1953
Responses from 1953
| High value floorstanders around $1k used I'll keep it short. APOGEE STAGE!!(with the stands , of course). | |
| Any SS class A experience to share? Been through a lot of SS amps and I keep coming back to those that are biased deep into class A. I've heard some very good low bias class A/B amps of recent vintage, some of which are excellent deals (like the Citation 7.1), but the class A amps a... | |
| Best speaker 3k to 4k used? Apogee Diva!! | |
| Musical amp/pre/integrated for Maggies 1.6Qr Being a Maggie with a readily accessable x-over, you have the option to actively bi-amp. Magnepan will even help you if you talk nice to them. Get a Marchand deluxe electronic 2-way x-over (~$400 US) with the frequency module Magnepan recommends (... | |
| Miracord 50H Turntable Sean :Yeah, imagine that. Heresy, it's shear heresy to think that something designed in the 60s & 70s can sound musical. Actually my experience with these old tables that can change records started by a whim. I spotted a Dual 1019 sitting on a... | |
| Miracord 50H Turntable Have to disagree with the above response. Assuming the table is in good condition, the only thing you'll be giving up to higher priced tables is rumble and the ability to track some of the higher end cartridges. Like any other table it's finding t... | |
| Suggestions for Maggie replacements. Try the Apogee Stage (with stands). Considerably more interesting looking than the Maggies and certainly more interesting sounding. Who knows, maybe she'll like them. If not, I can certainly recommend a pair of Paradigm Studio Active 20's. They wi... | |
| Do cables really need "breaking in"? I too am an engineer who likes to "see the data" but in audio, there is more than one way to take data. I get real tired of people who scoff at the idea that the ear can be a meaningful measurement tool and insist that it be backed up with electri... | |
| Do cables really need "breaking in"? Sean :My A/B test under what turns out to be controlled conditions IS data. Though not measured with a scope & voltmeter but rather with my ears, it's valid data non the less. The tools of measurement were just different from those typically u... | |
| Anybody happy with high power Krell? One of my regrets in things audio (and we all have them)is selling my KSA-50 II amp. This was a brash, kick ass & take names no apology amp that worked great with my Apogees. But alas, being an audiophile, I sold it for another amp. Big mistak... | |
| Do cables really need "breaking in"? I've done direct fresh VS "cooked" speaker cable A/B's twice. First time with 4, identical 5 foot lengths of Kimber 4TC cut from the same spool and terminated in the same way (spades with Wonder solder). I was going to Bi-amp my Acoustat 1100 and ... | |
| your experiences bi-amping using passive pre-amp? I've been bi-amping for years using a passive pre-amp (Reference Line). There are two ways to do it, passively & actively.PASSIVELY : Using the same amp(s) really makes life a lot easier since you don't have to fuss with level adjustments betw... | |
| Cheap Stuff That Keeps Up? Ok. Good thread and some of my choices :1. Forte 4 amp ($500). Sweet, open & punchy2. Paradigm Studio 20's , version 1 ($300) Ditto3. Paradigm Active Studio 20's ($700). As above but with amps and electonic x-overs included. Astonishing value ... | |
| "Stacked" Advents hookup Oh my! (that's what us old farts say a lot). A very pleasant trip down memory lane. Helped a friend of mine in the 70's set up a pair of stacked Advents. We ran them in parallel with no problem with his HK 930 receiver. Based upon what I did with ... | |
| McCormack TLC-1 Versus Active Tube or Solid State Having owned the Line Drive Deluxe and the TLC-1, I STRONGLY suggest you check out a Reference Line Preeminance 1, Series II or III or a Preeminance Series 2 passive pre amp. I thought my TLC-1 was the cat's behind until I slipped my Preeminance 2... |