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| speakers for classical music Again I agree with dave here. I have tried the Avantgarde Unos with some pretty powerful SS amps including a Halcro DM38. Most impressive. If you spoke to Avantgarde themselves you will find they wont recommend tubes, in fact they make their own S... | |
| speakers for classical music A few years ago I was looking into buying some Lamm amps. They had a paper like the Amasphere paper, describing the maths models they researched to get to their sound . At the time it was a wonderful sounding amp.Many amplifiers and speakers later... | |
| speakers for classical music I cant help myself so here I go...This old argument about tubes or SS does drive me mad. I have heard a few great sounding tube amps (ARC, Lamm, Audio note), but they always have sonic problems. Some almost worth putting up with, but still ultimat... | |
| CD Player with the best Built-in Volume Control... I think you would find the DCS p8i mechanical if compared to the Capitole M2 se.I have used both. While the P8i SACD player has amazing detail and leading edge information, the sweetness and smoothness of the AA Capitole will seduce you. If you li... | |
| speakers for classical music HI Dave,there is an issue with volume in the bass with the smaller Maggies, but not to the point where they are that compromised. But the quality of the bass and the pluses like the open midrange, treble extension, inner detail and naturalness for... | |
| CD Player with the best Built-in Volume Control... Audio aero Capitole is a very musical player with a built in valve pre. Not the greatest build quality but sounds great. It upsamples and has inputs both analogue and digital. Its fully balanced too. | |
| speakers for classical music Hi Dave,Sorry to hear many of you disagree. Of course opinions are like bottoms... everyone has one. I am just glad everyone doesnt disagree with me.It is very hard to explain audiophile experiences in short sound bites.Of course the B&W 801d ... | |
| speakers for classical music Hi Musicnoise,have you decided on a budget? I have read many of the opinions above and of course they swing many ways. From a Mackie PA to a quad electrostat...!(by the way the mackie is very good as a PA. Their little studio active monitors are s... | |
| speakers for classical music If you are needing high SPLs and have a large enough room then Avantgarde Trios with bass horns will be all you will ever need. All these large amplifier problems mentioned above will evaporate as the high sensitivity will leave you being able to ... | |
| speakers for classical music Most planars. Quad, magnepan, Apogee, martin logan cls. | |
| speaker cable recommendation for Innersound Kaya Hi Tony,you dont say what music you listen to or how much money you want to spend, but for me the one place where planar speakers need help is in the dynamic swing department.Being less sensitive, large swings in dynamic impact can be slightly los... | |
| Banana plugs, Spades or a little of each? Audiofeil,I would not agree with the opinion that no one can hear the difference between spades or bananas or bare wire. However I would say up to a point it doesnt make a huge sonic difference.These types of things are small tweaks and not like c... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp: Audio Research or McIntosh I am biased and I have only ever heard the Mcintosh pre in its own set up, but the Audio Research Ref3 is one of the finest tube pre amps there is. Maybe you could find an ARC ref2 mrk2 which is a lovely sounding pre too and may fit your budget. I... | |
| leave power on? I agree with Jax2. Tubes dont take long to warm up and sound good after an hour or so. There is no need to leave tube stuff on when not in use. Solidstate gear is a little different and in my experience sounds better after quite a long period of b... | |
| Banana plugs, Spades or a little of each? I have found spades to be the most secure termination. They would seem to have the best contact area due to their size.Sound wise I wouldnt like to say which is the best as each set of cables I have had have changed brand/geometry as well as the t... |