1953
Responses from 1953
| Difference between Forte 4 and 4A amp ? Brian :I've had a couple of Forte 6's as well and can understand your experience. I found both of them pleasant but a bit bland and uninvolving compared to the 4. The 4 was considerably more open & punchy. They look identical except that the 4... | |
| Which budget turntable will provide me the best service? I'll tell you what there are some Amazing bargins out there. I just got an old (mid 1970's) Miracord 750 with a Grado cartridge for $95. It's in great shape and everything works. It sounds wonderfull! Yeah, there is some rumble but get the music g... | |
| Difference between Forte 4 and 4A amp ? I've owned at LEAST a dozen of these amps. I cycle them thru my system and sell'em to friends. A truly great little amp with the ability to drive low/complex impedance loads. You should hear a pair of them driving my electronicly bi-amped Apogee S... | |
| home made silver interconnect cables I made some VERY nice cables using the Home Grown silver & copper wire. It's what I believe is called a "balanced, twisted pair" . I twisted together about 20' of the silver & copper wire using a variable speed drill. I paid attention to t... | |
| Multi-channel amp question???? I have the Citation 7.1 as well and it's a hoot to use. Warm, relaxed presentation is the right description. I paid $800 for mine. Buy TWO and you can have 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 channels depending on how you configure them. A STEAL for the money. Good l... | |
| "I am there" vs. "They are here" I have found that even rather ordinary systems can "put the performers in the room" with me. However, the truly exceptional systems put ME into the room of the performers. | |
| Best speakers for 2000-USED Then again there is the Vandersteen 3a & 3a Signature, both well under $2K. | |
| Best 2-channel audio from a one-box DVD player? The CL-20 is a nice choice. The Muse Model 9 Signature is the best DVD/CD playback I've had. | |
| Best speakers for 2000-USED The 7.1 is a nice amp. I'd go with a pair of Apogee Duetta Signatures full range ribbons (~$1400). Then get a Marchand electronic x-over (~$300...if you can find one)with a 400 HZ module. The Duettas then can be actively bi-amped. The 7.1 makes it... | |
| Preamps - Active, passive...??? I've had passives for ~10 years now. I keep trying pre-amps from CJ, Krell, ARC, Levinson, and others. Some are nice but a well made passive in my system is more open AND more dynamic than ANY of the active units.I've come to the conclusion that i... | |
| Superior sound from newer CD players? There is one inexpensive DVD player that I can highly recommend for CD playback. It's the Pioneer Elite DV-05. A bit light weight in the extreme bottom end but smooth & open. Very enjoyable. A great transport and an even better DVD player. Lik... | |
| Why a line preamp? Tom :Why yes, it does have a complete tape/tape monitor loop. It would interesting to compare the DAC's fixed output thru the Reference Line to the DAC's attenuator output. Another passive to passive comparison. Later Reference Line Models had a d... | |
| Why a line preamp? Agreed! I've been a "passivist" since a humble little $200 Adcom line controller trounced the $2500 ARC LS2 I had. Active line stages are artifacts, throw backs if you will, to the days when there was only phono (however I DO remember one preamp i... | |
| Recommend Higher Power SET Amp I also, like the idea of an OTL. Plenty of power and reasonnable output impedances should match well with the Coincidents. There are alternatives, however. For example, adding a subwoofer with a good high pass section to cut off the lows going int... | |
| Patrick O'Hearn - Where did he go? Cornfedboy : Thanks for the link. It appears that I'm not the only one lamenting his absence. |