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1: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Kora Audio TB140 Review (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2022-06-13, 12:03:57 (24.200.188.158)
Couldn't agree more that's why I just bought the Kora TB200 integrated .......
2: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: That piezo tweeter is very interesting (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2012-09-24, 11:35:09 (70.42.29.6)
I have the Ocellia Calliope 30 signature TWIN which has 2 piezo tweeter on each speaker. The results are better than the regular Ocellia CALLIOPE 30 COAXIAL (with the piezo tweeter in the middle of te .......
3: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: RIP Bernard Salabert (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2011-05-28, 05:12:33 (24.201.28.170)
I am familiary with PHY-HP drivers. I just completed a full Ocellia system with the Ocellia Calliope 30 Twin Signature speakers containing teh 12 inch PHY-HP driver alone with 2 PHY Piezo tweeters on .......
4: General Asylum, RE: Salon Son & Image show Montreal Day 1 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2011-04-06, 17:31:35 (70.82.83.127)
Hey Terry, Where you one of the 4 guys that I talked to at the Ocellia room on Friday morning? I was the asian guy representing Ocellia. Ren .......
5: General Asylum, RE: Salon Son & Image show Montreal Day 1 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2011-04-04, 07:37:19 (207.115.103.226)
RGA, I finally got to hear an Audionote speaker (the higher end model with external cross-over) and the new Audionote Jira integrated amp. Really liked the sound. Since I was a the show for 3 days (re .......
6: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Ping: Canadian Canuck re Ocellia "system" (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2011-01-22, 11:06:34 (24.203.183.57)
stereohifi, Wow, nice speakers. Sorry for the late response, been busy... I don't know if Ocellia's cabinets are a compromise. I just listened to them at the Montreal Show last year and was amazed. Al .......
7: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Ping: Canadian Canuck re Ocellia "system" (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2011-01-12, 06:31:19 (207.115.103.226)
The twin tweeter version is, in my opinion, better that the coaxial. But keep in mind, both have the same natural way with presenting music. That being said,this is what I experience with the twin twe .......
8: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Ping: Canadian Canuck re Ocellia "system" (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2011-01-06, 11:32:15 (207.115.103.226)
By the way. Ocellia is in North America now. Samuel Furon, designer/owner of Ocellia now lives in Montreal. Its fortunate that he lives only 20 minutes away from me and 10 minutes from my work. His co .......
9: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Ping: Canadian Canuck re Ocellia "system" (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2011-01-06, 11:28:33 (207.115.103.226)
As of the moment, I have the following: 1) Ocellia Push Pull 300B Monoblocs using JJ 300B tubes for now. My amps have the Jensen Paper & Oil Capacitors. 2) Ocellia Preamp. This is the prototype phonos .......
10: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Ocellia (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2010-09-14, 12:31:40 (207.115.103.226)
Great speaker... I am in the process of getting a full Ocellia system end of Oct from Samuel: - Ocellia preamp - Ocellia Signature monoblock 300b Push Pull - Ocellia interconnects/speaker cables/ powe .......
11: Cable Asylum, RE: anyone have Ocellia cables from France? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2010-07-26, 12:32:12 (207.115.103.226)
Yes, I am in the process of getting a full Ocellia system with Calliope 30 SIgnature Coaxial speaker. I have tried their interconnects/speaker cables/ power cords on a full ocellia system as well as n .......
12: SET Asylum, RE: Audio Note vs Mastersound..(300B's) (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2010-03-23, 08:28:27 (207.115.103.226)
I auditioned a Mastersound Compact 300b with EH 300 TUBES. I did not like it. Sounded terrible. The sound was way too focused on the midrange, bass was good but the decay was short, soundstage was sm .......
13: Amp/Preamp Asylum, New Tenor Preamp and Phono Preamp (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2009-03-31, 18:38:30 (70.80.25.57)
Tenor has a new 2 box preamp and one box phono preamp. Simply amazing...I know cause I own the TENOR 150HPS Hybrid OTL Amp. They will be on demo here in Montreal this weekend at FSI 2009. I heard the .......
