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| Cary SLI-80 vs Cary 300SEI Thanks Nick. I understand that the 300SEI is pure class A and uses 300B tubes. I surmise that you found the 300SEI to sound substantially better than the SLI-80, although it seems that you liked both. If you would like to present more detail on th... | |
| Alpha Core MI2 vs Audience AU24 speaker cable These are both great cables. I like Sean's analysis of the situation. Aren't the AU24 substantially more expensive than the Goertz copper line? As for Dan's question, my own experience many years ago was that it was worthwhile to build an expensiv... | |
| Please help--my ears are hurting Cardas cables usually help alleviate the type of problem that you are describing. | |
| integrated Tube C-J CAV50 for Proac 2.5 I own the SLI-80 and it powers my Silverline Sonatina II, even in triode mode, beautifully. However I suspect the power for the Proac 2.5 would be marginal unless the room is not very big.Art | |
| sexiest sounding female vocalists? Jacintha. | |
| Sonic Frontiers Power 2 SE opinions please. Worth an audition, yes.Art | |
| integrated Tube C-J CAV50 for Proac 2.5 Preamps I've enjoyed with the CJ amps are Audible Illusions M3a, CJ 17LS, and First Sound Deluxe II. Each of these is great at it's price point, I feel. The First Sound is absolutely jaw-dropping beautiful, it is shockingly good. I've heard there ... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Power 2 SE opinions please. Neutral, detailed, well built. Not a warm-ish tube sound. Sonic Frontiers is no more, but at least some of the same staff are at Parts Connection in Canada (I may not be spelling it right). It's difficult to predict how any amp will deal with such... | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? Gale 401-c | |
| integrated Tube C-J CAV50 for Proac 2.5 That depends on your taste. I have personally wanted badly to switch from tubes to solid state, and I've tried numerous times, but always find something missing when I do. Others seem make the switch comfortably, or not, depending on taste. This i... | |
| integrated Tube C-J CAV50 for Proac 2.5 Not enough power for the Proac 2.5. I tried this combination once. Sorry. At least in my experience, the combination sounded a bit flat and soft in the bass. The CJ-11a amp was adequate to power the Proac 2.5 for small rooms, and the CJ Premier 12... | |
| UPS strikes again I had a similar experience with Fed Ex. There are basically certain circumstances where they find they have to suspend their guarenteed delivery times - typically due to severe weather. I don't remember whether I asked for a partial refund or reci... | |
| Thiel 2.3 vs 2.4 Rob raises a good point about the CS6. I have not heard this speaker in many years but my memory of it is that it captured that elusive relaxed musical quality, that Thiels often lack, while also preserving the great coherence, soundstage and nuan... | |
| Thiel 2.3 vs 2.4 I have not heard the Meridian piece in question so please don't take my comments as disparaging of the Meridian. I was referring in general to my experience that solid state amps don't fare as well with Thiels as powerful tube amps do. Also I was ... | |
| Thiel 2.3 vs 2.4 I have always preferred the sound of Thiels with tube gear, albeit powerful tube gear. I'm not surprised that Thiel 2.3 with Meridian could produce sound that would fail to sell.As for the cost of a Thiel speaker, bear in mind that once you have T... |