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So i recently upgraded my cd player to an ARC CD3 mk2, that is wonderfully musical and engaging (can you say SOUNDSTAGE). anyways, now im looking to upgrade to a tube preamp with a fully balanced design. help me out on my choices. i have narrowed down (based on my proce range) the following...

Hi everyone; i was hoping some of you could chime in and explain to me exactly how to setup an ht bypass. to be specific, i would like to get rid of my pre/pro and buy a very good preamp that connects to my amp and cdp (through analogue). then (in the future), i would like to add another amp...

I recently picked up 2 new pieces of gear that I thought were worth mentioning if anyone is looking for them. I bought a used Anthem AVM 20 processor this summer to replace my Denon 3803 receiver that I was using as a pre/pro. Last month, I picked up a new Blue Circle Music Ring (mr1200) from...

i will be setting up a 7.1 channel theatre in my basement soon and will be using ascent i, theater i and script i for side surrounds. here is the dilemma. i have heard the montages recently and thought that they really are not close in performance to my current ascent i's or more importantly...

i have a tube cd player that i run analogue to my prepro. i am beginning my quest to tube rolling but since i will be upgrading my prepro by the end of next year, i want to know how much influence the ss prepro has on my cd player's sound. for example, is it safe to say that it accounts for...

well, after much exhaustion as to which player is the best (for me) and at the same time not overly expensive, i decided to go for a tubed cdp. i recently listened to a full blue circle (tubed) setup running cls2z's and i was in awe as to how realistic it was. well, i auditioned the cary 308...

my setup is as follows: Ascent i Pass Labs x250 amp Nordost Red Dawn speaker cables Nordost SPM Reference interconnects Transparent Reference Power cords (amps/speakers) Tara Labs Decade digital cable i like the nordost signature so i got the vishnu power cord and silver shadow digital cable...

since my ascent i's and theater i take up a lot of space on my dedicated ht stage, i was thinking of locating 2 subs (a left and right) at the rear of the theater, behind the back row (out of sight). in terms of performance, i don't see how the rear is any different than the front (assuming...

what have most of you found that mates almost seamlessly with pass labs amps? i have the x350 and am looking for a cheaper amp (with high output ratings) for my center and surrounds. i used to own an anthem amp which imo was pretty close in performance to the x150. anyone else have experience...

many have reported that bi-amping is the way to go if your speakers allow for it. many ml speakers do, but very few pre/pro's have dual outputs for front l/r. so my question is this: why does bi-amping sound better? does it use the speaker's internal crossover? would using a sufficiently...

has anyone done a direct comparison between say a velodyne dd10 with an ml depth? i am torn between the two. the velodyne is unbelievabe good, and the management/room correction software it provides is priceless. i know the ml sounds very close to ml speakers since it is the same...

assuming a retail price of up to $2K, what is the best cd player you can get? i am willing to spend up to say $1400 on the used market for a good player, which would equate to probably double the amount for new retail. help me out. thanks.

sorry for so many threads posted in the last few days. i am currently re-evaluating all my system components. just want to know what everyone uses in regards to power cords for their speakers. i tried the nordost vishnu, cardas golden reference, and transparent reference for my speakers. i...

i recently heard the theater i in a dedicated theater and was not all that impresses. low level volumes lacked in the particular setup, even using a krell amp. what i though is to use say a pair of scripts horizontally as a center channel powering it with either 2 separate channels or using 1...

i have read all of the threads in the "old" forum about speaker cables and bi-wiring, etc. i currently own ascent i's which are bi-wireable. my question is this: is it a bad idea to use 2 separate runs of speaker cable (to each of the speaker binding posts) but at the amp end, place the two...