14: Vinyl Asylum, RE: JA Michell Gyrodec SE (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2009-03-26, 17:56:30 (70.80.25.57)
I actually did a side by side comparison with the Gyrodec/tecnoarm vs. Aries 3/JMW 9 inch arm? before I chose the Orbe in summer 2007. I used the same cart, a Benz wood bodied L2. From the brief compa .......
15: Vinyl Asylum, Vacuum State SVP1 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2008-09-02, 11:24:39 (207.115.103.226)
This handles both linestage and phono. Uses 6dj8 tubes (2 for phono,2 for linestage, 2 buffer stage). Amazinly transparent sound. The only weakness, availability in North America. I'm glad there is a .......
16: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Difference of AER Mk1 vs AER MD3B in Lamhorn 1.8 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2008-05-02, 12:53:28 (216.221.44.219)
Hi, I have the Lamhorn 1.8 and the AER mk1. After the Montreal FSI 2008 show (the Lamhorn 1.8 shown at the show was my own personal pair that Robert borrowed for the show), Robert Lamarre (designer/ow .......
17: Vinyl Asylum, RE: There's a theme here: Albums recorded digitally (ie: after ca. 1980) tend to sound slightly better on CD... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-10-10, 06:00:02 (216.209.204.82)
I have one incident where even a 1990 digital copy sounded harsh than the equivalent copy on vinyl. The album was by Lisa Stansfield "Affection". There was both a cd and vinyl copy at the same time. .......
18: Speaker Asylum, RE: REVIEW: RL Acoustique Lamhorn 1.8 Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-10-04, 12:26:22 (216.209.204.82)
Thanks.... Chances are the setup you heard at the Montreal Show was with the Tenor 75wp monoblocks. I am beginning to realize that the correct ancillary equipment is crucial with the Lamhorn. I didn't .......
19: Speaker Asylum, RE: REVIEW: RL Acoustique Lamhorn 1.8 Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-10-04, 03:56:20 (216.221.44.246)
Plugmein, What amps were you using? The Lamhorns or any horn speaker for that matter need quality amps. I do not have that problem with my tneor 75wp amps. It displaced a well known multi-driver speak .......
20: Speaker Asylum, REVIEW: RL Acoustique Lamhorn 1.8 Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-10-03, 17:51:29 (216.221.44.176)
Model: Lamhorn 1.8 Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $9,500 (CDN) Description: Single Driver Horn Speaker Manufacturer URL: RL Acoustique Review by Canadian Canuck on October .......
21: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Review of new shielding retrofit for Vacuum State SVP1 preamp (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-08-04, 19:31:00 (216.221.44.254)
Just wanted to let you guys know that there is a new shielding that covers the side of the transformer in the SVP1. My rep and I retrofitted it just a few days ago. The shielding is a thin long strip .......
22: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Pic of new Silver Orbe/Tecnoarm/Benz L2 -courtesy of PT109 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-07-28, 18:23:58 (216.221.44.58)
The sound of vinyl has exceeded my expectations. Yes...there are ticks and pops but it doesn't bother me. When I used to play digital, I was always nit picking about soundstage, detail, brightness, et .......
23: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Pic of new Silver Orbe/Tecnoarm/Benz L2 -courtesy of PT109 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-07-28, 18:21:16 (216.221.44.58)
Nice Pic... I was going for black but backed out because black shows the dust more than silver.Nice Arm. How does the ORIGIN Live arm sound? No, I don't have the urge to upgrade my tecnoarm. I always .......
24: Vinyl Asylum, Pic of new Silver Orbe/Tecnoarm/Benz L2 -courtesy of PT109 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-07-28, 08:32:15 (216.221.44.187)
Hi, Here is a pic of my new Orbe setup by PT109.I have been staying up until midnight listening to vinyl using new LPs I have borrowed until I get my VPI 16.5. What can I say...it's been 3 days and .......
25: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The down side of record collecting (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-07-27, 08:33:06 (216.226.46.76)
I hear ya... Collected 300 used vinyl for the past year before getting my turntable last night. Still waiting for my VPI 16.5 and I am not looking forward to cleaning 300 lps!!! I should have gotten m .......
26: Vinyl Asylum, Vinyl Newbie just got his New Orbe/TecnoArm (thanks PT109) (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-07-27, 05:22:02 (216.226.46.76)
Just got my dealer to set up my new silver Orbe/Tecnoarm with Benz L2 Cartridge last night. Thanks to PT109 for the setup. I have not had a vinyl setup since putting my dual turntable away in 1985!! M .......
