daveyf
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| Audio Research VS110, VS115? Adrian, I currently own a D70 Mk2 and your memory of your old amp is accurate.In fact, with current gear this amp is IMHO still very close to SOTA. I have actually AB'ed the D70 ( Ok I did roll in some NOS tubes) against a VT 100Mk3 and our group ... | |
| Best ARC tube amps for classical music? Interesting Rgurney, I listened to the M-100's a few years ago on a Dunlavy based system and they were very dry in the mids ,IMHO. Personally, I way prefer the D70 or 115 to them, at least on the Dunlavy's. The midrange magic of the D70 and to a s... | |
| Best ARC tube amps for classical music? Axtl, as Rrog pointed out, all of the ARC tube amps are very good. However, IMHO, the D70 and the D115 are the cream of the crop from that era. ( With slight preference given to the Mk 2 version of each). If you don't need the extra power, I prefe... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Larryi, I think what you posted is very good advice. Generally the whole SF line is NOT really low powered/flea powered SE friendly. Like you say there are SE amps that are a better match for these speakers;however, none of them that I am aware of... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Charlers1dad, We know that you like and enjoy your Frankenstein amp. What you seem to keep missing, is the point that knowing this amp well is frankly fairly irrelevant. Asking Israel about his amp is not the question, the question is how well he ... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Dongiovanni, I don't think having the sub help with the bass is going to make much difference. As I stated above, the GH's need a little stick up line. The Passat 30 watts has the ability, current wise, to drive the GH's to a satisfying level in y... | |
| Best ARC tube amps for classical music? Axtl,I would recommend an ARC D70. Either a mk1 or maybe a little better, a Mk2.I listen to this amp with Sonus Faber Guarneri's and it is a great match up;excelling on classical and jazz.The D-70 can also be had for what is IMHO a steal of a pric... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? George, I do agree with you that the GH's like a little stick up front. Along with my 65 watt/ch tube amp, I also use, to get a different perspective, a 250 watt/ch Rowland amp. The GH's have no problem at all with 250 watts/ch! OTOH, I don't agre... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Guys, I think you are missing the point here a little... Sure the Frankenstein COULD work and maybe the OP would be happy with them. BUT, the Frankenstein might not/probably wouldn't work with the SF GH's. It seems to me that if the OP doesn't hav... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Charles1dad, have you heard these amps with the GH's? I admit I have not, BUT I have heard several low powered 300B amps with these speakers that are clearly a poor match . What you end up listening to is basically distortion. I think YOUR advice ... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Dongiovanni, I looked up the output of the Coincident Frankenstein's. They put out a max of 8watts/ch! I would be VERY surprised if this amp could drive the GH's.( especially since you have a fairly large room) I noticed that Coincident also makes... | |
| Which 300B SET for SF Guarneri Homage? Hi Don, As a fellow owner of GH's, I have heard them with a number of different amps. IMHO, GH's don't really work well with Single ended low power amps. As you state, the GH's are 87db efficient, which is a bit of a tough deal for low power or fl... | |
| Tubelike SS Power amp Might want to consider some of the Jeff Rowland amps, like the model 8,9,10or 1.All are somewhat tube like in their presentation. | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip - Sound by Singer to close Rx8man, and I are in agreement.Here is an interesting story that I heard about a few years ago at a 'high-end' appliance store. A disheveled man walked into the showroom and asked to speak to a salesperson. The salesperson came up to this man and ... | |
| The Hub: News, events, gossip - Sound by Singer to close MrTennis, what an interesting comment you say in #5..Try to avoid Andy.What a pathetic comment to have to make; Frankly, I would have thought the one person you would have been glad to see should have been Andy, and conversely the other way around... |