celtic66
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| Quality Monitors? I just got a pair of Mini Triumphs from Coincident for one of my systems and am amazed. The Triumphs are a step up and claiming to go down to 50Hz flat for $1100/pr. The cabinets are stones and the crossover work is tight with polypropylenes, air ... | |
| Best Budget Amp Anacondastan, If that IS your real name. It's easy. The Antique Sound Labs makes excellent affordable amps for that price range. Probably the Wave monoblocks at $238/pr. 8 wpc. Use the extra money to upgrade the Chinese tubes you will probably get... | |
| Power cord for Linn Classik Vasvas, The LAT International powercords are very nice and cheap. Echohifi.com sold me mine at a great price. The banana connectors do come apart and one can easily use other wire up to maybe 16 gauge. Owned a Classik and it is very nice. | |
| good tabletop radio Tophmack, The Cambridge Works is okay, but there really is only one king and that is the Proton table radio called simply The Table Radio. Very solidly built with internal amplification of woofer/tweeter. 20w woof/5w tweet. Full Schotz FM tuner ci... | |
| Audiophile beginner with a question... The Linn Classik suggestion is very good. I've owned one and it was very decent. Did everything well and takes up so little room. Don't be put off by the 37wpc rating as it is very deceptive. If you can't punch that out, go for the NAD L-40. I use... | |
| best budget integrated amp for rock n roll music? The Luxman guy has it right. The LV-103u or even its big brother the LV-105u has massive amounts of reserve in the caps. Solid iron also. These units will crush the above listed and not even miss a step. Don't shy away from the tube front end. It ... | |
| Best Budget Interconnect RCA Wire World has always been more musical at the lower end than Kimber. Also, the LAT International ICs are very good for the money. Listen with your ears, not your head. | |
| Realy need help choosing amp Vlad, The NAD L-40 suggestion is very good. I own one, but would suggest looking for a used Linn Classik for even smoother performance. Pricey, yet very good. Paired with British speakers such as ATC, Spendors or Rogers, this would be seriously go... | |
| The Little Tube Amp That Could? The Antique Sound Labs are VERY good. So are the VTL Tiny Triodes. At 25wpc they kick and should be found for around $900 used. All good stuff. | |
| What speaker to replace ESL 63? Martin Logan CLS. These will be about 15 years old and still considered to be the best Martin Logan ever made. As quick and delicate as the Quads but with more impact and an actual bottom end. They love VTL amps. Good luck. | |
| what speakers do the best "disappearing act"?? The older Totems (Sttaf, Arros), the Reference 3A DeCapos and some of the British speakers like ATCs and Spendors. Good luck | |
| Where to buy USED INTERCONNECT CABLES online? I believe The Cable Company is the same as www.fatwyre.com. Good stuff for a good price. | |
| Speaker vs. Room Size Sean had great ideas. The Spicas are very good and you can easily and cheaply modify the crossover with polys/mylars and improve the imaging and detail tremendously. You can also stuff them with strip caulking to reduce cabinet resonance for about... | |
| Is You Is or Is You Ain't My REGA? I still find Dual 1229s and 1219s with 78rpm in very decent shape lying about shops. These were very decent tables despite their rim drive design. The arms were also decent. | |
| Do they have passive 6 or 5 channel pre-amps Check with Placette Audio as they do some different things with passive. |