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| Condition of speakers The condition of a speaker should include all sides, that should be a given. Anything else is misrepresentation, and should be mentioned in your feedback for the transaction. Let the buyer beware, this site was once a bastion of integrity, but ala... | |
| Review: Antique Sound Labs Flora EX DT Line Preamplifier Tube preamp It's been forever since anyone added to this, but here's my $0.02. I have had mine for months now and have played with isolation and with different 6sn7's. My previous preamp was a Viva Linea with the optional 300B power supply, using Sophia 300b'... | |
| Know anything about Pentagram Loudspeakers? I used to build these for Mr Levy. The P-10 is a 3 1/2 way, incorporating a 15 inch "passive damper" that crossed over mechanically at about 60Hz and was 3db down at 16Hz or so. The woofer was made by Becker. Any 15" (preferably paper) passive can... | |
| My experience with using a DVD as a transport I have used a Sony DVP-S7000 as a transport since the Theta Chroma came out, and at the time I was driving a pair of Carver Platinum Amazings with Quicksilver 8417 mono's. The results were spectacular, in my estimation, and I have never turned bac... | |
| Vintage NAD 3080 I had a 3080 when I sold for Leonard Radio, a hifi supplier in NY during the 80's. I used it to drive a pair of Lentek L7's a Brit monitor so good that the first time my girl and I played The Wall and the baby sounds went on we both checked on her... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I was fortunate enough to find a pair of Ocellia Tilias on Audiogon, and they are music incarnate. I am not even slightly tempted to try their more expensive fare since I know that just because a particular product has the right "magic" it doesn't... | |
| Anyone heard or purchesed the new EAT tubes? I had a pair of 300B's in my 3 Dimension Audio (single ended), and they are excellent tubes. | |
| Rawson Resale...... I have used one of Tim's amps for awhile, and am now in the process of getting another, this one much more powerful than the first, in order to try it on my LS3/5A's. They are power hogs, and I want to try them with more power than is available fr... | |
| Most Effective Tweaks All of the above suggestions have their effect on the music.My pet tweek is speaker positioning, and speaker isolation. The more precise the positioning relative to the listener, the more focused the soundstage, and you can tune things by changing... | |
| What new gear will you be buying this year? I have a full set of Grover Huffman cables, IC and speaker, on order, and this is the year I will (finally!) upgrade to plasma. I am always ISO good tweaks, as well, esp. power conditioners, and I look forward to the next generation of Gainclones ... | |
| Preamp with most dynamic contrast? Dear Bruno,The new transformer based preamps are very good in this regard, and offer very high value, especially when compared to the "High End" as represented by the print media. There is a preponderance of cheap volume controls out there even in... | |
| Speaker choice, help please. Just to get things going I will state my opinion. I am enamored with single driver, crossoverless speakers, and will be from now on. I am presently the owner of a wonderful pair of Ocellia Tilias, which use an 8 inch driver from Phy-Hp and a custo... | |
| Best Integrated All-tube Amp? I own an Almarro 318, and use it in my video system driving a pair of Diatone single driver loudspeakers in bass reflex cabinets, all sourced from EIFL in Japan.The amp is truly musical and full range, and very much underrated, using the same outp... | |
| Tube amp to match sensitive Living Voice Speakers I second the motion made by Chriskeating. I own an Almarro 318 and uses the same output tubes as the Lamm mono amps! It would simplify your system (it is an integrated amp), always a good thing, and the sound is amazing. A good 300B would also wor... | |
| spkr cable: copper, silver or combo/hybrid? Try the non-cables advertised here on Audiogon. They are very cheap, and they will surprise you, or if you have some telephone wire, try single lead runs as per the 47 Labs wire, or some cat 5 wire if available - bare leads, no connectors, reverse... |