1953
Responses from 1953
| Best solid-state amp made anywhere If you can find one, the Reference Line Silver Signature, especially with the high current outboard power supplies and the "3D" output stage but even the plain single chassis models are stunning musically. The Roland model 1 ain't bad either, a li... | |
| Best Subwoofer for around $1500.00 At the top end of the price scale, I like the Muse and the Velodyne HGS models. At the lower end of the scale, I really like the Velodyne FSR-12. They go for about $700-800 used and I really can't hear a difference between it and the HGS-12. I cho... | |
| SS amp for biamping under $1k. Ouch! The gain controls are the problem. Very few high end amps have them. As Yoda says, "There is another". May I suggest an Adcom 555 or 555MKII or 565 mono blocks with a pair of EVS attenuators plugged into the back of the amps. The 555/555MKII... | |
| Interconnect with good bass Thanks for the good tips. What I mean by cheap is less than $100 for a 1M pair, used. I will be using them to connect to my custom made subs for my Apogee Mini Grands (subs take the place of the normal, Apogee designed subs). The subs are basicall... | |
| Sensitive ears to speakers. Help!!! You seem to have what would be a beautiful room. No dimensions that are multiples of each other and a GOOD size so you can experiment with near and far field listening. My advice : First, start at the source. I've found that even modest speakers c... | |
| Wireworld power cords I tried the Auroras at the insistance of the OEM of my power amps (Reference Line). Made a nice difference over the generic 14 guage cords I was using, especially in the power and control at the bottom end. I got two more cords used on the net ($9... | |
| Best Cd Player for $2000 used May I suggest the Muse model 5 transport and 2+ DAC. They perform the best when used thru the 13W3 interface. I consider this a "2 box" player and go for about $1500-1600 used. I have had a lot of CD players thru my system, including some of the o... | |
| Worst Audio Injury !! What? Whad ya say? | |
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| Most detailed speakers in 1K range? Try Apogee, for example the Slant 6, Centuar, or even better, the Stage. Astonishingly open (especially the Stage & Slant 6), requires a fair amount of fussing with cables & room position as well as a GOOD 100 watt amp but worth every penn... | |
| Best Preamp For $1200 Used If you can tolerate a passive line stage in your system, the Reference Line Preemminance 1a ($600, used)or the Preemminance 2 ($800-900, used) will nail ANY of the preamps listed above. Caution!!...you will be spoiled for life....but a little less... | |
| Great sound possible using a Subwoofer? My experience is similar to Jeff's. I find the better the main speaker is at plumbing the under world , the better, easier and faster it is to integrate a sub. My Apogee Slant 8s go down to a solid 25 HZ in my room and I was quite satisfied. Then ... | |
| Martin Logan CLSIIz - adding more bass? ELECTRONIC IS THE WAY TO GO. However.....you really need to find one that is transparent enough to let the system benefits from bi-amping to show thru. Otherwise you end up hardening the overall sound. After a LONG search for an outboard electroni... | |
| I need tube sound without the tubes A little know secret of the used high end is the Forte 1a, the predessor of the 4a. Outstanding amp for the money. 50 watts per side deeply biased into class A but sounds much more beefy than 50 watts. They go for right around $400-500. The Forte ... | |
| Sealed vs Vented enclosures Generally, I prefer a sealed enclosure over vented. However, for either type, it all depends on how well the designer has executed his/her design, and how well the apes in production can stick to the blue print. Sealed enclosures are usually more ... |