beemer
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| B&W Nautilus 800.....where's the bass? You need to lose the Adcom. B&W like watts AND current.Try a Levinson 336 or 432, Classe 401, Krell FPB600.The new "D" series B&W are better, however what you have is no where near as bad as others have said here. You just need real power.... | |
| Tube amplifiers that really drive MBL 101E's Oh oh! My bad!So sorry......his amps are Premier 8A's.Sorry for the typo.Best,Paul :-) | |
| Tube amplifiers that really drive MBL 101E's A friend has an early pair of 101b's. He's driving them with the CJ Premier 11A's. We have found that this particular speaker likes lots of tube watts to open up. I have no experience with the later models.Best,Paul :-) | |
| Where do you find new music? I listen to the PBS stations in my area. This gets me lots of good jazz and classical music to pick from. Most of these stations will have playlists with full info on the website, so it's easy to find the artist/title.Best,Paul :-) | |
| Wadia direct into amp, Sound a bit too lean?? I'd get rid of the AZ silver reference and try the matrix copper instead...seriously.Not to slight Wadia, however at one time I had the 270/27ix combo. I picked up a Levinson 390S on a whim and ended up selling the Wadia combo. I find the Wadia pl... | |
| Pre amp and source suggestions for VR-4jr? You're a smart guy! Home theater thru a well put together 2 channel system negates the need for center channel, sub woofer, etc. No HT pre-processor I've heard can do straight 2 channel well.....and I've heard most of the high-end offerings.I'm no... | |
| "Giant Killer" The things legends are made of. Want a new giant killer? Take a listen to the McIntosh 275 tube amp. This piece absolutely slays me.Best,Paul :-) | |
| Passively bi-amping You did not buy a second amp for no reason. The Alephs are great amps. Possibly a bit shy of power for your B&W's.Put one amp back up in stereo and listen for a while....then go back to the biamp configuration. You'll hear it. I passively biam... | |
| Krell FPB 300cx vs Pass X250.5 Your experiences with the two amps may well come down to their input impedances vs your current preamp.I demo'd a Pass X0.2 preamp that I was considering purchase of. No doubt it's a fine piece, however not with Levinson amps. Impedance mismatch B... | |
| Need help on DB Systems POWER AMP repair. DB Systems is alive and well in new Hampshire. They can repair and upgrade your amp if you are so inclined. Here's the URL:http://www.dbsystemsaudio.com/Hope this helps!Paul :-) | |
| How do you 'listen' to new music? Welcome to the great world of both jazz and classical music.Do you have a public radio station in your area? This can be a great way to expand your musical horizons.here in central massachusetts I am blessed as I get good choice. WGBH fm out of Bo... | |
| Preamp for ML336 Classe preamps work well with Levinson, as do BAT.I biamp my Aerial 20t's with a 336 on the bottom, and 33H on the top. I have used:Audio Research SP11BAT VK5BAT VK50SEClasse CP-65Classe OmegaI'm now using a Levinson 32.For me, I need 2 sets of ba... | |
| Why don't kids nowadays know about Jazz and classi "Because the corporate powers that control the media and bought politicans with cash payoffs decided in the early 80's to "dumb down" the entire US population.By introducing "info-tainment" and confusing fact with fiction (a specialty of the curre... | |
| Silver vs. Cooper speakers cables To answer teajay's question from way back in this thread. (sorry teajay for the wait). I replaced the AZ Matrix Reference II copper with Silver Reference II between the CD player and preamp. It made my system sound flat. Took out air and ambience.... | |
| upgrading CD player results I have an Adcom GFP 750 on a secon (actually 3rd) system.The Adcom can be a bit clinical, especially in active mode.it's a great preamp at it used price point, however I find I prefer it in passive mode.Best,Paul :-) |