

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The European Perspective

Pcoombs - great little system you have there. Honestly _ I do not remember how Nagra PMA monos sounded. At the time I had Nagra VPA amps at home, I borrowed the PMAs to check how do they co...

posted over 12 years ago

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The European Perspective

Lapierre - not really. As much as I love ARC gear, when I last have heard the Ref 110 vs 210, I though that 210 was more of a sideways move than a clear upgrade to 110. Ref 210 had more bass slam a...

posted over 12 years ago

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The European Perspective

Yes, I did have on on load for couple of weeks ... forgot about that one ! Way too many amps, LOL.

posted over 12 years ago

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The European Perspective

I tried a load of amps befre settling on the Dart:Lamm 1.2R monosNagra VPA monosNagra PSA monosKrell 700cxBurmester 911 mk 3Jadis JP80 Gold monosJadis JP120 monos

posted over 12 years ago

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Evolution Acoustics and Brazilian Tubes

Vicks7 - it gets even more interesting then ! Pls let us know how the TAP-X compares to the Lightspeed.

posted over 12 years ago

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Evolution Acoustics and Brazilian Tubes

Vicks7 - how does the TAP-X compare to your new Audiopax preamp ?

posted over 12 years ago

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Mike Lavigne's System

Mike - congrats on your new amps. Your experience with low power SET amps matches mine. Ever since I first heard a top tier SET amp in my system (

posted over 12 years ago

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