czapp
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| Convergent Audio JL2 Triod Amp MK II Upgrade The problem with the resistors seems to have happened with most of the JL-2's. It's a great sounding amp, but when I had to pack up a 175 lb beheamoth, and wait over a month for it to come back,I had to ask myself if it was worth it. I decided no,... | |
| Sound is too thin. What to upgrade, add or remove? Hi JewelYou have a wonderful system, and a beautiful apartment, and unfortunately the two don't usually work together. I have Kharma's in a dedicated listening room, and not until I really started to treat the room did they reach their potential. ... | |
| Lamm M 1.2 & 2.2 hybrid amps I recently switched from the CAT JL2 to the M1.2's. My initial reasons were some customer service issues, and the fact that I did not want to deal with a 200 lb beheamoth every time something went wrong. That aside, the CAT is a fantastic sounding... | |
| audio and photography parallels?? HiI think Marco covered it all pretty well. As a photographer who is in the process of making the change to digital, I think it's interesting to note that when I need to make a critical judgement of an image, I always prefer to look at in "analog"... | |
| How Much Time do You Surf on Audiogon? As I sit here writing this post, I have my monitor turned away from the door, because my partners know that familiar yellow screen by now, and I get way too much flak for the time I spend on Audiogon, when I should be working.Isn't concealing your... | |
| Review: Michael Wolff Source and Gain Cords Power cord I am in complete agreement. I recently auditioned one of Michael's Source cords to use on my Meitner DAC. I had assembled a group of some very highly regarded cords for a shootout. The Source Cord was the clear winner - dynamics, detail, and mid-r... | |
| convergent stereo amp HiI think you are referring to the JL-2. It is 100 WPC and it does have 8 6550C's per side. It is quite large - 19 X 26, and it weighs 175 lbs. It retails for $12,000 US. Cat (Convergent Audio Technology) doesn't have a web site, so it is difficul... | |
| Which Amps the Tenor 150 or CAT JL2. I have the Kharma 3.2's, and the Meitner front end, and a Hovland preamp. I am using the CAT JL2, and have not found anything thatcomes close. The CAT has everything - power, enormous detail, musicality, and a bass that rivals most solid state amp... | |
| Hovland HP-100: Success with vibration control I use a Townsend Seismic Sink under my HP-100.I found that it improved transparency, and tightened up the bass as well. I had tried some BDR products - Cones and shelves - but they tended to thin things out. I've never had any sucess with vibratio... | |
| Cable Suggestions for my system? I concur with Tim (Tireguy) - the Jenas are the best cables I have had in my system. They are extremely open and detailed but never harsh. Every time I have done a comparison with other cables, the others sound closed in.Good LuckCarl | |
| Piego P-10 or big Thiels? HiI am not familiar with the Thiel's, but at the prices I have seen lately for the P-10's I would have to say they are the best bargain in all of audio.RegardsCarl | |
| Upgrade to Piega C10's?? BillcoI upgraded from the P-10's to the C-8 ltd's. I was hoping to tame the edge that I was getting from the ribbon midrange - tweeter. Although I found the C-8ltd's to be much smoother and coherent than the P-10's, I still felt that in all but th... | |
| What happened? Hello AllThank you for your responses. The most confusing thing here is the enormous difference between CD and LP playback. CD's sound as they always have - rich and full bodied. I am borrowing a phono stage from a friend so that I can determine i... | |
| What happened? Hey RomyWow! Not only was I "stupid enough" to buy the Kharma's but what a moron I was to go for the Accuphase too. Thanks for all that help.Carl | |
| Avalon Opus without bass ? I used to have a pair of the Opus. They are excellent speakers. I have not heard the Opus ceramique, but it's my understanding that they were designed for smaller rooms - less bass output. If they retain any of the Opus midrange and highs, it woul... |