avanti1960
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| Best speakers for max. $3000? slightly used harbeth c7es3. recommended for you to investigste based on prior ownership. | |
| Need more heft if you did nothing else and got the Klipsch Forte III you would have much more heft and weight. recommended based on hearing them. | |
| has anyone compared a Parasound Halo with a Hegel H90? Which did you prefer and why? neither with your speakers. you need something more open and transparent to get the S400s out from under the blanket. check out the Marantz PM KI | |
| Rogue Cronus Magnum 2 integrated I owned a CMII for over 3 years and it is an excellent amplifier that gives most amplifiers a run for their money. The sound is tube like in that the sound stage is enormous and the treble is very smooth and refined. Bass is not so tubby and thick... | |
| Preamp to match Rogue Audio Stereo 100 Power Amp? FYI the rogue rh 5 is extremely fast and has excellent drive. the stereophile review mentions this and my use confirms their findings. | |
| Preamp to match Rogue Audio Stereo 100 Power Amp? I have the Stereo 100 amp and really like it. I use the Rogue Audio RH-5 which is a headphone amp as well as a high quality linestage. It is a Stereophile class A linestage / headphone amp ($2500 no phono stage, $2900 with phono). I was plann... | |
| How to accurately gauge speaker sensitivity to match with tube amp? The measurements of your Focals show an intersection of a negative phase angle trace and the impedance trace at 4ohms. This is a legit challenge to amplifiers despite their sensitivity (measured at 89.5db).To get the best, most linear and dynamic... | |
| ???Anyone Here UpGrade From Yaqin/Cayin/etc... To Another Tube Amp Considered Hi End??? just goes to show you how we get accustomed to what we have owned. owning a raven audio nighthawk and blackhawk i found the sound to be neutral, highly refined and colorful with outstanding transparency. sounded spectacular with kef ls50 speaker... | |
| Goldenear Triton One R vs. PSB T3. vs. Spendor D7... I have heard each of them and owned the Spendors. Of those three the Spendors by a mile. However they are not natural sounding. | |
| Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's I have owned the C7ES3 and have listened to the Luxman pairing. The amp is an awesome looking piece of bling but the combination with Harbeth sounds soft and un-engaging IMHO. Buy it if you want to but there are much better options for sound quali... | |
| Are Speakers Like Cask-Conditioned Beer? listen to your taste buds and listen with your ears. | |
| Recommendations for electronic crossover. tread lightly when bypassing the crossovers of any quality loudspeaker. they usually do a lot more than just filtering out low or high frequencies. the other highly critical functions may include:BSC baffle step compensation, reduces frequencie... | |
| 4 or 8 ohm connection for a 6 ohm speaker? 8 ohm has taps have worked much better for me than 4 ohm taps when driving 6 ohm speakers- and it wasn't even close. but this is just a reference point- you really need to test carefully. | |
| Choosing a tube amp for bi-amping just the mids and high frequency. EP4.7s you will need one with at least the same gain spec as whatever amp you are going to drive the woofers with- preferably more gain and adjustable so you can level match each channel. | |
| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options The Rogue Cronus Magnum is an excellent choice if you like more dynamics. refined neutrality and low end impact. Small signal tube updates are a must IMHO but not expensive to realize a big sonic upgrade. The Raven Audio Nighthawk is not as powe... |