david12
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| Leave solid state amps on? Or turn off everytime? there seems to be 3 questions here that are getting confused. The question of the ethics of leaving kit on all the time, in terms of global warming, use of finite fossil fuels, etc etc. Now I am in the camp that says you should take cognisance of ... | |
| Leave solid state amps on? Or turn off everytime? I will raise this point again, partly as I don't know the answer. Ask a fireman in the UK the commonest cause of house fires, it is TV's left on standby. In theory then, electrical equipment on standby, is a fire risk. I have never heard of a fire... | |
| Rig building - When or Why, do you change devices? Like TVAD, I buy 2nd hand after looking at the forums, reviews etc. I decide on a component I would be interested in and wait for it to turn up. Having got the kit right, I look at tweeks, cables and recently supports. I have a range of the latter... | |
| The latest flavour of the month speaker Absolutely, you have to be aware that entries might be to help unload your unwanted kit. However if there are lots of positives from different people, it makes for a pretty large conspiracy. I have bought many items 2nd hand unauditioned, with no ... | |
| The latest flavour of the month speaker I am not sure fear does underline the herd instinct. We are all looking for some pointers for where to look for new kit. We all treat the magazines with some scepticism, though I think they are useful. They are under too many divers commercial pre... | |
| Most transparent amp you've heard? I think my choices are my current Viva Solista 845 SET and a previous Pass Labs Aleph 3 power amp, for SS | |
| Integrated Owners: I Need an Excellent Power Cord Following up on noelpastor's comment, I use Ridge street Poiema and Alethias on my Viva Solista integrated, both are excellent, the latter a shade better. Certainly better than the very good Audience chord I was using before. My only complaint, wh... | |
| Raven AC one motor In the UK, the Raven one used to come with the Millenium mat and counterweight, now it does'nt. The distributor, who is very experinced, feels neither is necessary. I imagine he stopped including them to reduce costs, the £ abd $ are falling again... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Another contender might be the LSA series hybrids. All have the same structure and put out 150watts. The Signature and statement have slightly different circuits and improved components. I have heard the basic reference version when it was DK desi... | |
| Ortofon tonearms ,Static and Dynamic - Difference? I just put a 309D on My TW accustic Raven one, on the designers recommendation, he uses one on his. I am very pleased, admittedly, changing from a Jelco Vivid, it should be much better. It is more than a small step up in quality, particularly dyna... | |
| Best Integrated, period. With the same proviso, no such thing as best, I suspect the Vac Phi beta would be best in most circumstaces. Meaning it's output of 110 watts I believe, would drive most speakers. Having had a few very good integrated amps, Lavardin IT, Karan K180... | |
| SME V, Tri-Planar or Phantom B-44 As an aside, for those of us with kids in college, looking for a slightly cheaper option, Thomas at TW likes the Ortofon arms. I had a 309D long 12" arm put on my Raven one this week and it sounds fabulous. I am sure not in the same league as the ... | |
| Review: VIVA Solista LT Tube amp I understand what you are saying. My wife liked the photo, but was not impressed by the size of the thing. Unfortunately, high output SET's are'nt cheap or small, they need big transformers, capacitors etc. They are'nt cheap either, I agree. I got... | |
| Esoteric SA-10 vs Opus 21 I have the GNSC reference mods and did compare with someone who bought over his unmodded player for an afternoon. Very clear difference, we both agreed on, particularly, a tighter deeper base output. In general though a bit more transparent, bette... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio - need advise please Agree with Fafafion, excellent speakers, respond to a bit of attention. They are in my first and only system! Very neutral, detailed, excellent tight base, easy to drive. I use Symposium rollerblock Jun + svelt shelf, an immediate improvement. The... |