bobneill
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| Blue Circle BC3 Galatea - thoughts "The BC3 is more transparent and revealing, but in my system, I prefered the smoother midrange and slight bloominess in the bass of the SEP1. Both pre's use the same 6922 tubes, yet sound distinctly different. The BC3sounds solid-state-ish in comp... | |
| Spendor, Harbeth...why so hot ? This is more or less a footnote to the discussion, intended mainly for those of who are both curious about but also suspicious of Harbeths. Since Harbeth Monitor 40's are monitors, albeit "not nasty monitors" (REG), I fed one of favorite cd's to ... | |
| Spendor, Harbeth...why so hot ? The Spendor SP 1/2's driven by something with some character (Blue Circle hybrids, for example) can be a remarkably satisfying speaker if it's not in toooo big a room and if you don't need a firm, deep bottom. (REG reports that his, with REL Storm... | |
| Spendor, Harbeth...why so hot ? I think the smaller Spendors are superb, the best at what they do. I think when you cross over into the Harbeth range that use the "radial" midrange/woofer (Compact 7, Monitor 30, Monitor 40), you move onto the next level of BBC technology. My own... | |
| Best Hybrid Amps. Tube Solid state amp I own Blue Circle BC 2.1's which are upgraded versions of hte BC 2's. The advantage they have over the much more expensive and more powerful Lamm 1.1's in that they are single-ended, which gives them a touch and refinement that are impossible with... | |
| Naim CDX or BAT VK 5CD? Naim CD players sound great with other folks' gear. Don't lock them into Naim systems unless you already know you like that combination. My CDX/XPS is in a system of Blue Circle electronics and it sings like a damn bird. BAT has a wonderfully rich... | |
| Krell KPS-20i/L or 20i w/KRC-HR The HR has too much resolution for its own good, resulting in no sense of air whatsoever. Too much of a good thing. The KRC 3, which isn't all that great a preamp, does air and space better than the HR. The KPS 20iL is just a tad dry through the m... | |
| CDP isolation options for improved HF? Aurios, Aurios, Aurios. |