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| JA Perspecitve Stereophile review By modern Stereophile standards I consider the review an outright pan. These are speakers that apparently could not be made to sound good in Lichte's room, had a tweeter that failed and needed to be replaced and then performed unevenly in Atkinson... | |
| To all that worked in audio salons. I lived in DC when I got started in this mess (mid 1980s) and I remember going to Excaliber in Alexandria with a freshly printed copy of Jennifer Warnes "Famous Blue Raincoat" LP to hear a CJ PV7 I had the hots for. The salesperson, who had never ... | |
| $8000 budget on Pre-amp I would suggest you take a look at the Herron VTSP-3AR02. I had several Audio Research (SP16 and LS26) and Modwright (LS36.5 and LS100) preamps prior to acquiring the Herron and the VTSP-3AR02 represented a significant step upwards from these well... | |
| Ssssh, is your tube preamp really that quiet? I have very efficient speakers and went through a number of tube preamps which had varying degrees of noise before settling down with the Herron VTSP-3A (R02). It is not only super quiet but also a very convincing performer across the board. | |
| Daedalus Audio Vs. Kef I agree with Jazdoc. I own Daedalus speakers but have no experience with the Kef's. However, you have cited tone and dynamics as being two areas where you would like to see improved performance. These happen to be two areas where the Daedalus spea... | |
| advice on dedicated line Very informative thread and a model for how this forum should operate. I am no expert on this but I have to agree that one dedicated line should be plenty for your (and most other) systems. As has been stated, running a single line avoids a host o... | |
| Harbeth sound with high wife acceptance factor? I was the happy owner of a pair of C7s for many years--great speakers. The only other speaker that I have heard that is as "right" sounding are the Daedalus. I would suggest you take a look at the Athena's--a moderately sized floor stander that is... | |
| DAEDALUS AUDIO ATHENAS VS DEVORE FIDELITY O/96 I've been a Daedalus owner since 1998 moving from the original DA-1's to fully updated DA-1.1s (AP crossovers and, recently, V2 upgrades). I have not heard the DeVore O96's but have heard both the Gibbon's and the Silverback's (with Shindo electro... | |
| Solid State to replace Audio Research REF110? I have owned a number of ARC amps but all solid state. Having said that one amp that has not been mentioned which may be worth considering is the Modwright KWA150SE. I own one and it is a terrific amp which has many tube like characteristics (good... | |
| Most Quiet TUBE Preamp. Linestage. $ 12K or less I am using high efficiency speakers (97db) and want tubes so the noise issue has been very important to me. I have used a number of linestages over the years and by far the best sounding AND quietest is my current Herron VTSP-3AR02. The Herron emb... | |
| Phono Preamp - 2k budget? Ditto on the Herron, even if you have to stretch the budget a little. It will likely be the last phono stage you will buy. | |
| Review: Herron VTSP-3A R02 Linestage Goose--nice system, room and set up! It is nice to hear from another Herron fan. The more I listen the more I wonder why there aren't more of us out there. Keith makes some wonderfully musical equipment. Unlike most high end equipment manufacturer... | |
| Review: Herron VTSP-3A R02 Linestage Coming up on the one year anniversary with my VTSP-3A R02 and all I can say is that I am just as enthusiastic as I was when the unit was first introduced to my system. This preamp sings like nothing I've ever heard. I still cannot believe how musi... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 I owned an SP-16 for a few years. It was a nice piece and I did not find it particularly noisy. I wonder whether your tubes may be up for replacement? I thought the linestage on that unit was quite good, though with a fairly healthy dose of tube f... | |
| VPI Scout cartridge compliance I have run the 20XH, 20XM and 20XL on my Scout. The 20XL was the best performer. In my system the AT OC9MLII was better for half the money. Note: the Dyna's were not the "2" versions so I don't know how, for example, the 20XL2 would compare to the... |