coppy777
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| So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy! Conrad-Johnson's GAT Preamp is a reference for many reviewers. You should be able to hear it locally and find a discount as well. | |
| Sonus Faber vs Wilson I also know your dealer. And those speakers. They are an easy load so your amplifier will love them. Getting back to John Ic... if he sets the Sasha's up for you, which of course he will, you will be forever glad you made the change. As long a... | |
| AUDIO RESEARCH VS VTL David and Troy... nearly as good, eh? A ringing endorsement. We're all looking for "nearly as good". | |
| Manufacturers past their heyday Conrad-Johnson is an interesting mention throughout this thread. They were pioneers in the finest tube sound fifty years ago. Clearly, by all reports they still make some of the best sounding tube equipment using modern circuits and parts. And, th... | |
| The best tube poweramp. . What do you think about ? VAC is good but I'm a long time c-j fan. That said, if your speakers are at all efficient, Conrad-Johnson has just introduced a new super premium Class A amplifier the ART27A. 36WPC at 4 ohms. Just traded my relatively new ART150s in on it. Te... | |
| Power cord choice? Each of us has different equipment and different power supplied to us. Mine comes in underground in a large community. Others live in electrically noisy condos. Some systems are mid-fi where small changes aren't apparent to the sound. Others a... | |
| Hearing aids for audiophiles. Phonak’s best model for me. On my second pair. They upgrade the technology every three or four years. Costly... about $6K although you can buy them for 40% and more off. Connect Hearing will bargain. I hear things the young guys in the high end st... | |
| Intimate, warm and holographic alternative Wilsons... as far up the line as you can afford starting in your room with Yvette. Consider used. Reasonably efficient, world class sound.Buy nothing you haven't heard. Enjoy the selection process. | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? The first couple of pages of this wore me out. Trying to use incomplete science to explain differences we hear on our sound systems. Clearly, regardless of the scientific advancement, our sensory systems are still better than the best instrument... | |
| Which amplifier should i buy Lots of good recommendations here and I'll add one more. Conrad-Johnson's ART150 Stereo is powerful and sounds great. I've enjoyed one for two years with Wilson speakers. Of course, C-J's great tube sound. | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy Great discussion.Wilson Yvettes, 160 lbs, very inert cabinet, ceramic tile over concrete floor. Wilson recommends their own spike, which I upgraded.What I’ve learned here is that everyone’s situation is different. As my friend Bill at Wilson says.... | |
| Audio Companies with Integrity?? Thinking of a few not mentioned yet...Jeff Fischel at Conrad-JohnsonBill Peugh and everyone at Wilson AudioSheila at Wireworld dCS folksEthan at The Cable CompanyAll the folks at wholesaler SoundOrg in TX Music DirectJS Audio in MarylandMike Bovai... | |
| Best Server To Run Roon Core Roon Nucleus connected via ethernet to a dCS Bartok streamer/DAC.IPad to control. dCS recommends ethernet connection vs. wifi or usb, which they invented. Small Green Computer sent me an optical converter for the ethernet connection to the Barto... | |
| Which speakers did you find bright, fatiguing or just disappointing in some way? Starting sixty years ago... the AR3's were pretty good, Bose 901s... were they a joke? My Time Window 3s were nothing much. Went trough all the B&W Models up to 800, they were just ok (although heard the well broken in new 802Ds, pretty good... | |
| will changing to solid-state make the bass in my wilson sophias better at low volume? If you add even one good powered sub, JL Audio or REL you are adding 1000 watts or more of SS power to your system. And you keep the beauty of tube amplifiers. Sure get a bigger tube amp over time but the sub does what you need right now in one e... |