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| Best amps for full range electrostatic loudspeaker Since I owned Audiostatics up until a few months ago and also own (and sell) Parasound JC-1s, I'll throw in my two cents' worth, biased as it may be.I owned Audiostatic ES100/SW100s for several years, having purchased the last pair that former US ... | |
| HELP Best way to ship 160 lbs. speaker? Roadway is one. Unishippers.com is hard to beat.Brian Walsh | |
| convergent stereo amp The JL1 and JL1 Signature monoblocks have been replaced with the JL3 and JL3 Signature models which incorporate the improvements introduced in the JL2.Brian Walsh | |
| Elite Preamps--Electon Images, Messenger, Tube Res Line stage only? Single ended, balanced, or both?I heard the Messenger briefly at last year's CES, briefly because I didn't care for the sound of the system overall. I've heard some of the TRL gear from time to time.Do you plan to keep the rest of... | |
| Magnepan Upgrade I'm in agreement with several of the comments above. A friend is satisfied with Mye stands on his modded 1.6's. You reach a point, though, when there are better ways to get down the road. Nidum, if you're anywhere near the Chicago area, email me a... | |
| What's the Best Speakers use with the CAT JL2/SL1? Mike, convergentaudio.com is NOT the domain of Convergent Audio Technology. That domain is owned by someone in Florida, not by Ken Stevens. An official CAT website is being worked on, I am told.Brian Walsh | |
| What's the Best Speakers use with the CAT JL2/SL1? The JL3's have replaced the JL1's. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the JL1 (and JL3) put out more than 100 watts. The JL2 stereo amplifier is rated at 100 watts per channel, which incidentally is plenty to drive current production Sound Labs, while o... | |
| Alternatives to Pass Labs Harry, I'm curious if the Parasound JC-1's you auditioned were broken in? They go through phases during break-in, including bright and dull. If anything they err slightly on the sweet side of neutral, although they are revealing of other equipment... | |
| Machina Dynamica under 'table? I used a Nimbus under my previous turntables to good effect. The improvement with the SOTA Cosmos, admittedly rather heavy for the Nimbus, was good, while the improvement with the Linn Sondek was stunning. I don't have experience with the Promethe... | |
| Pass Labs X-350 vs Parasound JC-1 Monoblocks? Lanny, the Parasound Halo JC-1 amplifiers are heavily based upon the earlier HCA-3500 stereo amplifier which you own, but there are differences significant enough to make for major improvements in the sound. The power supply is much larger, there ... | |
| the best amp to run the bass of infinity RS-1b's A friend runs his RS1b's with a pair of older Krell monoblocks on the bass towers, sorry I don't remember the model, and an ARC D250 on the panels. He dispensed with the trouble prone Infinity crossover and uses a Dahlquist active crossover.Brian | |
| New ACME outlet sounds worse Brooks, the Acme outlets are very standard as far as connections go. The easiest way to check polarity is get an AC polarity checker at the local hardware store for $3 or so.Sanding the wires was a good idea.Brian Walsh | |
| Next Biggest Improvement after Speakers ? You left one out: the ROOM.Brian Walsh | |
| Anyone in Vegas listen to the Gilmore speakers??? However, For the record, temporary exposure to 115 db does not damage hearing unless your ears have some previous damage.OSHA Noise Exposure Limits show the maximum time periods allowable for various noise exposures: 15 minutes at 115 dB and so on... | |
| Halcro DM38 vs Tenor Audio 150Hp Has anyone seen or heard a 150? What delivery dates are being quoted?Brian Walsh |