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| Help with speaker choice Another strong vote for the DeVore Fidelity Gibbon Nines. They excel at meeting the stated needs of the OP! | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus I have had my new Amadeus for about two weeks now. The tonearm is extremely light and damped and therefore quite simple to easily move and control for all functions. Because of those characteristics, it was an easy adjustment for me to make, going... | |
| Auditorium 23 SoloVox... Dpe - Glad to hear that the info you are getting has been helpful. For those who want a system for listening only to solo instrumental and small ensemble music, I am not aware of a better speaker than the SoloVox unless one makes the mega-bucks ju... | |
| Auditorium 23 SoloVox... Dpe - I listened to (and loved) the SoloVox at Don Better's home. I really wanted to get a pair and build a system around them, but Don told me that the room I had available would not allow them to sound right at all. They would have been only 2 f... | |
| Magnepan for a small room Pastor - Now that I know your budget, I have a different recommendation. If you can find a pair of Alon Petite 2-ways, they would be a great choice. I used a pair from 1998 to 2001 in a room your same approximate size. I did not feel I was lacking... | |
| MM Cartridge recommendation needed Nick sr - I have a 2M black that I can make you a very good deal on. It has between 20 and 30 hours on it. I am selling it because I decided to switch to a different table and a low ouput MC cartridge for that system. Originally I was going to lis... | |
| Magnepan for a small room Here is a possibility that I believe might work very well in your situation, given your integrated, room dimensions, and musical tastes. The DeVore Fidelity 3XL would be a great choice. You might even like it enough to skip the sub. I like the 3XL... | |
| MM Cartridge recommendation needed Another vote for the Ortofon 2M Black. It is superbly detailed and musical for a MM cartridge. IMHO it begins to narrow the gap between MM and my general preference - low output MC. | |
| Audio Research DSI 450 vrs. HD 220 against all tu I have not heard the new DS450 either. When I bought a power amp for my primary system, I had narrowed the candidates down to two - the HD220 and the Luxman MQ-88. I auditioned both in my home, and it was not even close. The MQ-88 was far superior... | |
| Choosing a new turntable Chashas1 et al:My Ayre, Amadeus, and Basis analog setups all sound quite different from each other. The cartridges and arms for each are all different, and each is in its own system, much to my wife's chagrin. As you know, individually and especia... | |
| Choosing a new turntable I own three different turntables. The least expensive is the Amadeus fitted with a Dynavector XX2 MC cartridge and Auditorium 23 RCAs. This is a far less expensive setup than the other two but it is easily the 2nd best sounding setup of the three.... | |
| When did you ever hear a system sound so life-like The only time this has happened for me was upon first hearing a system comprised of a Shindo Garrard 301 TT, Shindo pre and Shindo monoblocks, and the larger Shindo Latours. That system nails lifelike for every type of music except for large scale... | |
| Magico V2 vs. Sonus Faber Cremona M The DeVore Fidelity Reference Silverbacks (at $16.8K) should be on anyone's audition list for speakers retailing under $25K. They excel in all of the OP's sonic goals and they are a relatively easy speaker to drive. They also excel in the very imp... | |
| Another VPI or something else for under $2k The Well-Tempered Amadeus has generated a lot of interest amongst Well-Tempered owners and other vinyl enthusiasts. As a result, this appears to be a good time to acquire a used Well-Tempered Reference set-up for something reasonably close to your... | |
| driving Verity Audio Parsifal Ovations? Mark:I understand why you would want to go the SS route after what you have experienced with tubes! I am a recent tube convert and have yet to "enjoy" my first tube fiasco. Never met a tube amp I liked enough to switch from SS until I heard the MQ... |