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| How many 'listen outside of the box' design? The last monkey coffins I bought were my Advent New Larges (actually a gift) in 1978. They still provide sound for the kids in the den. But my first newer speakers were Vandersteen 1Cs, which have a more-or-less boxless design. I liked the opennes... | |
| Creek, Arcam, Cambridge - fullness and body You should determine what speakers you are going to buy before you select an amplifier. Power requirements and amp/speaker synergy are easier to deal with if you know the speaker first, as opposed to staring with the amplifier. | |
| TOP preamp with tone control under 1500 advice I will eventually post a complete review, but a few comments:I briefly listened to the headphone output with my very modest Grado SR-60 cans. It sounded pretty good, better than the headphone outputs on my CD recorder (a Marantz CDR-632) and my DA... | |
| Line Conditioner:To plug or not to plug Big Amp in My Odyssey Audio HT3 (150 watts X 3) is plugged into my PS Audio Quintet. I do not think there is any current limiting going on. Although Klaus of Odyssey Audio prefers his amps be plugged right into the wall, the Quintet greatly lowered the noise... | |
| Changing Fuses on McIntosh C500 FWIW, the owner's manual of my C220 preamp notes that the correct fuse values are printed on the rear panel above the fuse location. | |
| TOP preamp with tone control under 1500 advice I recently went through a similar process. The only modern, full function pre with tubes I could afford was a used McIntosh C220. List is ~$4K, used prices run from $2000-$2800 depending on condition. If that is too rich for you, consider a used S... | |
| Amp level versus line level inputs for subwoofers Look at the Vandersteen web site for info on how the 2Wq subwoofer works. It is very much like what Xti 16 posted, and addresses some of the phase issues Al mentioned. I have had a pair of these for a few years now, with two different pairs of spe... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Simon, Finsup - I agree totally. I have MWTs as surrounds. They are up on a pair of cinder blocks to get them above ear level. Although the right surround is pretty close to my seat, I do not get any speaker localization issues with this set up (s... | |
| What good tube preamp match for hafler 220 amp? Looking for warmth but less money than the modded QS L/S? Maybe a used stock QS L/S, used C-J tubed pre, used Cary or Rogue also might do the trick. For a new preamp, not used, the tube preamps from Vincent are affordable and well reviewed. As lon... | |
| Best $2000-$3000 full range speaker? So, Klein, how do you like your 938s? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Thanks, all. Marty - I just meant that I felt like I was playing with the Big Boys now, as opposed to struggling at the margins of the high end. Yes, there is plenty of pee in the world of high end audio! So far, I think have avoided it. :-) | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Okay - I am ready to break my silence. (Pause, while I put on my flame-proof protective suit). I recently decided to stop trying to get my Conrad Johnson PV-11 preamp to behave and replace it. I wanted to stay with tubes, I wanted all the features... | |
| NJ Audio Society? The NJ Audio Society will hold its annual picnic on Sunday, August 15th, 2010, at the home of member John Pluta. All are welcome. For more information, please send me a private message. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mapman - One of my most treasured finds is a Mercury Living Presence of Frederick Fennel conducting the Cole Porter song book. It's a Wilma Cozart production, stereo, in remarkably good condition. It can make almost any vinyl playbeck system sound... | |
| Definitive Technology Mythos STS floorstanders Well, first of all, what Robbob posted makes sense. It explains why Def Tech speakers get great pro reviews and mediocre user reviews - they are very sensitive to associated gear. That's not knocking them, btw, some of the best speakers made are s... |