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Joey, If I were to have waited a few days after that 3 day session I probably would not have made that post. I am very familiar with the 802 Diamonds also and they are almost as good as the 800's. I like them very much and I agree if that was the only speaker I could listen to I would be ok with...

Good choice. They are indeed gorgeous. Enjoy. Gary

All connections worked for me. It is indeed an excellent link. When Martin mentioned the Beatles 5.1 mix "Love" project I was reminded of my DVD-A copy of that mix. So I'll drag it out for my MCH tests when I get there. Also, after finishing the tour, I headed for Amazon and purchased the Robbie...

Let me make some observations about the Neolith's and another system I own and have routinely listened to. Major caveat, these are my opinions (YMMV). I have become a fanboy of the Neolith's and I will try to temper my comments whenever I can. Here I cannot. I have been listening to my B&W 800...

Bernard, I have "Nojima Plays Liszt" and will put it on when I return to Vegas. Lucky for me the Clippers continue to do well so I will be at the ball games this weekend in L.A. before I go back home. Gary

I understand your point of view. It is the same complaint as given by Mark Henninger in his discussion in AVS forum that I posted a link to in post 80. I provide it again here for your convenience...

I was at that game 7. The crowd was fantastic. Such fun. at Houston. No Chris Paul, No problem. Now Clippers have a free game. Paul can rest. I predict Clippers in 6.

I am familiar with the "Hammerklavier" Sonata and agree it is certainly a tear jerker.

Bernard, Thanks for asking. I love piano, be it solo, concerto or jazz. My father was a pianist and I studied piano in my youth but gave it up when I went to college. My father's mother also played. She died at the age of 93 but in her last years she had advanced alzheimer's. While she did not...

Bernard, I finally got to the 1812, that old warhorse. For this I chose a DVD-A. The stereo layer is at 24/48 while the 5.1 is 24/96. This is one of my favorite DVD-A's and this is the first time I have ever heard it in stereo. It is on Telarc. Erich Kunzel with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra...

Nothing wrong with those at all and periodically I check 'gon etc but over the past few months I have not seen anything that I was particularly interested in. .

Timm, Oh yes let me get back to where I was on post 125. I played the last Johnny Cash hit from 2002 Hurt. Not much bass and both amps performed great. Then I connected the Pass Labs 160.5. These amps I usually have in Los Angeles paired with my Sasha's. I brought these to Vegas because I had...

When I talked to the guy at VTL headquarters He mentioned that somewhere around 15 years ago they had a show in Los Angeles and they were there with Statement e2's and their VTL's and they won best sound at the show. Imagine that Statement's and VTL's winning best sound. Gary

When I read Kens comments on the poor highs performance of the 450's I raised my eyebrows but I did not stop. The newer sig series II's have received great reviews. So I will be focused on the highs. Gary

Good Grief!!! Hocky, I take umbrage at the tone of your post. Over the years I have read many of your fine post that make a contribution to this forum. This is not one of those. I probably agree with your premise, but this visit is simply a starting point. The price point for these amps is 3...

Justin, good post. This pushed me to call VTL to find out where I could hear the Siegfied Series II's. It turns out to be Brian Berdan at the Audio Element in Pasadena, CA. I bought my Sasha's from Brian. So we set an appointment for Thursday afternoon (May 7th) for me to go over and listen. Gary

I have not ruled big tube amps out. perhaps some big VTLs for example. Also I have significant interest in a big Pass Labs like the X-1000.5 or possibly the 600's.

As had been stated earlier I have 3 different power amps to test on the Neoliths and I now have 60 hours on the McIntosh MC1.2KW's and 25 hours each on the Bryston 28B-SST^2's and Pass Labs XA-160's. That's enough to give me a pretty good grip as to what is going on. I have now placed the...

Ken, thanks for bringing that up. Yes I am aware of that. Our ears are most sensitive in the frequency range of the human voice (seems natural). For the past 5 years I been boosting the bass at low volumes. The Prodigy's seemed to me to subtract more than just what is natural and I am sure the...

Gordon, I will certainly do that but by starting with the McIntosh's I introduced one too many variables and so I will do this after I switch to the Brystons. My normal listening volumes are probably not much different than most. I have played some pieces at various volumes as I am interested in...