beemer
Responses from beemer
| Your opinions/reviews of AR Ref-1 I had my friend's Ref 1 here for a month. It was a tad better than the SP-11 I owned at the time, soundstage was deeper and imaging was rock-solid. However, I auditioned and purchased a BAT VK50SE which, IMHO made the Ref 1 a non-contender. I have... | |
| BAT VK-30 or BAT VK-30se Good luck with your BAT purchase. I bought a VK50SE last fall and have no regrets. Wonderful build quality and sound. Very synergistic with my 10t's and Levinson 33H. Paul | |
| Are you Guys Rich or What!? Buy used! I NEVER thought I'd end up with the system I've got now, and if you told me two years ago what I'd have today I would have fallen out of the chair! I've got $25,000 in a system that at retail would be $47,000. Shop around, I surely do no... | |
| 2 Channel Pass Through for Home Theater I second what Djjd said about the Nakamichi CA-1. I had one, but being used to the Yamaha DSP's of years back, I traded it in on a Lexicon DC-1 some time ago. As an audiophile two-channel device, the CA-1 was considerably better than the DC-1 IMHO... | |
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| I promised myself I'd never do this Jeff: Do yourself a favor. Find even a VK-5i BAT preamp to listen to. The ARC is good, but that's where your high-end sheen is coming from. Trust me on this one! Paul | |
| Anyone compared these 2 Preamps ? I'm a happy owner of a VK50SE. I had an Audio Research SP-11 for years, and auditioned the Ref 1 amongst many others. The only thing I can say is this: The VK50SE is the best preamp I've heard anywhere, bar none. | |
| I promised myself I'd never do this Jeff: You've got the right idea but I feel you are headed in the wrong direction. I'd lose the SP-14 first. Try a VK5i BAT preamp for short money, or VK30, 30SE. I lived with an SP-11 for a long time. Don't get me wrong, Audio Research is a great ... | |
| Best Zip Code for Perfect Life North Central Massachusetts has all the things you are looking for. I can be at a numerous high-end stores in 45 minutes. I'm in a neighborhood, yet can play loudly at any time (within reason) I do shut listening room windows if it's late. Respect... | |
| Rock and Roll Snobbery I agree with other poster's thoughts that rock sounds better on a less revealing system. My reference system is great with quite a bit of music that I like, and I have found some older rock CD's that formerly were unlistenable that now sound great... | |
| Krell, Classe or Bryston? Best I've heard 3.6r's sound has been with Levinson 336 or the big Plinius in Class "A" mode. I've got 4 friends with these maggies and they all ended up with one of these amps or the other. Runner up: Hafler 9500/9505. Short money maggie solution... | |
| BAT VK5se V. AR LS5mkIII If this may help.... I had an ARC SP-11 for quite a while. I demo'd Levinson 32, ARC Ref1 (ref1 for two week demo) VK30, VK50, and VK50SE. I bought the VK50SE. Can you get your dealer to let you take the VK5SE home for a weekend? Ask!!!! | |
| Replacement heads for Technics RS1506US I feel your pain. I had an RS1500US. Great reel deck, and one of the few to have all three common speeds. I sold mine before parts became an issue. Once in a GREAT while I've seen these come up on ebay, and even more rarely, with a spare headstack... | |
| Aerial 10t vs B&W 802 As a 10t owner, I can tell ya, these need a quality frontend to show their stuff. 10t has no sonics of it's own, it's a mirror of the source. I've owned mine a year, and have completely replace my entire frontend in that time. Pure magic now! Syst... | |
| Tube Pre-amp beneficial? Hello Wsmatau: I use a BAT VK50SE. I took home numerous preamps including Rowland, Levinson, CJ, ARC REF1 and REF2. In the end the 50SE was THE one. Nothing else came close in it's price range. Yeah, expensive, and for me worth every penny. Do you... |