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| Moving from AP Oval 9s to ...? Kharma-Aloia The Oval 8s are a very different wire than the 9s. They are faster, quieter and more revealing. They do everything the 9s do plus more. Instrument placement is exact, which is the first and most noticed difference. There is more air and a more nat... | |
| great little speakers The Penaudio Rebel 2 and Charisma fall into this category. They are based in Finland with distribution in the Netherlands and UK, as well as the Nordics. www.penaudio.fi | |
| will monitors work in a large room? Yes, monitors can work in a large room providing they have sufficient bass response. Penaudio nicely addressed this issue by adding a passive woofer system that mates with all their monitors. So, you can have the benefit and sound of an amazing re... | |
| Reference Monitor Recommendations Help-Please I commented on a similar thread a ways back. I qualified myself as a monitor-holic. The Penaudio line is an amazing line and for your room you cannot go wrong. I recently put a system together for a friend who wanted music in her entire house. Par... | |
| Best integrated for Dynaudio 1.3mkII Your choices set some guidelines for prices. You have 4 good options. Of them, the Sim Audio may be the better. Look at Portal Audio Panache. Also consider Sonneteer Alabaster. It does not get a lot of press, but sounds great. | |
| Best Speaker for audiophile-grade small room rig I have posted in the past on best small monitors. Look at Penaudio. They offer a progressive growth listening system concept that allows you to build your system based upon price and sound all within the same footprint. Their $1500 Rebel 2 are an ... | |
| What speakers use SEAS or SEAS-sourced drivers? The Penaudio line uses customize Saes drivers including the Excel line. | |
| Medium Powered Tube Amps...BAT/ CJ/ARC Of the three amps you listed, the MV60SE is by far the better amp. It is cleaner, more detailed, more musical, more accurate, etc. I do not know what else to say. It is not sterile. It is not brash. It is not vieled anywhere. You can listen to the... | |
| CJ:MF 2300,MF 2500A or Evolution 2000? The 2500A is the best way to go, there is no comparison (so to speak) with the older models. Their new products reflect numerous upgrades, better components and new technology. The end result is a better sounding amp. Clean, fast, detailed, everyt... | |
| What Pre in connection with a C-J Pr 11A? What are you using for wires? I have several CJ amps and preamps and am very happy. Some amps and pres mate better. But, I come back to my original question, what wires are you using. And, even, how old are your tubes? | |
| need advice on downsizing system for smaller room I fully agree -- keep your components. Look at the Penaudio Rebels. www.penaudio.fi. | |
| Best stand mounted monitors I am a monitorphile, even owned my own loudspeaker company 20+ years ago. Over the past 2 years I either listened to or owned most of the speakers you have on your list. I found what I wanted in Finland from PenAudio (www.penaudio.fi). Their Chari... | |
| New preamp or other suggestions? I tend to agree with some others that it is a speaker issue ...(especially after reading some new research from Europe on metal versus soft dome tweaters and brain waves)....but we could use some additional information. The last thing you want to ... | |
| Need suggestions for a new amp 200Wpc CJ will be introducing a new Premier 350 amp. I would wait to hear it. It will be ss. | |
| Single input Line-Stage Pre-amp I recently asked myself the same question and did a fair amount of research and experimentation. Many passive devices will reduce dynamics. Sound quality is also a function of the CD player output. AudioNote has tones of gain, so most passive devi... |