darkmoebius
Responses from darkmoebius
| SONIC FRONTIERS LINE 3...TUBES & CAPS upgrade The problem with having a 3rd party tech, unfamiliar with the Line 3, make modifications is that they will likely not know which exact component positions affect sound. Not all do, so you may be paying for unnecessary experimentation or parts repl... | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? After_hrs, thanks for the tip on Wavetouch. This pretty exciting news because I now live in a much smaller apartment and my 6' speakers plus dual subwoofers do not fitI am in Los Angeles, too, and will be checking them out sometime in the next few... | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Focal 807W It would help to list your price range | |
| Stereo power amp for $10k I was trying to be diplomatic, but am glad others are being more direct.It is an absolute waste of money and stellar equipment to put a near reference level $10k amp and your speakers behind a mass consumer grade AV preamp/processor. None of the s... | |
| Stereo power amp for $10k Isn't that a bit of a weird mismatch in performance between the $2k Marantz AV preamp and a $10k amp and your $12k Morel speakers? | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Alamrg, I think this Positive Feedback review excerpt could help explain why Jazdoc's PX-25 "ran out of gas at mid-high listening levels" with his Daedalus Ulysses:Although I know that Lou did not design this speaker specifically for low-powered t... | |
| Tube Curious - Preamp Suggestions BAT preamps are definitely not analytical. Maybe not as lush as Cary, but add a good amount of the tube "magic"Canary is another worth looking at in that price range | |
| Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor?? Jean Marie Reynaud Offrande are some of the finest, most musically satisfying, speakers I have everheard - whether monitor or floorstander. Paired with the right electronics, the performance is nothing short of spectacular. Check out the reviews o... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in SET these days? Rebbi, I think it is worth revisiting one very important remark in this long(ish) thread:"10-07-14: Charles1dadHi Seikosha,The limiting factors are the quality of your transformers and the stiffness of the power supply section."Why is this importa... | |
| My Parasound A21 review and VS Emotiva XPA It would help to know what the rest of Brownsugar's system is composed of. What's his preamp and sources, along with cabling? Also, what music he auditions equipment with.Also, I'm not clear from his review if the Parasound is the second amp he ha... | |
| phono preamp for Grado Master low output to C11 Grado's makes it own PH-1 phono amp that sells new for $500. It has switchable 40db/60dB gainYour Mac C11 supposedly has "Voltage gain 20dB aux, 60dB phono". So let's see how this works out electrically...(experts please correct me if wrong, I'm t... | |
| Seeking floorstander for low watt SET What is the SET amp you have? There's is a much bigger difference in drive capability between various amp and tube designs than beginners tend to realize. Believe it or not, one man's "low watt" is another's veritable monster amp (speaking of the ... | |
| SET amp recommendation 12-12-11: ErfrankeI guess what I am looking for is SET configuration that is not overly colored or muddy. The Carys were nice, but just say I am glad I didnt pay full price for them. I had a similar Cary experience with the Cary SEI 300B. Lush, in... | |
| Tube AMP or SS 11-15-11: Pubul57Darkmobius, when you say "outperforming" do you mean quality, or apparent loudness? Certainly the factors you mention have alot to do with one amp outperforming another amp qualitatively, having little to do with watts Sorry, I pr... | |
| Tube AMP or SS 11-15-11: Xti16With tubes in a push/pull configuration they generally have more current available. I had a Bryston B100sst rated at 180w @4ohms. I now have an Octave V70SE tube integrated rated at 70w @4ohms. The Octave just destroys the Bryston i... |