danielk141
Responses from danielk141
| Pass X150.5 vs. X250.5 Ccanino,Have you assessed your power delivery? I owned an X150.5, and it drove my Avalon Avatars to acceptable levels on music. It did sound somewhat worse when I drove it very loud. I decided that the (1) 15 amp breaker servicing my living room w... | |
| Amps that are "forward" Adcom GFA 555 and GFA 555II.The most "forward" sounding amps I've owned. | |
| Sub with Avalon Ascendant? I'm using one James EMB-1200 with my Avalon Avatars.I have another, but I need dedicated lines before I install the second sub.Both the James & my Avatars are sealed, they mate very well.. | |
| Best Audio Store Name? "Hi Fi Fo Fum,26th & Wisconsinum."I still remember their commercials.......... | |
| Denon DNA7100 any experience? Captainobvious,I've had one of these for over a year.I bought it becaues it has truly balanced outputs, and one truly balanced input. This is just fine for my system, since my Electrocompaniet EMC-1UP CD player is the only balanced source I own. M... | |
| Nakamichi PA-7 KEEPER?? Bairdz,These Nak amps were billed as "Stasis" designs, licensed through Threshold, when Nelson Pass was still at Threshold.I believe Threshold sued Nakamichi because they tried to cut corners on the "Stasis" design.I do think the Series II PA-7 &a... | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? Paimei,They absolutely don't all sound the same. Until you qualify the issue by listing some gear to be used in a system, you're operating in a vacuum.I believe system synergy is just as important as pedigree. | |
| Speakers that excel at depth/layering/space I have a pair of Avalon Avatars that do this very well.This speaker is their smallest floor stander - a two way.I did own Apogee Mini Grands. I liked them better than any conventional point source speaker I've heard.Think about this:A point source... | |
| What Chores do Audiophiles Hate? Vacuuming. What an annoying sound! | |
| Best Integrated or Power Amp Under $1K? If you can live without that preamp, I'd suggest an Adcom GFA5500 amp & GFP750 preamp.The amp has 200wpc, and the preamp sounds very good in passive & active mode.The amp goes for around $500.00 used, the pre around $600.00. | |
| Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes? Manoterror,You may be right. They do have Magico, but they floor the M5. I want to here the Mini II.My BAT is on the consignment shelf at Audio Video Choices... | |
| Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes? Atmosphere,My Pass XP-10 is the most musical preamp I've ever owned.I must admit, I haven't heard your gear.One of the most unfortunate effects of the current economic situation is the demise of many local dealers.That is really true here in the P... | |
| Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes? Not to confuse the issue, but I'm going to say right now, I've heard tube preamps recently (specifically BAT & VTL) that sound very close to my solid state Pass X1. MY BAT VK31SE does not sound at all like tube preamps I've heard locally at hi... | |
| Monoblocks, passive bi-amped or passive tri-amped? It would probably be much easier if you list a certain speaker you want to power.You'll get detailed responses from members who've already tried it. | |
| Solid State Power Amps That Sound Most Like Tubes? Right now there's a pair of Pass Aleph 60 monoblocs on Audiogon. Based on my past experience with these, I'd suggest they'd be great for these speakers. You'd get 90 watts per channel into 4 ohms, with monobloc separation.I sold mine simply becaus... |