The European PerspectiveJust ordered the W/P Sasha. Should have them early february. Now need to find a good home for my Sophias. posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,Silver soldering crimp connectors was a service offered to me by Hevre at darTZeel factory. Hevre sweared by it. You need to ask Kevin about that upgrade, not sure if they offer it out... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,How did you manage to get you amp before me, haveng sent it in for upgrade some 2 months later, and living some 10.000 miles further from Switzerland than I do, is beyond me :-) posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveNolitan - I already had the Lamms M1.2R ... sold them rather quickly.Madfloyd - I have them well into the room - 2-3 feet from the back of the speaker to the wall. No problems in my room. T... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveYes, at least for the time beeing. I'm thinking of upgrading to Wilsons Sasha though. posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,Did you have your amp upgraded with darTZeel SCNP network ?If so, what are your impressions ? posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveBroederen - no, I did not have a chance.Bstefano - I ended up with Dartzeel. I just sent the poweramp to Dartzeel for upgrade - they are gonna instal their very last - not even officially a... posted over 14 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveI think it is one of the sacrifices you have to make, unfortunately. I wish Sophias offered a bi-wiring option - you could put Ongaku on top, which would give you a glorous midrange and HF, and som... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveBroederen,Thanks for the info. The amp he is selling is a 100V unit ... needs a step down transformer. Plus, it also a bit different from all the Ongaku integrateds I have seen - it lacks t... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveI'm using DCS. Sounds better with the Ongaku, thanks to the very low output impedance. Ongaku is basicly a poweramp with an added passive volume control, which isn't the easiest load to drive for t... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveI have been listening to the Ongaku for the past couple of days. Quite simply - this is the best amp I have heard with the Sophias. Better than ARC Ref 3/ref 110, better than Pass X-350.5, and bett... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveGpgr4blu - my conclusion is no different than initial thoughts posted on 03-25-09 in reply to Arthursmuck question. Right now I have Audio Note Japan (Kondo) Ongaku amp in my system, but st... posted almost 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveArthursmuck,ARC CD-8 and dCS Puccini offer very different perspective. Puccini is more transparent of the two, is more forward and has loads of details. CD-8 is much warmer sounding... posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
This is not a System! But getting there.How do Accuphase, Gryphon Mikado and EMM compre sound wise ? posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemThanks. posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
Mike Lavigne's SystemMike,Did you have a chance to compare the Zeel cable between the pre and pwr amp to sth else (Valhalla for example) ? posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveJfrech - I'm thinking about moving to DarTZeel combo. As good as Ref 3 & Ref 110 are, Dart is in some ways better/different (at over twice the price). posted about 15 years ago | View comment | |
CHECKMATELet us know what do you think about the U-Clock. In my system the change was neglible - not worth the money for sure. I'm also running my Puccini direct, bypassing ARC Ref 3 preamp. posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveThe guy you are reffering to also handles ARC and dCS ... I know him rather well :-) posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveMicrostrip,I would love to get the DarT pre as well, but unfortunately, it is out of my budget. At least for now. I may get the DarT pwr amp and run it with the Puccini direct, and add pre ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveYes, this is true, I have only 3 components stands and no intention to get a rack. This is why I'm seriusly evaluating the preamp built into Puccini. It is really rather good. My Ref 3 sounds diffe... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveIt is time for an upgrade. As good as the Ref 110 is (and quite simply, it is the best <$10k amp I have heard by far), there are still better amps out there. I have 3 amps on my short list ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveBroederen,Yes, I'm gonna try the NOS 6550 TungSol Black Plate in the CD-8 - I have one spare left. I'm also gonna try the NOS 6H30-DR tubes, but do not expect much. I've already tri... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveSystem edited: I have sold my ARC Ref CD-7 CD player. I was listening to the player for the last time, before puting it back into the box on its way to the new owner in France, and still couldn't s... posted over 15 years ago | View comment | |
The European PerspectiveYes, I tried them, but there is olny slight improvement. On the other hand, the 6550 tube from the power supply, is well worth playing with. When I replaced it with NOS TungSol Black Plate ... posted over 15 years ago | View comment |