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| speakers for BAT vk-55 mono blocks Well, I'm a die hard Maggie fan. I auditioned a lot of dynamic speakers, including Dali, Dynaudio, Magico, Sonus Faber, Aerial, and Theil, ranging in price from 7K to 17K. I ended up buying Magnepan 3.7's. It was an easy decision. The only speaker... | |
| speakers for BAT vk-55 mono blocks I auditioned WATT Puppy 8's with VK-55 monos. Fairly good sized room, and I heard no indication the BAT's weren't up to it. I also heard Sophia's driven by a BAT SS amp, and thought the Sophia/SS combo was more musical. Magical in some respects. T... | |
| Magnepan MG1.7 fuse question 5560, I found upgrading fuses on my 3.7's from stock to Audio Magic LA fuses was well worth it. I can't tell you what amperage the 1.7 uses. I would wait until you get the speakers at which point you will be able to tell what amperage to replace t... | |
| Spades or Bananas on you Cary 500's My room is 15 x 19 x 8. My 3.7's actually integrate with the room better than my 1.6QRs did. I think it may be due to having the tweeters in rather than out. I do have the ability to keep them out ~ 60 inches from the back wall, which is nice. | |
| If you had 6K to build a system with used gear? McCormack DNA 225, Promethius Ref 4 TVC, Magnepan 1.6QR, and a ModWright modified Oppo 95. If you could go 6K, you could probably get a new ModWright Oppo 95. This may look like a head scratcher to anyone who hasn't heard Dan Wright's stuff. Anyon... | |
| Spades or Bananas on you Cary 500's Congrats on the 20.7's! I think we will all be waiting eagerly for your assessment. I'm still in analysis paralysis over the 20.7 vs 3.7 with rel subs route. I like my 3.7's enough that I probably won't make any changes for another couple years. M... | |
| Spades or Bananas on you Cary 500's Stickman, I used spades on my 500's and I also use them on my new 500.1's : ) !!!!! I know what you are talking about. I used anti-cables with spades and had to bend them just a bit to make them work. When I switched to Audio Magic LA speaker cabl... | |
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| Magico, Aerial, Dali Minbox, the cremonas are terrific speakers but if your priorities are detail and transparency they may not be the way to go. They are superbly musical, and I almost pulled the trigger on a pair at a great price.If you don't mind me asking, what ki... | |
| Magico, Aerial, Dali Minibox, As I'm sure you can imagine, the 3.7's are a much better speaker than the 1.7's. As it turns out, I auditioned the 3.7's and the 7Ts on the same day in the same room using the same superb front end. On the music I listen to, mostly orches... | |
| Magico, Aerial, Dali I gave a serious listen to all three. These were on different days, in different stores, with different front ends. That said, I would rank the Magico above the others, especially given your criteria. For the money, I was disappointed with the Aer... | |
| Crisp sounding tubes for Modwright 5400ES Wig, Glad to hear the tube is showing some potential for you. At the very least, I think this tube is going to take some pressure off of the vintage Mullard market. I found the tube to be exactly the ticket for the ModWright Sony. People who use a... | |
| whats my preamp worth? You may want to consider purchasing a membership. This will give you access to the audiogon blue book which gives high, low and average selling prices for most of the equipment you find for sale here. If you choose not to go that way, it could be ... | |
| Crisp sounding tubes for Modwright 5400ES Wig, Yes, please do let us know. I will be interested to know if you also prefer the Synergy to the vintage Mullard in the ModWright. By the way, what year production Mullard do you have? Mine was 1969. | |
| Crisp sounding tubes for Modwright 5400ES I would contact audiogon user Fork on the Create audio 5AR4. I got mine from him. It is not unusual to have to wait. Limited supply and I hear a lot of people really like this tube. Based on my experience I think it might be a better choice for yo... |