dodgealum
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| Is it all worth it? All in, no regrets--ever. | |
| I need a good looking and good sounding speaker .... Another nudge toward Daedalus. Muse Studio should fit the bill. Incredible craftsmanship and sonics. A lifetime purchase. Call Lou. | |
| Review: Linear Tube Audio (LTA) "Ultralinear" Amplifier @ntolsen may be your best bet here—LTA regularly shows with Spatial so he has probably run the various LTA amps with the M5’s. Also, from what I understand LTA has enhanced the latest ZOTL 40 (aka the “Reference”) such that performance comes very ... | |
| ModWright 150 SE? Thoughts? Don't know the Moon gear but had the KWA150SE for many years--great amp. At 92.5db I would suggest the LTA Reference 40 or LTA Ultralinear. Way, way better. Way. | |
| Speaker for Line Magnetic LM 518IA in Large Room Daedalus Argos. Full range, wide sweet spot, easy to drive. Call Lou. | |
| About to audition Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Grand Reference - advice? JM--In my experience the Aerials do need power--lots of it. I heard them twice at a local dealer many years ago. First time completely underwhelmed with a medium power tube amp. Second time was a completely different experience with high wattage s... | |
| Separates or Integrated? What makes more sense? It may be that the challenge with IA’s is finding one with a preamplification section as good as what can be had in a proportionally priced line stage. I’m told it is often the preamp in the IA that is the weak link and degrades the sound enough t... | |
| Last Preamp? Could The Search Finally Be Over? Sorry guys just seeing the recent activity on this thread. I’ve since he’d the Herron updated to R03 status (the end point for the 3A series) which provided some subtle sonic benefits. I chose not to post the brands of the other line stages becaus... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? To stay within budget you would need to buy used. I think retail is around $6500. You may want to call Keith he sometimes has trades or other ways of working with you on price. Be careful though—once you talk to him you will want to join the famil... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? VTSP 3A (R03) I think Keith sells 10 times the number of phonostages than linestages (I have both) but the line stage is just as spectacular as the much praised VTPH-2a | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? If your goal is to try tubes and want a bulletproof piece with unrivaled customer support then see if you can find a Herron. Lights out performer—way better than any of the ARC or Modwright line stages I tried. Not very “tubey” sounding though—jus... | |
| Quad ESLs - I have some questions Can't help you with the old versus new Quad comparison but totally get why you fell in love. I remember hearing a pair of 63s many years ago and being awestruck at the purity of the sound. The Quads aren't for everyone or every room so tread caref... | |
| best phono stage under 10k sax--I would echo millercarbon here. The Herron is a fabulous stage and Keith is incredibly generous helping his clients sort out technical challenges of the kind you mention. Read some of the posts from his loyal clients and give him a call to ta... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A or Manley Chinook mk II phonostage Haven’t compared but another Herron fan here. Also, if you are thinking turntable check out the new Sempersonus TE-2. Just ordered mine after selling my VPI. If you are at all interested in a modern idler/type drive TT that will take any arm up to... | |
| LTA Ultralinear vs Pass Labs XA25 As an extremely happy owner of the Ultralinear LTA I’d say Pass. The LTA UL was designed specifically to work magic with high efficiency designs like Al’s Ulysses and my Apollo’s. With speakers of this type it is off the charts. But matching amp a... |