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I use the 250wpc Acurus A250 Stereo power amp to drive my fronts and the 200wpc Acurus 200X3 three-channel power amp to drive my center and rears. Alternatively I could have used a single 5-channel Acurus A200X5 or the 5-ch 200wpc Rotel RMB1095. There is also an the Aragon 8000X5 if not...

I don't use a NAD myself but I agree entirely with Annunaki's points. Between the two, when it comes to receivers or separates, I'd get a NAD anytime. Most of my colleague have upgraded from a yamaha to a NAD and find the experience most fullfilling in terms of sonic quality for the SAME...

I was talking hypothetically to illustrate that 2 amps offering the same measured specs as indicated can still sound different if for the reasons cited. And unless a more thorough FR plot is made available, will not yield an accurate picture based on a single range + variation spec. My point...

There is a real Irony behind the audioholic addition. After all the years working and spending on achieving sonic nirvana, you get to reach the age when you can finally afford the system you've always wanted. But your ears can no longer hear above 17khz. :D Tsk Tsk Well, there's a nice...

I chose "2" in the poll but I am not entirely sure that such a choice need to be made at all. I mean, listening at home provides nothing more than just a domestic "listening experience" out of a replica recording on a CD or vinyl or tape. Never the real thing. So if a listening experience is...

If a well made interconnect can carry ALL the signals adequately, I don't see much sense using a more exotic cable that will carry only a subset of those signals. Pressumably, there are expensive cables whose advertised virtue is they carry LFE EXCLUSIVELY. That's probably because they have...

IF the NAD Cd player has an HDCD decoder (normally has an HDCD logo on its face), then you can extract better sonics from its analog output. Apart from being able to play 20-bit HDCD discs in their native format, the filters in HDCD players are said to be superior to ordinary non-HDCD players...

Both brands have their share of accolades in the industry and among audiophiles. I am not sure about the Aragon ST, if it's similar to the 8008BB, then, it's pretty powerful and should have no problem driving any difficult or inefficient load. I use an Acurus A250 which I think is similar in...

If I can have both with just a few compromises, well and good. And many appliances do have a reasonable degree of both. But if a choice had to be made, my response would have to be performance.

Sorry, but I find this a contradiction in terms. How can an system that by all measurements is "absoultely accurate and clean: would sound "dead" and "listener fatigue" you to death. It probabaly will if the RECORDING is dead and full of disstrotions to begin with, as that is what an accurate...

While I strongly believe that accurate well made measurements can give you an idea of how a gear can sound, there are some measurements that don't reveal the entire picture, expecially when they are truncated or summarized for conciseness as often the case with published technical specs in...

With the rate of obsolescence usually designed into much of what is used in this hobby, i'd go for performance. As it doesn't make much sense, other than economic sense perhaps, to have it last even a year, when it's almost useless after the 6th month. :D

I can understand your preference to VGA connection over RGB. If I recall right, someone told me that VGA signals are in the digital domain, while RGB, component, progressive scan, composite, SCART and S-video signals are all analog. I think VGA would be about the same as a DVI connection...

Nothing in life is often good enough. There's always something better out there. Or at least different that is worth exploring. Or owning if affordable. Especially in this age of continous product improvements courtesy of evolving technologies. Speakers and amps probably won't benefit much...

Yup, dead as a doornail. Just posted this Meridian to drum up interest. There seems to be few separate amplifier users in this forum. Or anyone interest in posting a review. I would have posted a personal review of my old out-of-production Acurus amps. But the overwhelming responses in...

Finally, after all this time, glad to read there's a lady of the same audiophilic persuasion. And realy passionate about it. While I'm a tru-blu digital guy, I don't mind encountering someone with an anlog bent. TO each his or her own preference, as along as he or she enjoy its. Now, I...

If indeed the Onkyo 601 is in the same price range, I'd get that over the others in the lineup.

I recall reading some articles bout this LEDE thing and it does depend on the speakers used and their dispersion patterns. What struck me then was the notion that while it is ideal to receive only the signals from the speakers and deaden or decay secondary reflections from the back and sides...

I recall encountering a net article that says receivers/amps with CLASS D digital topologies still have a long way to go to be considered audiophile-grade. Their high 1% THD and IM at rated power makes them sound gritty and harsh compared with other amp configuration. I think that goes for the...

Yes, that's in their one-page manual. And talking by email to their tech support guy, the acurus amps can go down to 2ohms but is not rated. Check the Klipsch website, go to the classic acurus section and download the PDF manual to confirm. With regard prices, do a google search. Early...