a_e_watkins
Responses from a_e_watkins
| New house, new amp, and speaker options (Harbeth, Maggies, GMA or...?) Hi Tony,I have both a pair of Harbeth E7ES's and a pair of Maggie 1.7's. Both are in great condition, I would rate them as 8's (due only to age). I love them both but I am getting older and I need to downsize, so I am thinking of putting one or ... | |
| CD Sound ; Esoteric x-03 versus Oppo 105 Like the above response, I can't believe this is a serious question. I have never heard the Esoteric x-03 but I have both the Oppo and a Meridian 08, and true there is a difference in price, but the sound is not even in the same hemisphere. | |
| what speakers Conrads1This is a question that only you can answer. More than any other component, speakers are a matter of personal taste. What type of music do you like, how loud or softly do you listen to your music, what do you like or dislike about certain ... | |
| New Bookshelf speakers u love 3k to 6k Harbeth 7.2 or 3's. | |
| Good sounding Deutsche Grammophon recordings I have many DG LP's which include the complete Beethoven set. These are all DG recordings and from the get-go I was disappointed in the sound quality. Several years ago, I upgraded my playback to a Basis turntable w/a Vector 3 tonearm and a Transf... | |
| Opinions Wanted on changing Turntable I owned one of the early VPI Scout turntables and I was very disappointed in the quality of the table/arm combination. I went to the Basis 2001 and I could not believe the difference. Maybe I just got a lemon, with the Scout, but in my opinion the... | |
| Why does the VPI motor thump I purchased a VPI 'Scout' when they first came out, and thought that I had the turntable for the rest of my life. The motor was just plain noisy, and there were other issues, which I am not getting into here, but I got rid of my VPI very quickly.V... | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? I am going to put in another vote for Magnapan's, and I would also mention Harbeth's. Both very non-fatiguing sound! | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Mapman, I had an Audio Research SP15, which I really liked a lot, but I had a hankering, to go the Spectral route and I have never regretted it. I originally, had the SP-12, which I liked, but when the occasion arose to get an SP-20, with built-in... | |
| Separates w/internal phono vs Integrated + phono I have had integrated amps, separates w/phono amps and separates w/built-in phono boards. It really is the amp quality, your personal listening preferences, type of music you like, etc. I don't think it is any one type of amp over another.I have f... | |
| Is Cary Audio still selling CD Players? Contrary to the above comment, I never had a skipping problem with my Cary CD players.Regards,AEW | |
| Turntable with stable speed. I have (in recent years) owned Thorens, VPI and Basis turntables. With regard to turntable stability the Basis is the best of the three that I have had. The Thorens was also good but I didn't care for the particular tonearm with this table.Good luck. | |
| Transfiguration Phoenix S or Grado Statement 1? IeimagoWhile I do not own the Transfiguration 'Phoenix' I do own the 'Axia' and I have owned many Grados, so my 2 cents worth is that the Transfiguation is a much superior cartridge, provided that you have sufficient step-up power to handle the lo... | |
| easier to drive specifically Harbeth v Vandersteen I agree with Donjr, above, in that the Harbeth's love power. While they sound good with any good amp, I really like them teamed with a good SS amp, with more than adequate power, for best results. This just seems to get the amps out of the way and... | |
| SACD vs Regular CD's To all who have responded, many, many thanks. I do appreciate the responses.Regards,AEW |