artg
Responses from artg
| laid back speakers Why dont we reverse the thread, and give a list of speakers that would sound TERRIBLE with said "bright" SS amp (putting aside the fact that he might consider the amp instead)...Thiel, Dynaudio, Merlin, Audio Physic immediatley come to mind. | |
| Digital Connundrum - Levinson? Audio Aero? macallan25 - what did you end up buying? | |
| Digital Connundrum - Levinson? Audio Aero? alas, now i know why the usually decisive audionut is being wishy washy on this - I HAVE NO TUNES AND AM GOING NUTS. I sent my Berning in for the wiring upgrade 10 days ago, and so im a nutjob drooling over gear here all the time! It's really pret... | |
| Digital Connundrum - Levinson? Audio Aero? very interesting. I suspect that CDP is not the weak link. in fact, there are no serious weak links in my system {why do we always feel the need to mess with success?}, no, just areas that can be improved in one way or another. I have heard from t... | |
| laid back speakers ....... uh, B&W.... uh, vandersteen.... uh, spendor...... uh, sonus faber...... uh, proac. | |
| King of the Hill yeah, but will nice clothes and a fast car make up for being a fat, disgusting slob? | |
| King of the Hill whoah, nelly, that's pretty intersting to think about. allow me to make another analogy, does the guy with the fastest car always win? will nike shoes make up for white-boy jumping (in)ability, do fancy clothes and cars make up for the fact that i... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound paul - after the month of play, there are many tube options to consider, as has been outlined extensively here. the 7308's and 6922's are designed for looong life, the 6DJ8's somewhat less. i havent had mine long enough to weigh in on how the FS i... | |
| Berning ZH270 Synergy I agree, it's an amp with range. In fact, Sonus Faber uses it in their test room while developing their new speakers, which is quite a statement all by itself.... I know other have used the Berning (strapped, i think) to drive very, very high end ... | |
| Berning ZH270 Synergy this is an older post, but thought i'd add to it. My Berning makes my Sonud Faber Guarneri Homage's scream for more! it's really a lovely combination! | |
| tube upgrade for first sound I asked emmanuel about "upgraded" OA2 tubes. He kind of poo poo'd the idea. apparently its a binary thing: it works or it's out, without any real difference in the sound of different OA's. Dan makes a good point, however, need to periodically look... | |
| What's after Supratek This thread has been interesting and lead to some reflection on my part. We all have our STRONG biases, based on our own personal financial and emotional investements in this hobby - others because they know the designer, sell competitors or whate... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? the other variable not mentioned in the above post is tube set. The FS really comes to live, very harmoinically rich, not at all lean with the Amperex 6922 PQ tubes; even richer and lusher with old 6DJ8's (e.e.g bugle boys from 1959-60). Others ha... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? I love my Presence Deluxe Mk II, but now im thinking about upgrading probably to the 4.0 with paramount plus upgrade, or maybe the full-monte Paramount II. Man oh man, it's gonna cost me a pretty penny, but it's only money, right? | |
| tube upgrade for first sound well done Paul! I am sure you will have many audio revelations with your new toy, and welcome to tubes. After a month or so, do look into an upgraded power cord (electraglide, shunyata elrod come to mind), do look at platform/isolation system (Aur... |