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| Tube amp for rock? Newb Questions I too would stick with SS. You're talking hard rock & metal on a serious budget. Heritage Klipsch with an older McIntosh amp will get you a lot farther than those on your list of considerations. However, for the money you're talking, you are g... | |
| Anyone a Regina Spektor fan? My sister is her vocal coach, not her manager or booking agent. It's odd, because she's playing some great venues out here in CA. | |
| Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160 I heard the XA-160s with Eggleston Works Andra II's. If you like the Pass sound, the XA is a welcome step up from the X-350. More rounded, fluid, altogether more musical. The Andra II's are phenomenally good, the kind of speaker that will stop you... | |
| Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160 It would have been beneficial to the conversation had you noted in your initial post that your list of considerations was no larger than space between the erasers and the Chicklets. | |
| Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160 OK, I accept that X is wrong. And I know two wrongs don't make a right. But what about three wrongs? It just feels right to me... | |
| your most memorable component Looking into my crystal ball, they will be the George Wright AU-15 2A3 15W push/pull triode amps we just heard. George is on a run through CA, visiting dealers who sell his products, and was kind enough to stop by and let us hear his new 15W EL84 ... | |
| musical drummers...who are they ??? Aren't ALL drummers musical?Definitely not. As a drummer for nearly 30 years, I'd say there are very few who qualify as such. A musical drummer plays compositionally, carrying a tune of their own, even when playing solo. Not many, even the phenome... | |
| musical drummers...who are they ??? There is only one 'musical drummer'........STOMU YAMASHTA.No joke. I mean, if 'ol Stomu hadn't played on every CD in my collection, I'd be sitting in silence right now. | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I have spoken to several people who have considered the Puppys to be far overpriced for what they do. FWIW.You can always find people to confirm any opinion, and they'll virtually line up to disparage a successful product or company. I suspect you... | |
| Speaker match with Pass Labs XA-160 Boa, The problem with the Andra IIs... very hard to find on the used marketI'm sure these can be had for a close-to-used price, and here is a used pair.I've seen as many as 3 pair at once on the used market. But if you're deciding between the WP7... | |
| The most revealing redbook/dsd player under 10k? There may be an owner in the LA area, but I'm not certain. I used to own an APL Denon 3910, but I have since sold it for financial reasons. According to APL, there will soon be an LA-area owner willing to audition the NWO-2.5. I'm sure APL can giv... | |
| The most revealing redbook/dsd player under 10k? Following your last post, Trackmango, I'd ditto Tvad's recommendation of the APL NWO2. Source and preamp in one. I heard the previous iteration (NW01) play some Rachmaninov, and was overjoyed to actually hear each instrument remain distinct from t... | |
| Are the Klipschorns mainly for Classical music ?? Get well quickly, Allsmiles. And no moving speakers around during recovery! :-) | |
| The most revealing redbook/dsd player under 10k? Does something like that exists? A player that can delivery enough seperation for all 7,8 instruments to sound clearly at the same time.If the rest of your system allows it to, yes. If it's revealing, unyieldingly analytical you're looking for, yo... | |
| Are the Klipschorns mainly for Classical music ?? Like I said before I have no desire to own a 50,000-100,000 dollar system.You can spend less than $10K and have mind-blowing sound. Given that you like hard rock, I'd suggest a McIntosh SS amp, which mates well with Klipsch. Add a good tube preamp... |