charles1dad
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| Dream System: Magico + Coincident + Wavelength ? Brf,I don't know how similar/dissimilar our hearing and taste may be. My Coincident Total Eclipse with the upgraded Duelund CAST has been simply fantastic sounding (I know you have the same). If you're that impressed with the Verity Ovation if mus... | |
| Dream System: Magico + Coincident + Wavelength ? Essrand,I'd think either of these speakers would be a good match with the Dragons. I've not heard the Verity but they're certainty well regarded. I heard the Orangutan just once at RMAF 2011 and thought that they were good but I wasn't blown away ... | |
| Dream System: Magico + Coincident + Wavelength ? Essrand,I recall you were given many good speaker recommendations on your Devore Orangutan thread. | |
| Advice on selecting a tube amp Mike Sanders of Quicksilver makes good quality and very reliable components. I used his full function preamp for 15 years! I'm pretty familiar with his power amps as well. I've had Coincident components for over 4 years and they are at a higher le... | |
| Redbook CD Is Not Dead Chayro,Your first paragraph succinctly nails it! Amazing sound is available via Red book with use of a "good" player. Bifwynne I've found the vast majority of jazz CD recordings to be very good regardless of the label. Verve for an example consist... | |
| Advice on selecting a tube amp Hi Nicknac, I don't mind the questions at all, that's how we learn and develop some sense of organization. Hard wired= point to point, the 999.00 ptice was the introductory price (may or may not still be in effect).With Dennis Had (Cary) or Israel... | |
| Emission Labs 300B vs Shuguang Black Treasure Hi Jetrepro,You certainly won't have any problem with your transformers . However everything I've read concerning the EML XLS says it's a drop in replacement for any 300b tube. It definitely worked out that way for me. Charles, | |
| Advice on selecting a tube amp Nicknac,Regarding the SET amplifiers it depends.Speaker load 'ease' drivability, room size and typical listening levels. I'd guess 6-10 watts as a minimum to manage 90 db sensitivity and an 8 ohm load would be a good starting point. At your stated... | |
| Advice on selecting a tube amp Hi Nicknac, You specifically requested tube amplifiers, so here are a few well regarded and reasonably priced. 1. Quicksilver Audio.2. Line Magnetic Audio.3. Coincident Audio, they have a new el34 SET amplifier called the Dynamo and is said to sou... | |
| Emission Labs 300B vs Shuguang Black Treasure Rlowe ,I used the Shuguang BT very happily for 2 1/2 years, supposedly the Psvane Black glass is a bit better. I can tell you that with my amp the EML XLS is the better sounding 300b. It's worth the cost IMO, keep in mind that these are high quali... | |
| Dream System: Magico + Coincident + Wavelength ? 4orreal,That looks to be a very nice system you're planning, the Veritas amp would seem a fine match with the Magico(in terms of driving the speaker load). The Dragon MK II "may" work out well also but a 4 ohm tap would be desirable with that spea... | |
| Dream System: Magico + Coincident + Wavelength ? I have to agree with Brf and Brownsfan. The Dragon MK II is a splendid amplifier but I don't believe the low impedance Magico Q3 is the preferred match. The Dragon has 8 and 16 ohm speaker taps and that would concern me driving a speaker that dips... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Tbg,Yes exactly my point! We probably like very similar sound but may differ in our verbiage to describe what we hear. Natural and realism are the highest compliments I can give an audio component. The High Fidelity Ultimate and Enhanced cable ear... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Tbg, One of the problems with high End audio is vocabulary. Terms and words have different meaning for different users and thus varying connotation. Musical in my use is a compliment and is the antithesis of artificial/hifi sound. Musical is synon... | |
| Emission Labs 300B vs Shuguang Black Treasure Brf, For a while the KR 300b was the tube of top choice for Isael Blume's Coincident Frankenstein SET amp. He loved the sound but he didn't receive factory support for early failing tubes and had to discontinue their use. I know there are people w... |