clio09
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| Speakers to consider around 5k used? You can get Audiokinesis speakers new for under $5k. They are relatively efficient and flexible as to room placement due to the port tuning capability. The top end can be tweaked as well. I have a pair and have used multiple types of amps with the... | |
| Budget of $30K. Help me build a system I agree with your approach of starting with the speakers and the amp/speaker interface is very important. I think you are on the right track with Merlin and ARS as from my experience they work well together.I would re-evaluate the funds set aside ... | |
| Isolation Platform from Timber Nation Ordered a pair of amp stands from him once and never received them. Luckily I was able to recoup my money via credit card chargeback. Glad to hear you had a better experience. | |
| Best 2-way room friendly speakers Audiokinesis. | |
| Isolation Transformers Sabai, found an old review I posted on Audio Asylum:http://www.audioasylum.com/reviews/Power-Conditioner-Surge-Protector/Alan-Maher-Designs/Reference-II/tweaks/16/163287.htmlThere is on on Audio Circle as well that I will look for. Hope this helps. | |
| Isolation Transformers Sabai, the PEs have been working great for me. They provide more than adequate noise reduction and they allow for flexible tuning. Depending on if I use them in parallel or series configuration I can dial in the sound as desired. Sort of like adju... | |
| Isolation Transformers Here are some pictures I found Googling them. You just plug them into outlets around your home. My method was to use onion every independent circuit in the home. In some cases I used two in parallel or series on the same circuit. You had various s... | |
| Isolation Transformers I have to say after looking at Alan's website and noticing his Facebook page seems to have all content removed I am wondering if he is still offering any new products. My last dealings with him were 5 years ago and I have been really happy with th... | |
| Isolation Transformers That is a good question. He used to have a Facebook page but it appears now a website is up again:http://www.amquantumdesigns.com/ | |
| Isolation Transformers Sabai, I have a set of speaker cables that incorporate Bybee technology. If you are a fan of Bybee's the Alan Maher PE's would be of interest to you or perhaps some of Alan's newer quantum designs. The Topaz was indeed a mystery but resurrecting t... | |
| Cary CAD 280sa v12R You might want to consider the AES Six Packs which are made by Cary and are the precursor to the V12 series of amps. I believe they are available from Upscale Audio in the US. Nice set of mono blocks. FWIW I owned the V12i and while I like the old... | |
| Isolation Transformers Sabai, I was pretty surprised as well. The Topaz units come highly regarded and yes mine was heavy as well. I think they are fine units and my business partner and I have discussed building our own since he winds transformers. So I might give it a... | |
| Isolation Transformers Sabai, I did try a Topaz unit and also tried the Exact Power unit recommended by Nagarch. I actually preferred the Exact Power. The isolation transformer actually was prone to mechanical noise. At the time I was living in a triplex in CA and the p... | |
| Atma-Sphere S 30 & Zero Autotransformer Boxes Looking at the graph from the Stereophile review the impedance curve has a couple spikes in the bass region under 100 Hz. Other than that it is quite smooth. Using a 1:2 ratio on the autoformer would mean that the S-30 power would be around 45 wat... | |
| Atma-Sphere S 30 & Zero Autotransformer Boxes I have used mine with a pair of Spendor 3/1 and Maggie 1.6QR speakers. My business partner had a set of autoformers lying around that he made up a while back that are a 1:2 ratio. So essentially it doubled the impedance of the speaker. The amp sou... |