celtic66
Responses from celtic66
| Speaker Spike Philosophy I run the Gaia footers with very good affect under my ATC 40 actives. I just followed through this morning with a menagerie of allen wrenches and star pieces to tighten up the driver component attachments to the cabinets. I give credit to Tom, p... | |
| Best skiinny floorstanders After reviewing the Ethos model and appreciating the speed of panels, consider the ATC 40 active which provides a small foot print, the slam of active woofers and match the great speed of panels. They also image more widely than the Ethos and you... | |
| Best portable headphones and DAC You mention headphones. Just wondering if IEM were considered for even more portability. There are several great ones for $200+. | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? +1 Dueland DCA16GA interconnect. Unbelievably great for small admission price. Big Ear Stereo sells bulk for way cheap. | |
| WILSON AUDIO.....BIG NAME, BIG PRICE........ARE THEY THAT GOOD? I’ve spent decades doubting the power of marketing, even though it’s one of my degrees. Strong marketing does explain the strength of several products which really may not represent to many a cohesive price/performance formula.Truly successful ma... | |
| Tube preamp suggestion Regarding deHavilland and the Ultraverve preamp, Kara has left the building. Recently, I’ve been in email contact with her and bribed her with premium Vermont syrup and money to upgrade my Mercury 3 with the newest and most premium V caps. She gr... | |
| Tube amplifier upgrade suggestions welcome. 2K gets you into amazing used Manley Mahi Mahi mono blocks. EL 84 based, these rock out with 40wpc and changeable modes for triode. You can vary the timbre of the amp with small switches.They tube roll well and mine were very reliable and stable... | |
| Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass Not more bass, not a lower register of bass, just tight or tighter bass. Mojo Mystique V3. I’m easily able to discern the textural differences of the acoustical instrument itself of Gomez vs Brown vs Bromberg vs Pettiford and so on. Obviously, ... | |
| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so I got lost. OP stated: Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so...So, OP is asking for integrated, right? I’ll chime in with the Sugden people. I own several pieces and they all perform in a stunning fashion. | |
| Warm, rich but detailed SS preamp (made you give up tubes) audioguy85,I agree Sudgen is great, have owned and own several pieces. Actually still have an A21SE among others. However, the OP queried about preamps, so that suggestion might be redirected to the Sugden Masterclass LA-4 which I’m sure is terr... | |
| Hafler effect setup - any concerns for a "ParasoundZonemaster2350" p-amp (or in general) I’m just going to go at this as I’ve practiced it many times.Normal front speaker set-up. Take long single wire from Rt (+) to Rt rear (+). Repeat same Lt side. Connect both rear speaker (-) terminals with single wire.If anyone sees this as wro... | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? Has anyone here clearly and profoundly won a toxic argument whereby the opposing party simply acquiesced, admitted fault and gave thanks for pointing out their complete lack of understanding and pillock-like nature?Not in my universe.......yours? ... | |
| Budget tower speakers that rock! I cannot dispute the aforementioned Fluance speakers perform well, they certainly may, just not Canadian made mate. Designed and Engineered in Canada on the cabinets is code.l like the PA suggestion. Ear bleed, nose bleed and gastric distress. ... | |
| Should I use Speaker Spike / Isolation Base or Something? +1 for Isoacoustics footers + carpet spikes (if needed). They sit under my ATC 40A towers and work marvelously. Very real improvement. | |
| Rega IO integrated amp Audio-connexion WAS selling for $359 shipped. Yes, I scored one. So now think about that price/performance! |