daveyf
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| Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best? The LP12 can be upgraded all the way to what many, including myself, consider is still SOTA.A Radikal/ Trampolin v2/Cirkus/LP12 is the current itineration. I wander how close in sound this is to the typical LP12( of older vintage) that most of the... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Allman Bros.. 'At Fillmore East' on theNautilus LP.. THE rendition of 'whipping post' IMHO.Also was listening to Cat Stevens 'Tea for the Tillerman' on the Pink band Island UK label. Good sound, but my copy has a TON of background grunge..:0(I... | |
| Audio Research VS110, VS115? Adrian, That is a very difficult question to answer... it probably depends to some extent on the quality of your tubes and the amount of turn on/turn off's that the tube cycles. Also, possibly there is a factor of how much ventilation etc. that th... | |
| Audio Research VS110, VS115? Adrian, That's a very good question about the biasing of the D70..Frankly, this is perhaps the only real drawback to the amp. The procedure is NOT for the faint of heart..:0( I just re-tubed my D70 with rolled in tubes and there was NO way I was g... | |
| 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... |