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| Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State? Hey Wolf ... did you catch the news on Lady Gaga's latest gig. Another wacko lady performer in her "act" (if that's what you'd call it) vomits all over GaGa. Yes ... I'm talking fingers down the throat and all the rest that follows. Where was Gaga... | |
| New KT150 tubes? More importantly ... do the KT-150s sound better than the KT-120s and if so how much better. Even more important, how much do they cost and is the cost increase worth it. | |
| New KT150 tubes? Tsushima, my eyes ain't what they used to be. I assume you are implying that ARC is hogging the KT-150s for itself? Rats!!! I hate hogs. Well ... I don't feel like getting my head snapped off by calling ARC. Perhaps Gary (Hifigeek) will weigh in a... | |
| Blade vs S5 vs Avior vs Hansen's Prince E's Btw, I've read some great reviews on the Magico S5s. Problem is that they list for $29K. | |
| Blade vs S5 vs Avior vs Hansen's Prince E's Welcome to our world and our quandry. And no ... I do not think choosing a dealer is the answer either. For one, many great speakers are only sold manufacturer direct, such as Daedalus, Totem, Joseph Audio, etc. In addition, even a "great" dealer ... | |
| Tube Amp for Martin Logan Speakers Zd542, I was tempted to take a shot at your question but decided not to. Ralph (Atmasphere), Al (Almarg) and several other members are EEs and will do a much better job responding. Having said that, I will just put out there this simplistic explan... | |
| ARC or other Pre? Thanks Ralph. ... Actually, my question or point was focused more to Abrew's prior post about whether there's been earth shaking changes taking place in the technology. I thought you'd be in the best position to comment since you are a designer an... | |
| VPI Aries with non-VPI arm Max ... I truly understand your anxiety about the VPI uni-pivot arm. I own a VPI Classic, which comes with the uni-pivot arm. First couple of set-ups, ... I was a nervous wreck. Same questions and concerns you had.At this point ... it takes me abo... | |
| ARC Ref CD-8 compared to CD-6 and/or Ref CD-9 Thanks Jafant, but I already owned the CD-7 and traded up to the CD-8. IMO, the CD-8 sounds better than the CD-7, probably because the CD-8 uses the newer Burr Brown 1796 PCM DAC. The CD-6 and CD-9 use a later version of the BB DAC ... the BB 1796... | |
| ARC or other Pre? Abrew and Ralph ... I've been through a lot of ARC gear. SP16 >> SP17 >> Ref 3 >> Ref 5 >> Ref 5 SE. VS-110 >> VS-115 >> Ref 150. PH-7 >> PH-8. Ref CD-7 >> Ref CD-8. Not sure I can say "one size fits... | |
| ARC or other Pre? From what I have read, the LS 27 nips at the heels of the Ref 5 (not SE) and probably sounds a little better than the Ref 3. Don't see too many LS 27s for sale, but occassionally one or two hit the "for sale" sheets. | |
| subwoofer connection quandry Al and others ... the OP's Q reminds me of what I had to do to solve my sub-woofer issues. Rather than repeat everything I said before, I'll just put out there that the solution to my sub-woofer problem was picking up a custom made impedance buffe... | |
| Philly FM Radio and FM Tuner Redux Mapman ... thanks. And if I wanted to use a DAC, what then? How do I go from the internet (FIOS) to the DAC to my linestage? | |
| Sadly missed manufacturers Al and others .... is it true? Mark Levinson married Kim Cattrel???? I LUV her. Well .. I guess "The Man" met "The Babe." :) | |
| Swapping Paradigm studio 100 tweeter to Beryllium Fyi ... I heard the Paradigm Tribute about 18 months ago at a dealer. I hate to tell you what it did to another A'gon favorite brand speaker when I "A/B'ed" the two speakers using the same amp. If speakers had tails (not tales), the other brand cr... |