charles1dad
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| Review: Coincident Speaker Technology Statement Linestage Tube preamp Dragon vibe,I covered this comparison in my system thread page(december 2011).Both are built to very high standards.The Dude with the now available CAST capacitor upgrade would sound wonderful I`m sure.The two VC knobs are simple to use and precis... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Jwm,Thanks for your very kind comments about my system.My experience is the polar opposite of what Maril555 described.I except his experience as real and Lamm was the better choice for him.I`m glad it worked out.Jwm has spent much time enjoying mu... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Hi Bvdiman,Thanks for your addition thoughts.I understand the concept of'amplifier headroom' and power reserve. At one time I was quite an advocate of'one can never have too much power'. We do change and evolve and fomerly held opinions are change... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Maril555,My speaker is the Coincident Total Eclipse not the Pure Reference.The match between the Frankenstein MK II and these speakers is devine. Prior to the Frankenstein my amplifier was the Bella Extreme(Response Audio) custom built by Bill Bak... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Dover,I`m not "completely wrong" about SS amps as I was expresing'my' opinion based on listening experiences over the years. My viewpoint has nothing to do with your individual results. I could`nt have made it more clear that we will all have diff... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Bvdiman,You are right in saying so much depends on what you listen to or who`s doing the listening. This is why there`ll always be different opinons for just about anything audio.Your outcome is a bit different from Jeff Day in that he found no pr... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Atmasphere,This Tannoy is 98 db at 1 watt-8ohms,Reviewer Jeff Day(PFO) said his 8 watt SET drove this speaker with complete control(better than his push-pull Leben)and was the best sound ever in his personal reference system.He`s had this combo fo... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Everyone has an opinion about what amplifier type is better than others.You could find many sucessful and talented builders of SET amplifiers who would disagree with atamaphere`s viewpoint and in fact make a very compelling case opposite of his.Bo... | |
| Bent Audio Autoformer vs Tube Pre There are very talented designers and builders who for various reasons choose a particular coupling solution.If they decided to comment on this site,each would give a convincing explanation of why 'they do what they do'.All would seem valid,that`s... | |
| Review: Coincident Speaker Technology Statement Linestage Tube preamp I`ve not heard the Dodd, I`m very familiar with the ARC Reference models(they`re just ok to me). The internal built quality of the TRL Dude is very high level.I absolutely love my CSL,but between the TRL and ARC, the Dude with CAST capacitor optio... | |
| $18k Tube preamp for large scale symphonies please Phillip,As said at the start of your thread, there are simply great linestages to choose from. You have gotten excellent suggestings from people who`s opinion I respect. We all will very proudly tout are own because we live with them and know how ... | |
| Anyone listen to Zu Audio's Definition Mk3? Spirit,From what I`ve gathered, the Ag CAST is out of this world good.Many believe the Cu version though not equal to the Ag CAST is not very far behind at all.For this reason the Cu CAST is said to be the better value at 1/3-1/4 the cost(relative... | |
| Bent Audio Autoformer vs Tube Pre Jtwrace,Audiogon members don`t seem to mind when he touts his products on this siteRegards,. | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Borg,Phaelon makes a good point. If the MK II version is that much improved(transformer quality is crucial for great SET sound) I`d exercise some patience and get the better Solista amp. Your speakers deserve the best quality amp you can afford.My... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Borg, I`ve heard the larger Viva SET amps and they were fanstastic! the Solista can`t be that much different. This amp should just sing with your Tannoys, good choice.High quality 845 tube SET,I like this move.Regards, |