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| Tube amps that kick ass? Keithmundy,My Luxman MQ-88 can drive my Verity Fidelio Encores to incredible SPLs in a room that is 15 feet wide, 25 feet deep, with a ceiling height of 8.5 feet. The MQ-88 is a pure class A at 40 watts per side into 8 ohms. In my experience, eith... | |
| Tube amps that kick ass? Luxman has a relatively new offering, the MQ-88, that I use in my primary system. I love this amp! If you have an opportunity to audition it, I suggest you do, as it seems to meet all of your criteria, depending on what speakers you will be drivin... | |
| Cremona M worth it? This is not a direct answer to your question but it might still be of some help. I own the Cremona Auditor M's. I originally used them with a REL B-2 in my primary system. I felt that the Auditor M's, together with the REL B-2, significantly ourtp... | |
| $5000 universal player ... am I a fool ? I second the Ayre c5xe as an excellent universal player within your budget. I want to eventually (read: soon) add SACD capability to one of my systems, and so far the Ayre is the player to beat in the price range you mention. Still want to compare... | |
| Best speaker for vocals Vocals are one of the main types of music I listen to. The speakers for my primary system are the Verity Fidelio Encores, whose midrange and attendant crossover allow for an incredibly musical and lifelike presentation. My secondary system is almo... | |
| Amp / speaker cable for 10T I also strongly recommend bi-wiring your 10T's. I have heard them both ways and the difference is astonishing. My 10T's are now part of our home theater setup, but when I was using them in my 2-channel audio system, I ran them with Straight Wire B... | |
| Verity Audio Tamino x2 or S F Cremona Auditor Padre power - Given the date of your original post, my reply might not be of help to you, but perhaps others might benefit from the information.I tried both (actually I have the newer Auditor M version for the SFs) for my secondary system. FWIW, I... | |
| which non ARC poweramp do you use with ARC REF 3 I very recently replaced my ML 334 (soon to be sold, hopefully) with the Luxman MQ-88 to go with my ARC REF 3. I am thrilled with the result. I auditioned other amps (Ayre, Accuphase, Bryston) as well as some ARC power amps, but they did not appro... | |
| Anyone compared AR HD 220 to Accuphase P-7000? Dave_b - Thanks for the specifics. I am a long-time SS guy who is only now making the transition to tubes, and so I am still learning exactly what to listen for as I audition equipment with tubes. Tubes certainly present the music in a much more m... | |
| Anyone compared AR HD 220 to Accuphase P-7000? Thanks to Chucktone and Dave_b for your comments. I am auditioning the HD220 at home this week. It is superior (as expected) to the ML 334 in every way.Dave_b - Could you please tell me specifically why you feel the HD220 "sucks". I have not yet h... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations Patricia Barber - Modern day or Any day - Words totally fail me. I seriously doubt I will hear her equal, let alone a better female jazz vocalist/musician, in my lifetime. But in the same breath, I can only hope that I am proven wrong on that one! | |
| Drawer problem in Mark Levinson 39 cd processor I will preface my comments with the assumption that so far as you know, there is not a CD stuck in the drawer!I have a 390S that is now my backup (since I jumped on the AR CD7/8 bandwagon) and I follow Levinson's recommended drawer calibration pro... | |
| Opinions wanted I am not familiar with NAD products for HT, but I can tell you that our Anthem Statement A5 does a phenomenal job with our eclectic mix of Aerial and Paradigm Reference speakers in our HT. And as many know, the Aerial 10T's need considerable power... | |
| Warmer CD sound sought - MCD 301 or 500 or REF CD7 Elberoth2,Thanks for confirming what my dealer told me as well about how the CD7 will continue to improve over the next several hundred hours. Then, when I think it can't get any better, I will get the free PS upgrade and enjoy it even more.Your s... | |
| Warmer CD sound sought - MCD 301 or 500 or REF CD7 Thanks so much for all of the above comments. It is always interesting, thought-provoking, and helpful to get the kind of input I have received so far.As it turned out, I got an opportunity I could not refuse and so was unable to complete the comp... |