1markr
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| AKG K701 Let me chime in here folks, but the caveat is that I'm not a huge fan of "cans", at least not when compared to listening to my super Andra IIs.But there are times when they do come in handy, especially at night, for some "me" time. I've owned the ... | |
| Eggleston Andra 2 owners I haven't heard the Moscode yet, and maybe I will in the near future. But for now, it's nothing but glorious music generated by my Dodd gear with my Andra IIs. Very synergistic match. Not even thinking of replacing anything, which is the first tim... | |
| Tube amps for Eggleston Andra II 711, I will have to stop by sometime after da Bears win the Superbowl! Gotta check out your new wares... | |
| Former Merlin Owners I really liked the Merlins (VSM-Ms) when I had them, but their narrow profile and a couple of active pups just didn't go together. Anyhow, my Andra IIs really satisfy and have taken me to another level that I am really satisfied. I would not hesit... | |
| VSE Level 5 Sony 9000es vs. Modwright? The 9000ES will NOT play any CD-Rs, but I have found that it WILL play CD-RWs, and they all sound different, most not that great. The best sounding ones I have tried (and they are excellent sounding) are from Fuji.The mods have nothing to do with ... | |
| Tube amps for Eggleston Andra II Omegaman, I have used other tube amps in the past, e.g. ASL Hurricanes, Joule VZN-100, Berning ZH-270, and a Canary, but when I got the Andras, I was trying to mate them with the "right" solid state amp. Nothing pleased (a BAT VK-500 came close th... | |
| Tube amps for Eggleston Andra II I am happily running my Andra IIs with 120wpc Dodd monoblock tube amps (EL34 based). They control the Andras just fine (in fact better than most SS amps I owned, and it was a bunch of them), and I get the superb midrange and blooming soundstage th... | |
| Off Topic: Any Photography Sites Like Audiogon? Thanks guys...I really did not know about Photogon! Who would've thought?Got CraigsList and eBay covered...Again thanks! | |
| PS Audio P300 logo light bulb Just request a couple of bulbs from PS Audio. They will send them to you at no charge. I did that a while ago. | |
| Best $200 speaker cables for overall performance? I'm with JPL1208 and Listener57 on this one. My Reality speaker cables (shotgun bi-wired, 10') have replaced other high end cables that I owned (Cardas Gold Ref, Audience Au24s, and Purist Venustas), and I have never loooked back. There is a reaso... | |
| Whats more important? Speaker or the Amp Start with speakers that "do it" for you first, then match the best amp that you can afford to make them sing to their fullest capabilities. | |
| 6ohm speakers to 4/8/16 ohm amp? Let your ears be your guide; you won't hurt anything by trying the different taps. In my personal experience, my Andra IIs are also nominal 6 ohms, and I have had the best results using 4 ohm taps on my Dodd tube amps. | |
| Preamplifier: Yes or NO ? Another "yes" here as well.I have not gotten good results without preamps even though I had an Audio Aero DAC with built in preamp and vol control, and with a vol control on my current cdp. There was always "something" missing. | |
| Mundorf Silver/Gold in Oil Supreme Caps Any Good? While on the topic of Mundorf Silver/Oils, I am curious about the burn-in process of these. From the above posts, I gather that I need to burn them in anywhere from 150 to 250 hours for them to sound best.I installed 4 of these in the coupling sta... | |
| Polarity issue Set your meter to read resistance, and use the lowest setting at that. Touch one of the ends of the speaker cables (speaker side) with one of the probes from the meter, and then make contact with the opposite end (amp side) of the speaker cable (o... |