david12
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| Mastersound Amps. Anything similar you'd recommend If your looking for the SET sound, there are 2 other Italian manufacturers to consider, New Audio Frontiers and Viva. The first I believe is quite a lot more expensive than Mastersound, Viva just more expensive. I got my Viva Solista 845 second ha... | |
| What should be under my speakers? I have tried a number of solutions, stone slabs with Nordost Pulsar points, herbies big fat dots, spikes etc. The best I have found is Symposium svelt shelves, Rollerblock Juniors. Better base definition in particular, but not earth shattering | |
| Raven One Owners - Last Table? Regarding the Vivid, I used that as a starter before I got the Ortofon 309S. For the price, the Vivid is very good indeed, but you will instantly hear the benefit of a better arm, in tracking, base etc. To get you started, the Vivid is good, thoug... | |
| Raven One Owners - Last Table? Another strong vote for the Raven one. It is easy to say, but I do'nt think I will ever change. Build quality is phenomenal. When I put the platter on the spindle, it takes up to 5 minutes to descend onto the bearings, build quality and tolerances... | |
| Do I need a record cleaning machine I tend to agree, but am too lazy to clean new records. If yoy buy second hand, it is a must. cartridges are'nt cheap these cdays and will last lnger with clean records. They need'nt be that expensive, particularly second hand | |
| rockport altair any informed opinions? Just a question, whats wrong with guesswork and uninformed opinion. That's what most threads receive and it adds to the fun " Have you actually heard the speakers at all?" etc | |
| RMAF 2009 tips? Thanks for the tips guys. | |
| RMAF 2009 tips? I have just booked my flights to come from the UK, this year. For anyone else coming from the UK, there are very good flight deals at the moment. There are certain speakers I will be looking for, but otherwise, this thread is very useful. Last yea... | |
| What is the Best Integrated tube amp you heard Gerrym5 Unfortunately the Phi Beta is no longer made. I don't think VAC do any integrated amps at the moment. | |
| Wavac 805 I agree, my 22 watt 845 SET drives 89db speakers perfectly. In general it depends on volume you listen at, room size, musical tastes, a solo singer is different from a Symphony orchestra with all the stops out. I have heard the Wavac and it is ver... | |
| What is the Best Integrated tube amp you heard Not suprisingly, everyone quotes there own amp, so I will too. My Viva Solista 22 watt 845 SET is the best amp of any sort, I have had in my system and I have used some good integrated amps, Karan K180, lavardin IT included. | |
| How many great CDs do you have? Taking up tpsonic's point as to labels likely to produce reference quality recordings, that is a good way to go about finding top rtecordings. My favourite at the moment, would be the german label Stockfisch. If I had to think of one CD, it would ... | |
| TW Acustic Raven One owners After discussing with Thomas at TW, I went for an Ortofon 309S and am very happy with it, mounting a Zyx Airy 3. I don't think it is far off the ultimate arms, at a fraction of the price. My Raven 1 came with stock Millenium feet and I find Standa... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations A lot of good suggestions, I would add one name knowone has mentioned, a wonderful Scandinavian singer called Katrine Madsen. There really is a lot of good Jazz coming out of Scandinavia, perhaps it's the long dark winters. She does'nt have a larg... | |
| Combination of PurePowerAPS and Audience adept aR I have to say, I can not see the point of filtering a regenerated AC. If you need to, surely the regenerator is not doing its job. I changed from a competent filter, the Kemp to the APS 1050 with very clear benefits in noise floor, dynamics. If I ... |