david12
Responses from david12
| Nordost QB8 I would second the advice about the QX4 or QX2. I can not think of any "tweak" that was more beneficial to my system, in terms of lowering the noise floor, increased dynamics. I had 2 and just sold one. Two are better than one, but not much. A sin... | |
| Raven turntable owners:oiling & what type? The UK distributor, suggests a 6 monthly relube, which seems reasonable. That reminds me to do it again. I have never seen any reason to try another and would'nt on principle. If that is what the manufacturer recommens, that is good enough for me,... | |
| Daedalus Audio Vs. Kef I own the DARMAs too, not the V2 version(yet). I have heard Kef reference range on many occasions and they are very good, but not in the same league as Daedalus, at least not at a comparable price. They are neutral very dynamic and transparent. ... | |
| Passive Preamp Recommendations? I use what is in effect, a clone of the MFA Baby Reference, built by a Hungarian gentleman. It uses the same transformers as the Baby Reference. It feeds into the ARC reference 75 Power amp and is very impressive. I got the idea from a HiFi+ revie... | |
| DAEDALUS AUDIO ATHENAS VS DEVORE FIDELITY O/96 In looking for a box loudspeaker, with good sensitivity, to run with a SET integrated, Devore and Daedalus were right up there and I think, were the best I heard at a reasonable price. That includes some other very good speakers, Silverline Bolero... | |
| looking for musical Tube Integrated Amplifier It would be helpful to know the sensitivity and impedence of the speakers, which sets the prameters for your output needs. I have had a number of tube or tube hybrid speakers over the years, including the Viva Solista, Pathos Inpol and Ayon Spark.... | |
| Herbie Hancock's "The River" One of the CDs I keep coming back to. Has that rare combination of great music and recording. So many of the "Audiophile" labels, produce tedious music, unless they are re releases. Step forward Naim for example. You can pretty much forget everyth... | |
| Integrateds: $3K, $4.5K or $5K I tend to agree, that those are all good choices. Others have made good suggestions, but yours are as good as any. I like musical fidelity. They are well built well thought out amps, with more than enough power for your needs. You might look for s... | |
| Audiophile Staff Ghostrider, As I remember the guy was Chinese and had examples of all the best turntables, all kept running all the time. I think he had more than 1 person maintaining the system. I can't see the point, but I suppose if you have oodles of bling, i... | |
| New KT150 tubes? The review of the Icon Audio, KT150 tubed amp was very favourable, but Icon Audio makes very good, well designed and priced amps, designed in the UK and built in China. I am not sure that not being designed for a specific tube, precludes the benef... | |
| Price Increases "The challenge is to find, say, the $10K speaker that sounds like those $100K "high-end" ones", Well, there are some giant killers out there Ack, largely the small manufacturers selling direct. I spoke to just such a small manufacturer a couple o... | |
| Price Increases There is, supposedly, an economic recovery on the way. Which may be part of the reason. I think the main one, is that HiFi is becoming more of a cottage industry. The ultra High End, hand building Audio Bling for Hedge fund managers, seems to be d... | |
| Solid State to replace Audio Research REF110? I must say, I find these concerns re ARC reliability and matching Pre amps, a concern. I have just bought a Ref 75 and am matching it with what is effectively, a Music First Baby reference, though it is a clone. I have to say I am very happy with ... | |
| At What Age Does An Audiophile Buy His Last Amp? 65 in my case, but then I thought my last amp was last one as well, so who knows. You can never say never and of course any amp, particularly a tube one, has a finite life, even the ARC Ref 75 I have bought recently. I know half the fun is swappin... | |
| Solid State to replace Audio Research REF110? That's a tough one, if your a tube fan, as I am and probably you are too. I find it very hard to find a SS amp that has the speed matched to transparency and lack of grain you seem to get with tubes. In my limited experience you need to go Class A... |