artmaltman
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| Soliloquy 6.5 vs. Coincident Super Eclipse same $ Where does the regular "Victory" fit in this mix? Thanks,Art | |
| integrated tube reccommendations I'm real happy with Cary SLI80. Probably $1800 used. High quality build and sound and look too, switchable between triode and ultralinear.Art | |
| Has anyone heard the Shunyata Cables? My experience with Shunyata power cords is that they have a very substantial impact on sound, usually adding tremendous refinement and then depending on the choice, either melloning out the sound or adding dynamics.After experimenting with the pow... | |
| New Theil 2.4's any opinions If you power them properly with clean source, good cables, proper positioning, etc, they a world-class bargain. If you don't system match carefully then you will wonder what is all the fuss about. This is usual case for Thiel speakers. It's not a ... | |
| Used tube pre-amp around $1,000 The AI stepped attentuators have steps that are sonicly too big, so you may not be able to achieve the precise volume you are seeking. Still, the quality of sound is remarkable. | |
| Do you really need ultra expensive cables? Cables make a HUGE difference. Even power cords.You don't "need" to spend any particular percentage on cables and you may well find a low cost cable family that suits your system quite well. But they do make a huge difference.You might want to use... | |
| jolida 202 or 302? Well put Trelja.Art | |
| Used tube pre-amp around $1,000 I suggest get an AI and change the tubes every year. Seriously. The M3a, or an older M3 if budget is tight. AI is clearer and more detailed than CJ at the price point you are describing, although you will give up that hint of CJ sweetness. AI is n... | |
| Golden Tube amps These are long out of production, and I don't know if the firm still exists but I doubt it. Golden Tube gear was reputed to have substantially more reliability problems than average. I personally owned an early SE-100 and could never get it to run... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-2's I had high hopes for the VR2 but at the high end show on Friday the VR2's sounded extremely muddy to me. This was a shock. I've always liked the VR line and it seems to keep getting better . A good friend of mine tells me that the VR2's sounded mu... | |
| Does anybody know what's wrong with Tyler's bass? I have found sometimes that I thought speakers were limited in bass when it turned out that my cabling was the problem. Some cables with deep bass are Quatrofil, Cardas Golden Reference, Analysis Plus Oval 9. Might we worth a shot.Art | |
| Current Thiel and Aerial owners-- please comment.. You need a lot of very clean, warm sounding power to make Thiels sing. It can be worth it. For some reason, Cardas Golden Cross speaker cables (that one model in particular) are a match made in heaven for Thiels.).Art | |
| Buggtussel's This brand was extremely impressive at CES in January. Sorry I don't recall the details though.Art | |
| what speakers for 40 watt triode? Thanks for your ideas. I will have to experiment with some more efficient speakers and find out. I've been thinking Ref 3a, Coincident, or Silverline. I had not thought of Alon or Roman in this category. (Are B&W so efficient too?) I plan to p... | |
| Sonus Faber Grand Piano vs. ProAc 2.5 Speakers What do you mean by "sound better"? How do the sounds compare? If the Bow is a tube amp, well, you are probably preferring the amp. |