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| I finally added a second REL Sub Thanks for posting this, it adds more confirmation of the same. I recently returned to a dual stereo sub configuration myself. Was not for added bass. The sole purpose and hope was to recapture a more balanced sound stage and presentation. I wa... | |
| Any Thoughts On These? The Motion 60 and 60xti sound [notably] better with a higher quality higher current amplifiers. Well designed AMT based speakers can sound truly amazing only with (select) heavyweight tube amplifiers. Bright sounding lower grade amplifiers need no... | |
| Quality of Cables When Bi-Amping @roddyboy The reason I’m sharing this is I’m currently right in the process of going back and testing and re-evaluating some NOS Golden Reference cables myself for other purposes. I’m comparing them to some newer ohno occ cable designs I use a my... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers @mglik At $7500 a pair retail price for your AGD Audion Mono amps, with their unique MOSFET power stage, it had better sound good. Not your mainstream $2500 class-D amplifier I'm sure you'd agree. | |
| Quality of Cables When Bi-Amping @roddyboy You might be able to answer your own question. Someone made the investment in these particular Lawrence Audio speakers (orig retail of $28.5k, some used under 8k now days), and made the investment in Golden Reference speaker cables so fa... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State Amplifiers @ejr1953 The Cary Audio link you posted is a general description with some general guidelines for Cary Audio amplifiers. Having owned various Cary tube amps and Cary SS amps both, I can share their solid state amp offering has its own sound signat... | |
| Using 2 different brands of interconnects? @m669326 I have to blame a close friend who loaned me a TOTL pair of interconnects once 20+ years ago, they were $100 more cost (used/demo) than the special edition CD player I had at the time. Yes, more $ than the CD player itself. Once I heard ... | |
| Using 2 different brands of interconnects? OP, Yes, you can intermix and I’ve concluded the change and benefit realized is less noticeable with cables in the $100 range as you’ve noted. I’ve tested a lot of interconnects past 25yrs as a geek / nerd / hobby. Works well with Higher End Cable... | |
| Tube Flavor +2 on what @jtcf said. Start with preamp tubes if a separate preamp is used. Then small signal input / driver tubes in the amp. NOS tubes if possible for these, or try PSVANE "art series" where applicable [better than 50% of my better NOS tube col... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? @b_limo Hey where is the Salk Veracity speakers for sale ad? Thought you listed them... Was looking to send the link to a buddy to buy them from you and put them with a pair of his really good tube mono amps. | |
| Cary SLI-80 or SLI-100? @ozzy62 yes with the stock tubes, stock caps, no upgrades or no hexfreds and stock rectifier tubes on the older generation pre/amps can be less exciting. A buddy who bought my big Cary V12R had the older F1 version Upscale had sponsored years ago ... | |
| Any Thoughts On These? Make sure you burn in those Motion 60s for a solid two weeks [at least] before making hard judgment. For my HT setup, and tested with 2ch too for fun, my five Motions sound much more clear, transparent, with more accurate bass after having broken ... | |
| Cary SLI-80 or SLI-100? Hi Jim, @river251A colleague and friend helped lead the design on the SLI-100 and incorporation of the KT150. I use to own the SLI-80 Signature in stock and highly modified forms. The ability to run KT88s and other tubes in UL or Triode mode was i... | |
| Any Thoughts On These? @knighttodd Hooked my ML 60xti to my PL EVO 400 amplifier today. Listening to some Pink Floyd Division Bell. These things are fantastic. RME ADI2 Dac Fs. Can’t be better.By chance were you running EL34 output tubes in your PL EVO 400 amp at the ti... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? Its definitely a preference kinda thing. I much prefer lower sensitivity speakers in the 90-93db range when paired with the right tube amplifier(s). It can be a more forgiving and less forced type of sound. Did the low-watt triode thing with 95+ d... |