beemer
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| Ok, some of you suggested Magnepan 1.6QR Having owned Maggie 3.5r's for quite a while, and auditioning numerous amps, the Hafler 9500/9505 series is as good as anything else under $6500. These Haflers are not well-known, but GREAT value. 9500 series were Stereophile "b" recommended. Unti... | |
| How to converge projection TV? I agree with everything avguygeorge said. Don't mess with it yourself! I bought a Hitachi Ultravision 50" RPTV 3 years ago, it's been trouble-free. One of the deciding factors in that purchase was the picture (excellent!) and the fact that the set... | |
| Aerial 10 T vs Aerial 8 B I can't tell you about the 8b, however I own a pair of 10t's and I've been happy with them over a year now. 10t will show you the flaws in your source components, however should sound excellent with your rowland/ead combo. I'm using: BAT VK50SE pr... | |
| Aerial 10 T and EAD Poermaster 1000 ? I have 10t's as well. Using Levinson 33H's with great results. Try and hear the 10t's with reference grade amps! Blow you away! | |
| Tube sound: Pre-amp vs. amp? You do not say what your source is! Assuming it's CD, might it be your CD player adding the HF edge? Regardless, a tube preamp will reduce the HF edge, but it will not remove the transistors from your SS amp. Transistors have their own sound as we... | |
| speaker degradation question Justy: If you find your current speakers/sub musically satisfying by all means use them for home theater. New does not neccesarily make better. Do not fall for the salesman's hype. | |
| Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time? BAT VK50SE for sure. Honorable mention: ARC SP11 w/Amperex 7308's. | |
| preamp for classe ca-200 I've got Classe' M-1000 monoblocks into Aerial 10t's Best tube preamp with this combo has been BAT VK50SE. I've tried MANY! Good luck | |
| Are Carver amps worth a damn? In a word, yes. for a short money improvement buy used Hafler XL-600, DH500, 9500, or 9505. | |
| Vintage Receivers vs. Modern MidFi I've currently got in house a Luxman R1120A receiver driving a pair of a/d/s L1530's in the bedroom. Big sound from this old reciever! In my home office by the computer is a Yamaho CR-2040 with an a/d/s CD4 cd player (first generation!), Nakamichi... | |
| Home Theatre - Hoax or Substance? I'm a two-channel guy who fell into the trap of HT several years ago. Bought Lexicon DC-1, ML ReQuest fronts, SL3 for rear, Logos center, pair of velo FSR15's for subs, big rear projection set. Love it for DVD movies, DTS is better, ie, Eagles hel... | |
| BAT VK50SE and Levinson 333, 336 anyone? Hey Michaelm: I'm local to you. I am very familiar with Ensemble in Nashua. Shoot me an email at beemers@bellatlantic.net and we'll talk further. beemer | |
| Balanced Preamp Recommendations? If it's not out of your price range, have a listen to the BAT VK50SE. I owned ARC SP-11 for years, and recently auditioned a ARC REF1. Then a friend bought a BAT VK50. I was hooked, and bought the VK50SE. It's breaking in now! Sad thing was the 50... | |
| Amps & Maggies...what is your take? having owned Maggie 3.5r and now hearing my friend's 3.6r driven by Hafler 9500/9505 series amps sounding really good! Way warmer and more natural than the thin-sounding, but well warranteed Bryston. Musical Concepts makes mods for these haflers t... | |
| ARC Ref 2 Here's my experience: I just sold an SP-11 that I owned for quite some time. I had been increasingly unhappy with a higher frequency glare and sibilance from the SP-11. In my search for a new preamp I borrowed a friend's Ref 1 for several weeks. S... |