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Anyone Try First Watt amp with Total Victory IV
DlshifiYou gave me the answer I was looking for . I don't think the F3 will give me enough power. At times I do play my rock into the 90's dbl.I'm looking for low level detail and also rock solid bass. I was a little concerned with only 8 watts us... 
Help with amp upgrade
SamharThank you for the suggestion, I was hoping to hear from owners of total Victory IV Loudspeakers to find out what their favorite amp is.I read somewhere that someone really liked the Canary ca-330 . I was also wondering how the Coincident Fra... 
Help with amp upgrade
Saki70Don't get me wrong I like the speakers, people that listen to my system love it !I listened to my 211 amps with a pair of Fostex 208 drivers and the drivers came alive with the 16 watts. I know my speakers will never be as quick or dynamic a... 
Hyperion HPS 968 or Coincident Total Victory IV
Paulfolbrecht.. When you had the Lamhorns did you use a sub ? My room is only 11.5 ft wide is that wide enough for them ? I read a review on 6moons that said they need room to breath.Is there a sub that will keep up with them ?ThanksAbill 
Hyperion HPS 968 or Coincident Total Victory IV
Thankyou Paulfolbrecht and Treljia very good info .Abill 
Hyperion HPS 968 or Coincident Total Victory IV
Trelja...What amps are you using and which model Coincident are you using ??If you can get in touch with Paul F. I would like to get his comments on the 211 amps and the Hyperion's.thanks for the info. 
Hyperion HPS 968 or Coincident Total Victory IV
To give everyone a little more history, I had a pair of Coincident Super Eclipse series II and sold them in 2003 and purchased a pair of Cain Single Horn Ben's. I liked the SE but I wanted more low level detail for low volume listening, at that ti... 
HELP - I Weird Hum or FeedBack Problem
Thank you everyone for the suggestions.I couldn't get a phono amp to try but I'm confident it's the phonostage in the preamp. I changed my cartridge to a denon 103r I was using a dynavector xx2 mkII with a vpi aries 3 table and I still get the fee... 
HELP - I Weird Hum or FeedBack Problem
Yes I checked the ground connection the feed back is the same each with or without the ground.I also changed my cartridge , thinking it was bad but it didn't make a difference.It's weird because I only get the feedback if I lower the tonearm onto ... 
Help getting a Tube Amp
Thanks for the info,I'll email Atma-Sphere.What about a sub ? Any recommendations ?Abill 
What tonearm is recommended for the denon 103r
I don't want to Hi-Jack this thread but I am in the process of building a Lenco 75 . I was thinking of getting a vpi 10.5i tonearm but it seems like the Triplanar and the Dynavector 507 mk II are the ones to use. Has anyone tried the 10.5i tonearm... 
VPI Aries 3 upgrade advice
Thank you for the replys. I will get the Periphery Clamp and the center weight this weekend.If someone wants to email me offline I would like to know where I can purchase the clamp and weight together and get a discount.I can't find anyone local t... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hello all , I have a Cortese 3-4 years old and need a pair of tungsol pearl 12B4A cryo-vac tubes. Anyone know where I can get a pair ?Does this tube have a large impact on the sound ?Is there a better or more common tube to get ?Thank you for the ... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
I would like to get some better phono tubes for my Cortese. I am using Phillips 6922 that came with my pre when I bought it used.The tubes I'm using now:Zenith (sylvania) 6F6G'sPhillips metal GZ34Rca Gray 6SN7I have a nice pair of Tungsol round pl... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Yes changing the fuse did solve the problem .Thanks for asking.Abill