27: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: My Vote for the Vacuum State SVP1 preamp (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-07-06, 06:32:18 (216.226.46.76)
Brian, My stock tubes are from Electro-Harmonix. Wonder why they switched brands? How does the Amperex Bugle Boys sound compare to the stock. How does it change the vocals? Does it get better? how? I .......
28: Amp/Preamp Asylum, My Vote for the Vacuum State SVP1 preamp (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-07-05, 05:30:39 (216.226.46.76)
I agree with the assesment of the Vacuum State SVP1. Bought it in May and was amazed at the sound quality. I picked it over the Ayre K1XE and VTL 6.5. However, if you get it, make sure to replace the .......
29: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Problem with C5XE...Please advise...anyone from Ayre (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-02-22, 12:25:56 (205.205.155.250)
Thank you Charles... I was actually using the remote when fast forwarding. I love the C5XE and notice two things: 1) The remote really sucks ergonomically and not aesthetically.So many times when I wa .......
30: Hi-Rez Highway, Clarification on Incident 1 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-02-22, 07:54:12 (205.205.155.250)
Hi, To clarify...I swapped power cords and powered up the cd player before playing more SACDS. Once, I swapped powercords, the player stopped midway thru a song. I don`t really think that swapping cor .......
31: Hi-Rez Highway, Problem with C5XE...Please advise...anyone from Ayre (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2007-02-22, 07:17:26 (205.205.155.250)
I have had the Ayre C5XE player for 7 mos (got my player last summer). I have only had two incidents happen: 1)Last night, while playing an SACD, in the middle of a song, the player stopped. I played .......
32: SET Asylum, Try the dehavilland GM70 AMP (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2006-05-01, 05:28:22 (208.242.14.119)
Abe, I am in the same boat. I have the Avalon Ascendant which are 90 db in a 4 ohm load and looking at SET amps also. I am considering a GM70 based amp and I have heard the dehavillands a few times. 5 .......
33: Speaker Asylum, Re: Apex Couplers (spikes) and Hardwood Floors (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2006-02-26, 15:04:42 (216.221.34.19)
Hi, I am also an Ascendant owner for almost a year now. Still love them!! I don't think your hardword floor will be scratched when using the couplers. My dealer has hardwood floors and uses a small ar .......
34: Digital Drive, Re: Wilson is not my cup of tea too! (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2005-07-11, 04:41:24 (216.221.34.200)
Glad to hear someone agrees!! I was actually going to go with spectral and avalon but heard the spectral with wilson combo. To cold...not musical. After hearing a lot of Avalons (Ascendant, Opus Ceram .......
35: Digital Drive, Is Ikemi still a contender compared to a Meridian G08 or Ayre CX7 Evolution (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2005-07-08, 05:59:58 (204.50.84.67)
Hi All, I was suppose to get the Linn Ikemi in 2002. But got sidetracked. I am now in the market for a cd player and question if the Ikemi is still worth getting. I heard the Ikemi when I had my ProAc .......
36: Speaker Asylum, Consider Avalon Ascendant instead of Wilson Sophia (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2005-06-14, 05:30:56 (204.50.84.67)
Hi, You should consider an Avalon Ascendant instead of the Wilson Sophia. I have heard the Sophia with a Ikemi front end and Spectral gear. The Sophia sounds cold, sterile and not musical. The Ascenda .......
37: Digital Drive, New YBA Players to be introduced.... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2005-03-29, 08:36:40 (209.167.254.82)
Hi All, Heard from my dealer that the there are new YBA players coming out and will be shown at the Montreal Audio Show this Friday.I plan to audition the new YBA Players. Once the show is done, I am .......
38: Planar Speaker Asylum, Want a 989 without the price tag?? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-11-21, 05:28:54 (209.167.254.82)
Since the 989 is a Quad 63 with extra bass panels, why not just get two pairs of esl63 and be done with it. Stewart Penketh has posted how to do a stacked esl63 and I have personally heard his pair in .......
39: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: could be worse.... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-10-01, 12:49:42 (209.167.254.82)
You must have lost a lotta cash going from one speaker to another. The amount of money upgrading could have been used to buy the 3.6 or higher. .......
