allenstewart
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| Headphone amp to replicate Quad I use the 99 amp (and I also own the Quad 909 amp)with my Harbeth C7 speakers and also own Spendor s3/5 speakers and had 988s on long term loan.I specifically like my headphone set-up because of its "similarity' to the Quad/Harbeth speakers- I use... | |
| What's the best Sony CD/SACD player? Could someone describe the tonal differences between the xa5400es and the dvp9000es which I'm currently using in my bedroom/TV system?I have no doubt that the 5400es is overall better- my only concern is that I actually like the slight "stridency"... | |
| Harbeth owners/ speakers rock ? I have the C7s and I think they are great for rock. I have a sub and actually plug the front port of the C7s with a piece of foam for integration purposes with a sub and because I like a thinner midbass. Take for instance the Doors' Morisson Hotel... | |
| Best combo - integrated amp/ speakers/$8,000 I own the Spendor s3/5s and the Harbeth C7s (as well as my old Spica TC-50.)As others have said, the Spendor is small so it has bass limitiaons but never a thin sound. I use a smaller Quad 99 and it's mainly used for tv watching in the bedroom, bu... | |
| Spendor s3/5 SE, Harbeth HLP 3 Finao1- Did you get the merlins? How do they compare to the P3? | |
| Spendor s3/5 SE, Harbeth HLP 3 Since I first posted this thread, I found a great deal on a used pair of Harbeth Compact 7s. Wonderful speaker but obvously more placement sensitive than some smaller ones. (I find that it still benefits from the use of my sub, but even with my Sp... | |
| Most Refined? Plinius 102 - Bryston 4B - Pass 250 If you don't want to spend a lot of money, you can get the amp which is the current version of what Harbeth's designer used to voice his speakers- the Quad 909.I use it to drive my Compact 7. I haven't tried other amps with these speakers but when... | |
| Best "on wall" speakers Spendor makes one now- I believe the S5, and in fact there's a review of it at enjoythemusic.com/ | |
| Affordable musically fast subwoofer Used Velodyne servo sub F series (e.g. fsx 12). Not real small, but definitely under 100 lbs. Run my Spicas full range, keep the crossover low and its closer to audio nirvana than it deserves to be. | |
| Any opinions on Signal Cable products? Ditto the above. I'm especialy impressed with their double run (non-biwire) speaker cable and "hospital grade" power strip. I pretty much concur with the reviewer from positive-feedback which you can easily find on the signalcable website. | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE Spica TC-50. You replace the Audax tweeters with Audax's current version, listen in a small to medium room, add a good sub, upgrade your electronics and you might find it very hard to replace them. They create the illusion of the real thing- live ... | |
| Which speaker cable? Check out signalcable.com- look at the audiogon feedback and particularly the positive-feedback review as my experience with their speaker cable parallels the reviewer's. | |
| Discovery Plus 4 vs. Discovery Essence Onhwy61 and Timo - thanks for your responses. I have one "dumb" question. Exactly what do you mean by "smoother"? (I seem to like a bit of "edge" or "grit".) | |
| Receiver for Spendor S3/5se I have the 3/5s on loan and just put them in my tv/bedroom system driven by my old NAD 40 watt receiver. Given their relatively low efficiency, I am shocked by how good they sound. | |
| Spica TC-50 Owners What amp do you like w/ TC-50? Quad 99 pre/Quad 909 amp. (Together, their cost is $2500 list, but discounts and used can be found.)I have no experience with tubes, but as others have said, these Quad electronics have a non-electronic flavor and a colorful neutrality that seen t... |