d_edwards

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best speaker?
Let me clear some stuff up:Mark Levinson and Revel is a Pathetic combination, etched and dry, unless you like audio special effects over music then steer clear of Revel. And the Revels are not built on Levinson equipment at all. Remember Kurt's am... 
Major Questions Concerning Tube Amps..??
Yep morbius,I knew what you're saying and I used you as the nearest available( I apologize for that; no harm meant) example that with ability to share information so easily I wonder why no one ever asks to have that information deciphered by someo... 
Bookshelf Speakers - Musical Fidelity A300 & Rock
Nothing Rocks like an ATC SCM-12, if you have a smaller sized room these speakers work well against the wall. In a larger room you can sink the full power of the A300 into these speakers with no worries.2nd pick would be whatever Dynaudio fits you... 
Major Questions Concerning Tube Amps..??
Never take advice from fanatics or Dr.s who would presume to tell you that you wouldn't understand something that's very easy to understand. Spec's as text do not matter but Stereophiles graphs mean a great deal and can tell you 90% of what yopu n... 
Need help with speaker selection
Get better amplification, Classe's multichannel amplifiers are notoriously weak and have difficulty with power hungry speakers, you are probably clipping the amp so much that is why the sound has come forward. Classe CAV amps have a great deal of ... 
Dynaudio Evidence Temptation?
Dynaudio Rule #1: No tubes!!!! Your instincts on how to build a system around these speakers is all wrong...so if you feel compelled to go one way do just the opposite and you'll be fine.I'm not sure you're going to get what you want out of that D... 
PMC versus ATC passive monitors. Pros and Cons
The ATC's are much better than the PMC's in the early price points, the ATC drivers are on another planet from the Vifa drivers PMC uses.The tweeters are similar, the PMC's are not bad speakers but are ordinary in the under $3000 class. With the p... 
Monitors $1,000 to $2,000?
ATC SCM 12, because it has better bass, mids and highs than any speaker in its price class, although I will caution you that tubes will not 1. be needed to smooth the sound and 2. be good enough to drive these speakers in a larger room.The ATC 7" ... 
Which is the best preamp for my amps.
My small contribution to the 300'sBest Pre's over different price classesBryston BP-25.....Mark Levinson #32....the absolute best combo I have heardCJ PFR...good combo for lesser speakersYBA 3-2-1-Passion....very symbiotic comboBe aware of the 1.3...