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| Audible Illusions Modulus 3A vs. CJ Premier 14 ? The Audible is a great preamp and dare I say a little more neutral than the CJ. Cj preamps have always had a sound that let you know they were CJ's.The 3A is a great match with McCormack. It offers a dip switch internally that will reduce the gain... | |
| Help: Searching for Vandersteen-like speakers... I will have to disagree with Phasecorrect just a little on the loudness thing. Since I don't know which Vandersteen speaker(s) you are refering to, I can say that the Model 5 will play as loud as anyone should be listening to and then some. The 3A... | |
| McCormack HT-1 Deluxe 3 Channel Amplifier It is an excellent amp with the same sonics as the DNA .5 Deluxe. It should match up perfectly. You can have it upgraded but I wouldn't really think, in a home theater context, that it would be needed. Well built and well designed. | |
| Phase and time alligned speakers All speakers will benefit from a more perfect signal. Phase and time correct speakers are no different. Feed them a good signal through good electronics and wire and you will be justly rewarded. For a good read, visit the Audio Perfectionist Journ... | |
| The NEW Dahlquists? I personally think they fit in with the JBL line and a few other mass market brands. Not really that impressive. I would expect to see them in Circuit City and Best Buy. But, as all things go, I'm sure they will find a limited market. | |
| Comments on Clearaudio Aurum Beta S I used a Aurum Beta on my brand new VPI MkIV (Rega 250 w/ Incognito wiring) with the same results. It didn't hum at first (well not that much) but within a day it was really humming. I tried everything under the sun to fix it. Finally, I tried a S... | |
| Help: Searching for Vandersteen-like speakers... I'm going to chime in with one last post. DON'T believe manufacturers specs. If it is a ported design, it will have trouble going below 40hz ( not to say it can't but usually they will be very expensive). Manufacturers spec speakers with all kinds... | |
| Help: Searching for Vandersteen-like speakers... There are a lot of good solid state amps out there. You would really need to decide on your speakers because some amps do work better with certain speaker loads and form a kind of Synergy.The McCormack DNA .5 is a good choice. The Belles 150A Hotr... | |
| Attn: McCormack DNA 0.5 owners I have had a mixed bag with the McCormack's I've used. Most of them didn't thump. But I did have one that did. As mentioned above, it may have something to do with the mute relay. Seems the older they get the more likely this is to happen.Call McC... | |
| grainy sounding high end system I will second the opinion on your front end. Might want to look at that. Also, you might want to look at the preamp. The choice of tubes does make a difference. Sometimes you can "Tune" some of what you are hearing out with a different cable (inte... | |
| Help: Searching for Vandersteen-like speakers... One other thing I forgot to mention. Of all the tube amps, The ARC tube amps to me sound best with Vandersteen's. Vandersteen told me once that Quicksilvers were good also. | |
| Help: Searching for Vandersteen-like speakers... I agree with the idea of a tube pre and solid state amp. I use an Audible Illusions with a Theta. Too much of the tube thing can be bad with the 2Ce. They will become a little over warm. If you like that sound---then so be it. Also, SS tightens up... | |
| Urgent help: fuse breaker box for dedicated line? Are you pulling out of your regular house breaker panel? If so, All you need is a breaker(single pole) of the same brand breakers that are in your box. Using one pole will give you the 120v you desire. Every wire in your house should go back to th... | |
| Round Two: Best Speakers for LOUD music and rock?? One of the reasons(if not the biggest)that 1st order crossovers do not play "As loud" as some other designs is that this design requires the tweeter to dip fairly low in frequency and the midrange to operate at the top of its range and towards the... | |
| Speakers with Audio Research LS25MKII & VT100MKIII The Vandersteen 3A Signatures have been known to perform at a lofty level with this equipment. |