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| Luxman turntables -Pecking Order? I use both a PD444 and a PD441. The 555 is belt-driven on the same plinth/arm-mount/feet engineering as the direct-drive 4XX tables. The pecking order depends on how much you revere belt drive and vacuum. The 444/441 are certainly the best soundin... | |
| Audio Physic Virgo II - subwoofer recommendations? Virgos need a fast, articulate subwoofer to integrate with their speed. Zu Method would be perfect, and the only sub quick enough to really sound seamless with them.Phil | |
| Decision between Zu Definition OR VS DB99 Show hotel listening conditions are compromising to every piece of gear exhibited, but are especially challenging to loudspeakers. I've heard Zu at 3 shows and while they were more than competitive relative to other speaker exhibitors under the sa... | |
| Linear Tracking or Not?, Any Experiences and Recs There's not question that a well-set-up linear tracking tonearm delivers easily discernible and substantial sonic benefits. Like the absence of crossovers in full-range speakers, the absence of tracking error is something you certainly recognize w... | |
| Best 845 amp? Based on my experience with the Audion Black Shadow mono 845 amps, I'd have to recommend the current updated version, the 3-chassis Elite. Audion amps have a very specific signature that is exceedingly natural, fast and dimensioned. I've heard the... | |
| Preamp selection for a high sensitivity amp ? You have a few choices:1/ Quad preamps. Especially the older ones. Quad amps traditionally had 0.5v input sensitivity and their preamps, like the 33, 44, reached rated distortion at 0.5v out.2/ Buy a TVC (transformer volume control). This can be u... | |
| what conditioner to use with tubes On that system I have a TVC in the preamp position. However, when I have tried active preamps I have used the medium filtered and the isolated digital outlets, and balanced power. I've found the preferred outlet varied by preamp so you really have... | |
| Bang and Olufsen B&O is certainly beyond Bose in tonal accuracy and general fidelity. Of all their speakers, I think the Beolab 8000 (the "organ pipe") is the most suitable for a critical listener. However, it needs good signal coming to it. Most people who ha... | |
| what conditioner to use with tubes The Panamax Pro-5510 is a prosaic but excellent choice. It includes two inductorless high-current outlets. I use one on my Audiopax 88 tube amps and it sounds best and removes the most noise of many alternatives tried. It gives you transformer iso... | |
| From Krell to McIntosh - Anyone? Uh...yeah, could be. Or maybe not. I've been giving Krell a chance over and over again since their debut. Haven't heard music from Krell gear yet. Sound yes; music, no. You have to understand that speaker manufacturers often use associated gear th... | |
| From Krell to McIntosh - Anyone? I don't own either Mac or Krell, but I've heard nearly everything both make, at length, on equipment I'm familiar with. Now, to be honest, from the very first Krell product to the latest, I have considered that company's sound to be an appalling s... | |
| Dali, Amphion, Zu If you want to know about Amphion vs. Zu, call Walter Swanbon at Fidelis AV in New Hampshire. He has a pair of Druids and he carries Amphion, or at least did.Amphion and Dali, which I've heard, are good speakers if compared to the realm of convent... | |
| Advent 201 tapedeck: Is good for a modern setup? OK, I have to correct some misinformation about the lineage of the Advent 201.The Advent 201 was NOT made by Nakamichi. Advent's first deck, the deck that introduced Dolby + Cr02 tape, was the model 200. This was a Nakamichi-made deck with Advent-... | |
| Amp advice for Avantegarde HELP If you can find one, a used Audiopax Stereo 88 is ideal and a synergistic match to the Avantgardes. I've seen Stereo 88s used on Audiogon for $3500 - $4000. 15/15 watts per channel using a KT88 each side in an innovative circuit that models triode... | |
| audio physic virgo and valves One of the most musically convincing systems I've heard in a store was a pair of Virgos driven by a VAC Avatar tube integrated. It generated 60/60 watts in pentode operation, and something like 28/28 in pseudo-triode mode. Great option. The room w... |