40: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: whups did I make a mistake? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-10-01, 10:03:39 (209.167.254.82)
Yup, I had the same experience. My esl63 was being repaired so I had a listen to my 2 year old ProAc Response 1.5. The ProAcs had great bass but the soundstage, midgrange, transparency of my esl63 was .......
41: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Digital is the future (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-09-12, 07:23:56 (209.167.254.82)
"It WILL mean more people enjoying better music at lower prices compared to today... " Wasn't that the same idea for the Japanese (Sony, Hitachi, Pioneer)solid state amps and cd players of the 80s and .......
42: Digital Drive, Re: Comparison...? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-09-09, 06:56:16 (209.167.254.82)
Hi Carter, Actually I did the audition of the D2.2 last January. I was comparing between all Audiomat dacs (Tango 2.5, Tempo 2.5, Maestro). I wanted to see which dac would be for me. The Audiomat Solf .......
43: Digital Drive, Audiomat Maestro dac/Vecteur D2.2 combo (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-09-08, 13:47:01 (209.167.254.82)
A lot of people have not heard the Audiomat Maestro dac because of a small network of dealers. But I have to tell you...its an amazing dac. I got to hear it at the distributors house (www.mutine.com). .......
44: Planar Speaker Asylum, link to North American distributor for German ESL57 including Braun (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-09-08, 07:13:05 (209.167.254.82)
Hi, I heard the new German Braun LE-1 at the Montreal Audio Show last March (Saw a noce esl57 with gold grills!!). I liked it a lot. The North American distributor for the German esl57, Braun, and ref .......
45: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I am all for YBA (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-09-02, 09:25:41 (209.167.254.82)
Each and every Montreal Show I have been too, YBA amps have been paired with Martin Logan speakers (distributor). Always sounded good Although, I have heard the newer Logans paired with Krell (local s .......
46: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Heard the Sugden SDT1 CD PLAYER and have AU51C preamp (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-08-24, 05:20:53 (216.221.32.236)
Hi Eric, I heard their Sugden SDT1 cd player (which was around$2000 cdn) retail in 1996. I didn't like it as much. It wasn't offensive but wasn't exciting. UHF Magazine did a review of it and wasn't t .......
47: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Multi-channel - Bryston vs. McIntosh vs. Theta?? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-08-19, 13:36:41 (209.167.254.82)
Consider a Vecteur av6 amp for $3590 USD (www.mutine.com). Latest issue of UHF reviewed this amp. They liked it very very much (using only two channels to see how it would do in a two channel listenin .......
48: Digital Drive, Re: What did you get finally? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-05-16, 13:36:34 (216.221.32.121)
I held off on the purchase because there was a major layoff at my company last year. Got laid off this April (I guess this is to be expected in the high tech sector) and my source will have to wait. P .......
49: Digital Drive, Re: Fair price for YBA CD3 from 1995? alpha compared to delta? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-05-14, 15:15:17 (216.221.32.123)
Hi, In 1995, CD3 sold for about $3000 CDN. I have talked to the montreal distributor (Plurison) and this is what he told me about upgrading CD3 to a CD2 (I don't know about upgrading alpha to delta on .......
50: Digital Drive, Where to get Gamut CD1 in Toronto... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-04-16, 04:55:28 (209.71.206.82)
Hi, www.mykindofmusic.com located on Armour St. has the Gamut. Talk to John Constanzo and tell them Ren sent you. Regards Ren .......
51: Digital Drive, Re: How Do You Clean CDs and CD Players/Transports... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-04-12, 03:55:21 (216.221.32.40)
SJ, Yes...cd transport/players need maintenance. You need a cd that has a soft not hard brush since a hard brush will scratch the plastic lens on your Pioneer. I have a Wadia 22 transport (Pioneer Sta .......
52: Tubes Asylum, CJ MV55 Owners - I need help with a problem... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-02-21, 07:39:03 (209.71.206.82)
Hi all, I have owned my mv55 for about a year and a half now. I noticed that the back left EL34 Tube (the one that is near the transformer when looking at the front of the amp) does not bias anymore. .......
