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| Ideal amp for B&W matrix 800 My system was: Bat VK-51SE preamp, Pass crossover, McIntosh MC2000 for the mid/tweeter, Krell FPB 700cx for the bass and, of course, the B&W Matrix 800's. I have since changed almost everything to Pipedream 18 speakers, Tact 2.2XP preamp (with... | |
| What did you own in the 60's? Electrovoice Patrician speakers, Marantz 7C & 8B. and a Thorens TD125 (still have this. I wonder how this would sound today-you don't see many Patricians around these days. | |
| Ideal amp for B&W matrix 800 I owned these wonderful speakers for many years. You are on the right track getting a high current amp but if you can afford it, get an active electronic crossover (I used a Marchand) and a tube amp so you can bi-amp with the tubes on the mid/twee... | |
| Accuphase or pass labs I owned several active electronic crossovers but never an Accuphase. The Pass is fantastic-extremely versatile and great sounding. I highly recommend it. | |
| Krell FPB400cx coupling capacitors question There is no minimum-the lower the better. My Bat preamp measured 0.002 Vdc and I haven't had any problems. I would guess anything below 0.01 or so would be fine but I'm not an expert. I talked to Krell about this and they were totally non committal. | |
| Squeezebox upgrade options for $500-600 Forget all of the mods and get a good DAC. The quality output is going to be limited by a lot of factors you can't control. I've been using the Duet with a good Dac for several months and it sounds very good. | |
| Krell FPB400cx coupling capacitors question I have a FPB700cx and used several tube preamps with it. If you're nervous, check the DC output of your preamp with a good (Fluke) multimeter. | |
| VTL Siefried vs Audio Research 610T I have a VTL S400 that is similar in design to the Siegfrieds I love it. Like the reviewer from IAR, it completely disappears. I did make one huge improvement. I was lucky enough to find 12 NOS GE 6550's (still had the VTL logo on the them). They ... | |
| PS Audio PPP owners how do your amps sound The "dirtier" you electricity is coming into your house the better almost any conditioning will sound. I have fairly "dirty" AC and I replaced my P600 with a PPP and the PPP sounded better-mostly imaging and depth. If your amps are relitvely small... | |
| Tact XP with 16 bit DACs and biamping Who told you of the inferior performance of the Tact DAC's. I have a Tact 2.2XP with the optional DAC's which replaced a Levinson 630S DAC with a BAT VK-51SE preamp. I also used a MBL DAC and in both cases the Tact DAC performed as good as, if not... | |
| Review: Marchand Electronics XM126s Tube Electronic Crossover Tube preamp I also built a 126 but from scratch. I bought the attenuator and balanced in and out upgrades. The assembly was fairly easy and it worked on first try. I was using a Krell KBX before and I wanted to be able to easily change crossover points. The M... | |
| Buyer Beware of Late Part 2 Krell FPB-600 for $1500. Sounds like a good deal to me. $12,000 amp for $1500- I can hardly wait. I sure hope that Audiogon can do something-we don't need a Audioweb clone. | |
| Review: B&W Nautilus800 Speaker I was using B&W Matrix 800's with the Krell KBX crossover. I bought it all used for about half of a Nautilus 800 pair. I just purchased a pair of Nautilus 800's. The reason I changed had a lot to do with the wife and daughter. Anyway, after ab... | |
| Best bargain find ever ? I walked into a pawnshop in Key West, Fl and saw a Marantz 8B in perfect condition -playing. The price tag said $50. I didn't even try to talk the owner down. |