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| best 5-20K speakers for high-end tube amp? Sorry, No Slouch, it should be member Skushino.Also, I believe that many Audiogon members would advise taking any recommendation by Atmasphere as golden. I think that he is pointing you in exactly the direction you want to go. | |
| What is your idea of a Perfect Album? Frank Zappa - "Joe's Garage" | |
| best 5-20K speakers for high-end tube amp? For $30K on the used market, you should be able to find your dream speaker. Actually, you could probably spend much less for that end result.You might also look at the system of member skuhino. The Edgarhorns could be a perfect match for your soni... | |
| Ok ML CLS and SET amp owners - interesting ? True enough, Btstrg. Bill, contact member douglikesaudio and he can give you his impressions of the SET/ML combination. He's the one who now has the Single Ben's.Good luck,Howard | |
| Where do you find new music? XM Radio - I keep a notepad in the car, as there is a lot of great music in a wide range of genreswww.cdbaby.com - Great selection, and samples of most artists | |
| Ok ML CLS and SET amp owners - interesting ? You are correct in that the autoformers alter the impedance of the speaker, making them easier to drive. At least that's how it as explained to me by a friend who was using an Audio Note SET amp with his ML's. That is, until he moved to the Cain &... | |
| best 5-20K speakers for high-end tube amp? No slouch,Thanks for your in-depth recount of all your auditioning. Man, you sure have been listening to a lot of speakers! I'm jealous, actually.I am definitely not experienced enough to make specific recommendations from the vast list of brands ... | |
| best 5-20K speakers for high-end tube amp? best 5-20K speakers for high-end tube amp?This is the title of your request. Yet, you auditioned potential candidates with a SS amp? How could you possibly know what they will sound like if you're not even close to the configuration that you will ... | |
| Why does my new tube amp and preamp sound so bad? The La Scala's (we own them as well) sound completely different depending upon placement. Even when swapping between the two different tube amps that we have, I have to adjust the speakers to optimize the sound. Still, we use an active sub, as 53H... | |
| BAT vs. Quicksilver Sure thing, Elb.Howard | |
| BAT vs. Quicksilver On that note (Tubes108), we had a 6C33C tube that was bad when we purchased the Quickie Triodes. We are the second owners of the amps. Mike Sanders informed me that he now uses bias stabilizers so that the tubes stay more easily within the proper ... | |
| Best Efficient versatile Speaker reaching 30Hz? On the used market:Silverline Sonata II ~$2600Soliloquy 6.3 ~$1500Soliloquy 6.5 (22Hz) ~$3300Bargains all, IMO. And they mate well with virtually any amp. That is, if you like the amp, you will like the sound. The speakers are that neutral soundin... | |
| BAT vs. Quicksilver Bombaywalla, No question, the Quicksilver products are outstanding. If you're anything like me, discovering such a reversal of impressions is pretty exciting.Elb, I have used the Quicksilver IC's and speaker cables for coming up on two years. The ... | |
| Best Efficient versatile Speaker reaching 30Hz? Silverline Sonata II or III (95db, 25Hz)Soliloquy 6.3 (90db, 28Hz)Coincident are also said to be quite good.Reimer too has speakers to fit the bill.Other option: add a sub. Our ACI Titan blends seamlessly with our 53Hz Klipsch La Scala horns. I've... | |
| What's the "worst" cdp for the money? I've heard A LOT of players over the years, and probably thirty or more over the past two years. Some I really enjoyed, while others just didn't do it for me. But not a single one fit the description of "$3K player that sounds like a $300 player."... |