53: Tubes Asylum, Re: Online tube stores (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-02-17, 07:46:02 (209.71.206.82)
Don't know about NOS Tubes. I ordered EH EL34's and EH 12AU7 from tubestore and they are reliable. Used the one day express, and it arrived next day. .......
54: Tubes Asylum, MV55 owners - Tube can't be biased... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-02-17, 05:21:55 (209.71.206.82)
Hi all, I have owned my mv55 for about a year and a half now. I noticed that the back left EL34 Tube (the one that is near the transformer when looking at the front of the amp) does not bias anymore. .......
55: Tubes Asylum, Cheaper at Tubestore... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-02-17, 05:09:33 (209.71.206.82)
$53 USD for quad pair of EH EL34? That's pretty steep!! I get mine for $19.95 a pair. So a quad matched would cost me only $40USD. Their 1 business day delivery is amazing. Ordered mine in the morning .......
56: Digital Drive, Re: Which to buy - Ikemi, Eclipse, how bout YBA1 ?? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-02-13, 08:31:37 (209.71.206.82)
Salut Laurent, Mon francais n'est pas bon. The YBA 1 with 2 power supplies? I thought I could only use one? How does it sound? I might tried this concept at the dealer but the cost is going to be very .......
57: Digital Drive, Which to buy - Ikemi, Eclipse, how bout YBA1 ?? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-02-13, 06:09:24 (209.71.206.82)
I have already heard the Ikemi in my system already and love it. However, I might consider the Simaudio Eclipse Moon even though its $2000cdn more than the Ikemi. I am planning to make the purchase th .......
58: Tubes Asylum, Where to get good INFO. on NOS Tubes (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-31, 09:57:32 (209.71.206.82)
Hi all, I have a CJ pv10al/mv55, Quad ESL63 USA Monitor. Cd source being purchased in the summer is a Linn Ikemi replacing an SFD1 mk2 D/A/Wadia 22 Transport. I am in the process of retubing all my tu .......
59: Digital Drive, TO SACD OR NOT TO SACD.... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-27, 12:34:57 (209.71.206.82)
Is there enough software both in either SACD or DVD-A to go for the Linn Uni-player .......
60: Digital Drive, Re: well ... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-27, 09:39:38 (209.71.206.82)
Thanks T-Bone. Take u're time cause the purchase will be within May to July. After my tax return. Thanks dude... Canadian canuck .......
61: Digital Drive, Re: Sonic Frontiers SFD-1 MK11 vs WADIA 12 (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-27, 05:18:32 (209.71.206.82)
Hi, I own the SF SFD1 mk2 with a Wadia 22 Transport (stable platter mechanism). Stay away from it. Not musical anymore! See my post of this D/A Converter and upgrading to Ikemi. .......
62: Digital Drive, TBONE...any news on the audition? (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-27, 05:15:45 (209.71.206.82)
Hi T-BONE, Any news on the audition of the Shigaraki combo against the Ikemi? Also, what's this I hear that Linn is making a new combi-player that plays regular CDs, SACD, DVD-Audio. Geez...now I am r .......
63: Digital Drive, Re: Shigaraki Transport/dac or Linn Ikemi..... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-24, 05:02:12 (209.71.206.82)
Hi Paul, I am definitely sure it is my Sonic Frontiers SFD1 mk2/Wadia 22 combination. I do not know exactly how you hear for PRAT...I do not have the audiophile vocabulary. All I know is, my mind some .......
64: Digital Drive, Shigaraki Transport/dac or Linn Ikemi..... (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-23, 05:19:43 (209.71.206.82)
Hello fellow inmates, I would appreciate any advice on my next cd source, especially from anyone who has heard both the Shigaraki combo and linn Ikemi. I have heard the Ikemi at home and love it. Howe .......
65: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: ESL-63: How much better is the USA Monitor than regular? Quick reply much appreciated!!! (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-23, 05:09:26 (209.71.206.82)
Hey Dave, I bought the USA Monitor this Dec 31. I have heard the ESL63 in different setups over the years. Can't really tell difference since it was in different systems. But from what I know, the Mon .......
66: Inmate Systems, Canadian Canuck's Main System (0.00)
Posted by Canadian Canuck on 2003-01-13, 11:14:45 (209.71.206.82)
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