danielk141
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| A good 2ch preamp? You might try a used Adcom GFP 750. I have one in my 2 channel system & it is quite good. You have the choice of balanced or single-ended (RCA) inputs & outputs and passive or active gain.It is also remote controlled and probably good enou... | |
| Which SET amp to buy? Sounds like your looking for magic. Why don't you try a Pass Aleph series amp? They are solid state with only 2 gain stages. I've been down the tube road & the Pass amps I have (Aleph 3 & Aleph 2 monoblocks) sound quite romantic (tubelike)... | |
| Opinions on PSB Stratus Mini speakers... I owned a pair of Stratus Minis for a while. They needed all the power my Parasound 1200II amp had - 200 WPC. I ended up trading them for a tube amp. I believe the Stratus Silver i's are easier to drive, can you audition them? Same footprint, floo... | |
| Krell KAV-250a: good? vs. Bryston 4B ST at price? Check the warranty on the Krell KAV. I've seen Krell dealers state in their recent KAV ads that the "5 year transferrable Krell KAV Series Warranty" was eliminated in January of 2001, unless you buy from an authorized dealer. The rumor here in Pho... | |
| Amp for JM Lab Mezzo Utoptia's Do you have a YBA dealer near you? These pieces are combined often in France. I heard the Mezzo Utopias sounding very good here in Phoenix on Audio Refinement, YBA's entry level electronics.You might try Pass X series also...Daniel | |
| Tweaks just mental? I live next to a canal with high voltage power lines. Even with a Power Wedge on both my music system & my video system, both systems sound their worst in the afternoon on a summer day here in the Phoenix area, during peak power consumption.Au... | |
| Plasma speakers anyone with info? There was a plasma speaker on e:Bay last summer. I believe it was called the Hall Plasmatronic. It was supposedly a complete & operating pair. I believe the reserve was between 2 & 4K. I don't think the reserve was met...I think it was des... | |
| Speaker recommendation for Pass Labs Do you have a Magnepan dealer nearby? Your X250 will drive almost any speaker. You might want to try the 3.6r. I sold my 3.3rs & already purchased a pair of Pass Aleph 2s to drive my next speaker purchase - the 3.6r.(This is definitely not a h... | |
| Krell 300il or Jeff Rowland Concentra Which speakers do you want to drive? The Krell wins for sheer power, the Rowland is easily more musical.(I'm an admitted Rowland Model 2 owner...) | |
| Krell amps with Magneplanar speakers If you can, try a Pass X series pre-amp & X250 or X350 amp.In my opinion, they are much less forward than a lot of other solid state. On par with the Rowland Model 8....Daniel | |
| Two Krell FPB 350mc versus one Krell FPB 600c Turnaround,Do you need 600wpc? No matter how discrete a dual mono amp is built, physically separate mono blocs are better for physical placement, and cable optimization.I just bought a pair of Pass Aleph 2 monoblocs. They sound better than my Rowl... | |
| What is a good amp that cost no more then 3500.00 You might try a Bryston 4BST. 250 watts into 8 ohms,20 year warranty. You can sell it w/5 years left..If it sounds a little forward in your system, try a PassX250. The Pass is more laid back, but it will heat your listening room up....Daniel | |
| Casablanca upgrades 1 vs 2 Chuck,Check out avsforum.comThey are into A/V big time.Steve Bruzonsky has a Casablanca, but I believe he's already upgraded to the "extreme" dacs. He should still be able to answer your Casablanca questions, he's had one for quite some time. Daniel | |
| The "Great Ones" are coming down in Price Listen,I haven't heard the Classe processor, I do have great respect for their amps. Do you have a B&K dealer near you? I'm not kidding, I've heard the latest Lexicon & recent Proceed processors, in my opinion the B&K is as good & ... | |
| What is the "design" of the "ULTIMATE" loudspeaker In my opinion,The less complicated, the better. My favorite are the Magnepan 3 ways (3.3R, 3.5R, 3.6R). When you go to a 4 way or more driver scheme, the crossover is more difficult & expensive to implement. Speakers are just like power amps,m... |