dbarger
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| Advice on Repairs for Audio Research VT100 Mk II Since you mention that it is your first tube amp I want to mention that hopefully you are aware that you should not turn a tube amp on and off and back on quickly without giving the capacitors a couple minutes to discharge. That can lead to probl... | |
| Steely Dan "Can't Buy A Thrill" on UHQR vinyl Also a long time Dan fan, and avid collector. I have ordered the set as they are parceled out. I did just listen to this pressing and was struck by a few things: yes, it is the best sound of this album I have heard. the lyrics really are much ... | |
| Kiseki Purpleheart Tough choice between kleos and another ph, I have both and would lean very slightly to ph. But you really need both! | |
| Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood? I am also a long time Devore fanboy, having owned nines for 10 yrs, 2 pairs of o/93’s, and now a pair of o/96’s. I was also a typical audiophile type who did not consider Klipsch to be high end. That all changed when I tried a pair of Cornwall 4’... | |
| Power cord supplied with Luxman L-509X Integrated Amp I will start by saying that I rarely use the stock pc’s on any of my gear.I have a c900u/m900u combo, and several nice pc’s to try from nordost, audioquest, and others. I found the supplied pc’s were best, just like with Shindo gear. Tough to sa... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV Well bjesien it sounds like you need both!For me I always need options. I don’t always want to hear the same speakers, amps, or sources. My alternates to the Cornwall 4’s are Dynaudio Heritage Specials, which I also appreciate very much! They d... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV Maybe a separate thread for modifying this already great speaker?Also, for whoever is planning to undertake these “upgrades” perhaps you can make a high quality recording before and after? There is always an element of a chef liking his own soup.... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? Well of course I would never start a sentence with that particular word... i am very impressed with my tambaqui after having many well regarded dacs over the years. But I do say “WOW” when I play a record. Just something on vinyl with a nice se... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV riaa, are you saying you paid $4k? You said you “think” you paid that. That would be a 33% discount... pretty hard to find that! | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV The bass is not super deep, but I am satisfied and feel no desire to put my svs sb2000 pro into the system. I would say it is impactful bass, but not super deep. | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV I’ve always been curious about the Kingko amp! That could be a great combo! | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV Look at the variety of amps people are using on these! And everyone is pretty happy. How unusual is that!For me I love that you can drive them with virtually any amp, 2-500 Wpc. I have a decware amp on order, 2.3 wpc. Last night I was watching... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV wrm57, exactly the differences you might expect. The 845 is fuller sounding, the luxman a bit more transparent. The luxmans are the first solid state combo that is a keeper for me. I have mostly tried passlabs, first watt, ayre, parasound, etc. us... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV kren0006, I am using 4 combinations of amplification. Luxman c900u/m900u, arc ref6se/ref160s, Line Magnetic lm210ia, and Line Magnetic lm845 Premium. wrm57, lm210ia sounds great on these. But so do the other combinations above. I have owned sev... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV Enjoying these more every day! They continue to surprise me with their revealing nature. They sound great with high power amps, and low power amps. I did add Herbie's Huge Sliders, and I think they tightened up the bass a bit and increased focu... |