bdgregory
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| Totem Arros - Tube Amps ? I went through several amps with them as I played around with different setups. I started with my old trusty Phase Linear 400, w/i about 3 months after I bought Sttafs went to a Parasound HCA-2200. Then to B&K M200s which is where I stayed mos... | |
| Looking for music that features congas, timbalis, Steve Tibbets. "Big Map Idea" seems to be a favorite, though I prefer "Exploded View". He's on ECM, and his music is consistent with other artists on the label. | |
| Looking for Jazz emsembles with a guitar flair Try Philip Catherine - any of his are great, but I think I'm most partial to "Transparence". I also have "Nairam" on vinyl which I bought in '76 I think, and it's fantastic. It's not available on CD that I've been able to find (in fact even Googl... | |
| Totem Arros - Tube Amps ? Not with Arros, but I used a Rel Storm III with Totem Sttafs and it was a beautiful combination. Seamless, and full. | |
| is anybody else a kluz and constantly shorting amp how exactly is it that you manage to constantly short your amp?If you turn power off on your amps, indeed all of your gear before touching cables/interconnects, and double/triple check that your speaker cables are properly attached before turning ... | |
| B&K Reference 30 ...running hot, hot, hot I would call B&K and tell them what's going on. I had a ref 30 but only for a short time. I recall it putting off heat, but not getting hot. If you have at least 2" above the unit that's unobstructed it shouldn't get hot. You also may want to ... | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's one clarification on the biamping. I asked Totem about vertical vs horizontal biamping. Below is their reply. Also notice their reply to my question about driving them with one CJ MF2100. The primary consideration if you biamp with your Plinius is... | |
| Please help me eliminate my phono section hum Denf, I've been having a similar problem and have yet to trace it. I have an Audioquest PT6 and it seems it's highly prone to this hum sound. I've noticed as I change the configuration of my equipment in the rack it can be better or worse, but it'... | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's Sorry Jaffeassc, Let me address your original question with respect to my paragraphs above, and also try to answer your last question.First - when driving the Mani-2 with 100 w/c, they sounded great. Would I buy them based on what I heard? yes. I ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Soundtrack to "The Gladiator" Lisa Gerrard | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's ok, I have an update to my "experiment". The results would say that Baroque speaks truth. As I mentioned above, I started with one Conrad Johnson MF2100. The MF2100 sounded great. Then I added a MF2100. That is, vertically biamped using with 2 ide... | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's ok, this is a cheap tactic to keep this thread in the current list . . . .I'm a little surprised the isn't more participation. I assume there are many Mani-2 owner's (or former owners) out there. Can more of you weigh in? I would like to hear more... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? here's a little coincidence . . . I picked up Rickie Lee Jones "Pirates" this weekend. Tonight was the firts play. Mine is also the first press on WB. Really nice . . . | |
| Replacing Forests??? Jh, I know you say you don't want to go with a subwoofer, but if you put a Rel Storm III (or equivalent) with either the Hawk or the Staff and doubt you'll be concerned with fullness. That issue will go away, and your soundstage will double in siz... | |
| Best Budget Rig sub $600 on that budget you'll be better off buying used. For example - used AMC Solid state power amps are an incredible value at about $100 or so on ebay (AMC 2100 - 100 w/c). Then you can get a separate preamp for $100 or so (Adcom, NAD, Parasound). The... |