celtic66
Responses from celtic66
| Best PHONO stage in a budget integrated amp Rega, old NAD 3120, 3150, etc., old Luxman L-3, L-5, etc. | |
| Review: Merlin Music Systems TSM-mmi Monitor Yeah, these are a real find. I own a pair now and am amazed I've been around audiophile equipment for four decades without searching them out. I first auditioned with a Saturn player, Rega Brio integrated and was blown away. That's the magic here,... | |
| Tube Power Amp Recommendations around $2000 Add the Almarro to the list. A friend owns a highend shop and is working on bringing them in after a customer loaned her the 4.5 wpc integrated. She had heart palpations. | |
| which not too expensive amp for Maggie 1.7 ? Odyssey Stratos. Maggies crave two things; solid current and damping factor. 45 amps current delivery for the stock Stratos amp will do it, more is better. And the panels need high damping factor to control them. The stock Statos is >500. This ... | |
| New Speaker Cables for Merlin MME Thank you so much for the excellent suggestions. | |
| Harbeth or Coincident I'll play the spoiler. I love Harbeths and have owned several British monitors. Presently run the Coincident Triumphs UHS TRS and enjoy the speaker more than the Harbeths I've oft auditioned with various equipment. Either way would work. I found t... | |
| toroidal power transformers? Elizabeth is correct. And yes, as with all products of the world there are quality differences. Toroidals are not necessarily better or worse than other designs. Some of the best "iron" is used in the old Dynaco 70. My understanding is that David ... | |
| Audiophile Custom Plates... Not and audiophile plate, but SATCHMO. | |
| "Round Midnight", what is your favorite version? Funny how now one mentions the writer Thelonious Monk. He does several great versions of it. My favorite is Maynard Ferguson MF 3. | |
| McIntosh and focal/jmlab Love the Focals......the Mac.....not so much. Hey, if it works for you well then okay. At a very attractive price should mean about 5K new. For that much there are great options with better resolution and sound staging. The new Luxman integrated u... | |
| My $99.00 System Garage sale Harman Kardon 830? receiver with small Infinity speaks for about that. Later added Toshiba discman. | |
| Small-ish Speakers That Come Alive At Low Volume I'm listening to my Coincident monitors which are very efficient and resolve at low volumes. | |
| Best budget speakers for near-field/small space Audio Refinement Complete or Exposure integrateds with Proac Tablette 50 or other small monitor model. | |
| need to get a power conditioner Own the Furman and it works well. Everything is strangely better as the background is quieter and music more dynamic. I've no idea why and would have just as soon sent it back for refund within the trial period.I run a Sugden 21SE CD player, Audio... | |
| Can a new Cambridge 540p be so loud? What are you running the Cambridge 540p through? |