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Old 06-13-2012, 12:29 AM
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Default TAD CR-1's - Just Beautiful with Burmester 911mk3 mono amps ...

I thought my CR-1's were pretty special before I hooked up my Burmester amps. But now I am blown away how insane these "little" guys are performing. At times, I felt they may have been a little forward. But now I realize they are very revealing of everything upstream. I know system matching is important, but until you live it and hit a combination that just flat out exceeds anything you have heard before, it can be breathtaking. Well here I sit cranking the CR-1's with the 911mk3 monos and I am in awe. There are some room and system tweaks I can do, but right now I am - one happy banana.
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Old 06-13-2012, 01:18 AM
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Awesome Joe - great to hear it and very happy for you!
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Awesome Joe - great to hear it and very happy for you!
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I appreciate it very much.
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Old 06-13-2012, 01:32 AM
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I thought my CR-1's were pretty special before I hooked up my Burmester amps. But now I am blown away how insane these "little" guys are performing. At times, I felt they may have been a little forward. But now I realize they are very revealing of everything upstream. I know system matching is important, but until you live it and hit a combination that just flat out exceeds anything you have heard before, it can be breathtaking. Well here I sit cranking the CR-1's with the 911mk3 monos and I am in awe. There are some room and system tweaks I can do, but right now I am - one happy banana.
Joe.......I can feel your joy. I am very happy for you.


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Old 06-13-2012, 01:34 AM
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Dan,

Thank you. I think my dedicated outlets brought the goods and really helped everything out.
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Old 06-13-2012, 01:42 AM
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Thank you. I think my dedicated outlets brought the goods and really helped everything out.
Joe.......You know the old saying. Nothing is stronger than the weakest link. So true.
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Dan,

Thank you. I think my dedicated outlets brought the goods and really helped everything out.
I can't conceive of those wonderful amps being run from anything but dedicated outlets. I think top line pc cords are also a must for amps like you have.
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I can't conceive of those wonderful amps being run from anything but dedicated outlets. I think top line pc cords are also a must for amps like you have.
Thank you Charles,

My other old ac outlets must have been VERY bad. It is like a night and day difference. I wonder how gear I've sold because I wasn't crazy about it, was the fault of my stinky AC outlets and not the gear itself. It really makes me wonder.
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Thank you Charles,

My other old ac outlets must have been VERY bad. It is like a night and day difference. I wonder how gear I've sold because I wasn't crazy about it, was the fault of my stinky AC outlets and not the gear itself. It really makes me wonder.
I believe that dedicated outlets, preferably 20 amp, are a must for power amps. I believe that excellent line conditioners are a must for preamps and digital front ends. Excellent power cords are a must everywhere. It is being pennywise and pound foolish if you don't. The quality of the power is critical to any high end system, especially with high resolution speakers like
TAD. Traces of hardness or brightness thought to be attributable to the speaker or amp may in actuality be due to noisy inadequate power.
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Thank you Charles,

My other old ac outlets must have been VERY bad. It is like a night and day difference. I wonder how gear I've sold because I wasn't crazy about it, was the fault of my stinky AC outlets and not the gear itself. It really makes me wonder.
Joe
I also have dedicated 20 amps line for each amp and another 20 amp line for my other gear. I really could hear no difference when they were added. For me it was just the comfort factor of knowing the power would be there if required.

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