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| What music do you want to play really loud? "Mr Roboto" right before noon NFL kickoff. It's like a living room pep talk to get the blood pumping. Then, it's Thomas Dolby's "Science" for secondhalf kickoff. | |
| Absolutely worst LP that you own & enjoy? Hey Audiofeil,The 45 rpm 7" Surfin' Bird was the very first piece of new vinyl I ever bought (1964, I believe). A couple of years ago someone reisuued the 12" LP of the Trashmen with this on it and I picked it up. What a gas after 40 plus years to... | |
| Silversmith Audio--Great service provided for me. Afew months ago, during the Stereophile show and right at the transition point of Dodson to Jeff, I experienced a problem with my 217. I e-mailed SSA about what procedure to follow in sending off my unit. Jeff responded promptly even though he was... | |
| Absolutely worst LP that you own & enjoy? The Who "Live at Leeds" is a particularly abysmal sounding recording of some singularly ass-kicking live rock! | |
| Loudspeakers that go LOUD? Sounds like a recipe for horns to me. 50 watts harnessed to 100db sensitivity should rattle your dentures. | |
| Passive Preamp for Atmaspheres? The closest I can come to shedding light on your inquiry is to note that a friend of mine used to run M60s via the built-in volume control of his Wadia 861 into Merlins with good results IMHO. Almost all of his repertoire consisted of jazz and sma... | |
| Please help - 3 top-of-mind choices for Avantgarde I have been running Duos since 2000 paired to Atma M60s. I assure you there is no reason to "...stay away...". Quite the contrary, in fact. I don't know the basis for Tubes 108's commentary, especially in light of his Joule rec., but I doubt it's ... | |
| set vs otl, which is the most musical Boa2Before I got my M60s, my biggest concern was the dreaded heatwave they were purported to throw off. I live just north of what's left of New Orleans where it's typically in the mid 90s both temperature and humidity wise for 6 months of the year... | |
| set vs otl, which is the most musical Staying away from all the inevitable rehashes of the pitfalls of these two designs and, instead, simply focusing on the question at hand, I think the majority of listeners who have experienced the unique charms of a superior OTL and SET contender ... | |
| Best place to buy tubes Andy will be closing up shop very soon, FYI. I just reloaded a complete set for my MP-1. | |
| Best nos 6sn7g for my Atmasphere mp1. I believe the previous poster failed to notice that you're requesting MP-1 recs. I have an MP-1 paired with M60s and have found the Sylvanias to be my preference in the MP-1. Do yourself a favor and get in touch with Andy @ Vintage Tube Services a... | |
| sonic signature of Pure Note Paragon Question I too am a year late coming to this thread but FWIW, about a year ago I pulled out my 10 meter QFil XLR between amp and pre and plugged in the Paragon Enhanced. It's still there. A little over two months ago I swapped my Valhalla bi-wire for Parag... | |
| Best Source for Tubes None better than Andy at Vintage Tube Services but hurry...he's shutting down in about 6 months. | |
| Bybee Slipstream Golden goddess speaker cable tail I have noted worhtwhile improvements when using them in conjunction with my Valhalla bi-wires and my newly acquired Pure Note Paragon Enhanceds. Increased detail and definition of subtle tones and textures are their strong suit. HTH! | |
| Siltech SQ28 mk II vs Purenote Paragon Enhanced I know this thread is mainly concerned with ICs but it just so happens that I am currently testing Paragon En. speaker cables against Valhallas. About a year ago I replaced my 10 meter QFil XLR with a similar Paragon, preferring its smoother, some... |