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| Very inexpensive speakers for a 2nd system In no particular order. Should be able to find for $300 up to $600 preownedSound Dynamics RTS 3Linn Tucan (recently on audigon)Spendor SP 3/5Dynaudio 40, 42Totem Arros (floor standers) suprising bass in a small roomSpica TC 50sMission 70, 700Epos ... | |
| Does your system sound better or worse? That was good Marco. Now you got me thinking, I wonder what my system sounds like sober? | |
| Amp for some new Gallos PsiiiIn reference to your reply Gallo ref speakers. In your post you alluded to problems reported with tube preamps when using class D amps. I have been having some problems with my class D amp. I have several different tube preamps I use with it.... | |
| Best stereo recievers of the 1970's? Ditto: Marantz 2270. Has pre out main in and a great tuner section to boot. All around great classic. Actually any of the Marantz 20XX or 22XX of the time period. These were when Sol Marantz was still in charge. I had a Fisher 500C along with a 22... | |
| Best Tube Integrated I would keep my eye out for a Jadis Orchestra Reference, JOR, on Audigon which should come in under your "less than" $2K price point. I puts out about 50 WPC and particularly with KT 90 tubes has a lot of punch but still a lot of tube sweetness. | |
| It's Hammond B3 Organ Day How about Groove Holms also in addition to Jimmy Smith! They had a Hammond B-3 organ venue as part of the week long Jazz festival at the Berks Jazz Festival (Reading, Pa.)several years ago with Joey and his Pappa John DiFrancesco and a female whos... | |
| Phase switch on pre amp use? You will find that many high end preamps in particular will indicate that the preamp out is inverted phase. (And they do not have a switch to change it). This is due to circuit design philosophy, allowing a simpler circuit (read purer) in their op... | |
| Unplugging / replugging Anti Cables Changes things Very curious indeed...Over the weekend I got the Signature version (from a fellow Audiogoner-so burn in should not be in play)of my current M III amp which per several reviews was said to be a significant improvement. When I replaced the M III wit... | |
| Small, tube-friendly speaker suggestions needed I have a pair of Spendor S 3/5 (not the slightly more forward S 3/5 e) which I am driving with a small push pull EL 84 integrated (Jolida 102B with EH gold pin EL 84s and some cap upgdrades) in a small room with great results. If price is an objec... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view In answer to Jdillard.Yes most class D switching amps do use the B&O with the expeption of Spectron, which use their own proprietary module plus a lot of very high speed sampling/feedback plus a very large transformer. I have listened to the B... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Addition to my above post:Take a look at mjfvashon and Platos comments above. The Bel Cantos in mjfvashons rig and the NuForce in Platos both let their superb front ends ie Bel Canto DAC-3 and 6Sn7 based pre respectively shine through. I drive my ... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view I am now driving my Magnepan 20Rs with a Spectron Musician III and previously a pair of Bel Canto ref 1000 monoblocs and both bested the big boy SS Class A and A/B amps that I have had in my system before. | |
| Do you "treat" your speakers rubber surrounds? Hey Ehaller and Cytocycle:, Right On! I discovered 303 Protectant a few years ago (at a sailing shop) and use it on my vintage '98 993 Porsche Carrera dash and the Carrera is definitely worth more than my HiFi rig, so I definitely have had great s... | |
| The planets have aligned Curious as to the rest of your system. Source/Pre/Amps etc? Regardless, whatever they are, I am happy for you. I just got a Spectron Musician III amp and a deHavilland Ultraverve pre and for the first time finally have heard what my Magnepan 20s a... | |
| Best modern EL84 tube I have had great luck with the Electro Harmonix gold pin tubes. I have used them in my second system Jolida 102B integrated amp and my vintage integrated Scott EL 84 (6BQ5) based amp. |