daveyf
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| You pay for it and you get it... @skanda What size is your room? The room I heard the Alexx V's in was about 30' X 45'..with a 10' ceiling. Yes, I think volume also matters.If your room is say 20' x15' as a minimum, I would think that would work...much less and you are then sho... | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt @douglas_schroeder Your admiration for Class D ICE amps does indeed tell us how we listen differently! The best Class D amp I have heard is the current Rowland model 925 mono block, and I would not swap my modded Rowland model 8T for it under any ... | |
| Phono preamp for new Klimax LP12 The latest model Klimax comes with the Urika 11, which is a digital based device. Having heard the Urika's ( both original and new), I would say that a great phono stage would be an easy upgrade over both versions. The Luxman EQ-500 is a very good... | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt @douglas_schroeder Your admiration of Class D amps is interesting. Have you heard some of the better amps mentioned in this thread? My example of the ARC D70Mk2 or the M100's for instance...each of these shows up all of the bleached and bright so... | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt @ebm I don’t think the Rowland 8T is really an ’old amp’. The OP seems to be looking for amps from a much older generation. The Rowland can indeed compete well today, and yes it is a classic and exceptional. Probably more in line with the OP’s que... | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt @ebm +1 | |
| Beatles Vinyl Mono Box..do you have one? The Beatles mono box is a really great listen. I was planning on buying multiples of it, but instead I told all my a'phile friends to buy one. They are all quite happy now. Nonetheless, it was available for a long time, and didn't seem to sell out... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers Tubes and ss amps both have their pluses and minuses. IME, tube amps tend to give one a better ’gestalt’ of the music, while ss amps tend to be a little more controlled and in some ways ’predictable’ as to their presentation. Where i do think ss a... | |
| recommended power tube amplifier for vivid kaya 45 speakers @haimr One of the better amps for the Vivid’s seems to be the ss Luxman line, that is what the previous distributor would demo them with, and they had great synergy. I like Rowland amps as well, although my experience with the Vivid/Rowland match ... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio I am more with the OP here than the folks who are saying he is out of line. There are so many instances of companies ripping off folks, simply because they can...that it is almost the norm these days...BUT that in no way excuses the behavior, IMHO... | |
| Favorite Guitar Solo I listened to the awesome Budgie song..'Parents' last night. Tony Bourge's playing is truly inspirational... | |
| Magico A3 vs. Wilson SabrinaX Having heard both speakers, IMO the Wilsons are far more musical sounding than the Magico's. The new Sabrina X's are a major upgrade over the old Sabrina's...you sure you heard the new version and not the old version, which does sound more like wh... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio @syndication Your post seems to imply that you are in favor of ripping people off...so long as they can afford it. Interesting perspective. | |
| recommended power tube amplifier for vivid kaya 45 speakers Atmasphere makes some great points! There are a ton of speakers on the market today that are an absolute bear to drive..even with a ss amp! For example, the recent review by Jason Victor Serinus of the Jadis JA200Mk2 amps exemplifies what atmasphe... | |
| Uber expensive repair at United Radio The OP may or may not have a point about his experience with United, BUT I do believe that there are now numerous examples of the ’repair’ shop trying to gouge the customer. Just yesterday I called up my car dealer for a simple oil and filter chan... |