clio09
Responses from clio09
| don allen gen II pre amp vs. Maple tree 4se Custom gain for each input? Can you explain how that works? That type of feature has always appealed to me. | |
| Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI? Makes me want to revisit it again, but alas, too many amps already. | |
| Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI? First 20 watts is Class A. | |
| Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI? I never knew the Vamp to be switchable, at least not the integrated version. I had a big interest in the Vamp a few years ago and I think I would have recalled this feature. Then again... | |
| Amp more important than speakers? Interaction with some audiophiles' brains however is a totally different story. Especially if they have transistors instead of neurons.ROTHFLMAO | |
| Best tube integrated with Merlin TSM-MMI? IMO you've had more than enough substantive input on this thread versus other similar threads I've perused of late. Kudos to Grannyring for suggesting the Joule Vamp. Rare, but a killer suggestion. | |
| Cartridge Recommendations Raul is on the right track. I've been using a B&O MMC-2 cartridge for 2 years. Had one in storage NIB and stumbled across it. Bought 2 more on eBay (one already mounted on an 8002 table) so I think I might be set for life. This cartridge perfo... | |
| Amp more important than speakers? I learned that voicing the speaker to the room and then getting an amp that played nice with the speakers was the way to go for me.As an aside, at two recent CA audio shows I visited the Tonian Labs room. The speakers demoed were in the $5k range,... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? You have a nice system, including the speakers. I spent some time listening to Silverline speakers at THE SHOW in Newport. I liked them.I am familiar with your amp and as Jdoris said Fritz runs these at shows with the Modwright amps. At THE SHOW i... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? I've heard the Merlin and the Fritz speakers. I think you'd be happy with either, but with your amp I would lean toward the Fritz Carbon 7. | |
| Cat-proofing your speakers... I've had my cat for 18 years now. In all that time she made one move on my speakers. As I was listening to some music one day she decided to jump on top of my Spendor 1/2e. Did it very gracefully without scratching anything. I went over, picked he... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? I miss Sean. His posts were always worth reading. | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? IMO and in my system high-hats and brushes sound like they should with the Spendor speakers I've owned. In reality they will only sound as good as what your upstream components can deliver to your speakers, your amps in particular. The Spendor's a... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? Don't let your solid state amps dissuade you from Merlin or any other brand. Case in point, I am in the minority when I say I preferred solid state amps with my Spendor speakers rather than tubes. However, the combination worked fine and I'd gladl... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? If you want some good information on Harbeth and Spendor try here:http://www.regonaudio.com/. Also, here is a Spendor 1/2 review I found to be quite a good read: http://www.electrafidelity.com/spendor-12-by-herb-reichert/.I can't speak to Hareth a... |