Recent content by prutten

Dear fellow forum-members, Who can offer me some advice on what you would consider the best sub for less than 2500 EUR (~2000 GBP / 3000 USD) at this moment? Here is what I am looking for: - I listen to 50% music, 50% movies; but music is probably more important to me in terms of quality than...

hi Lord Grace, I am using the Sonus Faber Auditor Ms to my great satisfaction with this Amp. I have auditioned the NAD 390dd with Dynaudio (e.g., Contour S1.4 but also S.3.4 and Focus 260), Dali and KEF. Dynaudio and DALI were both also quite convincing. I concluded I am less enamoured by...

I am already convinced - after extensive listening decided this was an amplifier which offered not only a big sound with no coloration whatsoever and brought great transparency to the most difficult pieces of music on which I have heard other major equipment stumble. Therefore it now has a place...

Hi Junk, sorry for not responding earlier but I was off-line for a few weeks. You cannot use the Sonos controller to drive the NAD c390 dd volume (although that would be a logical and useful feature to add, I hope that someday NAD will make this possible, since it would eliminate the remote...

It was a close call. I really liked the diapasons. I have listened to both the Karis and the Adamantes. They sound beautiful. Their looks are stunning, perhaps even better then the SFs. I found that the Diapasons are perfect for voice recordings. They have a perfect midrange which depict with...

Hi Cno, turned out you were right, I found the Lavardin indeed had a tough time driving the SFs. I aimed to listen to the LVs, but it turned out they are hard to find in the Netherlands ;-). On the other hand, I decided after a few more auditions that I had truly fallen in love with the SFs...

Hi Cno, turned out you were right, I found the Lavardin indeed had a tough time driving the SFs. I aimed to listen to the LVs, but it turned out they are hard to find in the Netherlands ;-). On the other hand, I decided after a few more auditions that I had truly fallen in love with the SFs...

Dear contributors, I wanted to thank you all for thinking along. I wanted to update you on my decisions and hope my experiences can help others and in that way give a little bit back to you. I have now decided on the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor M with the NAD c90dd. I found the NAD c390dd...

Hi CnoEvil, I indeed got a good deal offered - so that makes for a bit more possibilities to spend on other pieces of equipment ;-) I also think I found a solution for the sub. If the DAC has 2 separate outputs, I should be able to connect an active sub to the unbalanced output of the DAC...

Hi Cnoevil, I think the SFs will be around GBP 3400, Lavardin around GBP 1750, which leaves slightly more than you calculated I believe. Acalex, I would be interested in getting the name of your favourite shop ... Brussel is not that far so I would consider that option. Oldric, thanks for the...

Hi Cnoevil, I think the SFs will be around GBP 3400, Lavardin around GBP 1750, which leaves slightly more than you calculated I believe. Acalex, I would be interested in getting the name of your favourite shop ... Brussel is not that far so I would consider that option. Oldric, thanks for the...

Hi all, Thanks very much for thinking along, this is fantastically helpful. I think I will stick with the SF Cremona Auditor M - The Guarneri look beautiful and I am sure sound beatiful but will be out of my league budget-wise. Also, both my wife and I are much sold on the good Italian looks of...

Dear CnoEvil and Oldric, Thanks very much for your comments. All in all, I think my classical music listening will be the discriminating factor for the system I would like to set-up I liked the Lavardin, but had a somewhat similar hesitation on the dynamics. I listened the IS - it had...

Dear all, I am about to make the first major foray into audio equipment. After having done a tour of various shops, sellers and having listened to a lot of beautiful pieces, I have settled on the Sonus Fabor Cremona Auditor M. A truly beautiful, musical and pleasant speaker set. However, I...