drrasta
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| Preamp advice, all comments welcome Look at an Anthem Pre1L or pre2L. Great tube sound and < $500 on the used mkt. | |
| What amp to match with B W 601 s2? Check out Cambridge Audio. Especially their d500se cd player. Matching electronics. Good reviews and value. I think www.spearitsound.com is a good choice. No relations. | |
| World Music: Great Suggestions, please? Check out the Putamayo label. Almost all of their cd's are decent. Often can listen to these at bookstores such as B&N or Borders. Start with "Islands." | |
| Anthem CD-1 tube upgrade? I am using an RCA 7308 gold pin-made by Siemens. These are generally expensive tubes, but if you can find a few different types, you will be able to hear some improvement/differences. | |
| interconnect help Homegrown silver lace can be purchased with 30 day trial. Works very nicely with tubes. | |
| new system for beginner For starters I would look at Cambridge Audio gear: www.spearitsound.com sells it at a discount. Their d500se is an excellent cd player for the money. Many choices in speakers, but the B&W 601's are nice for a start. | |
| Acoustat servo amps ?? I owned the "monitor III" speakers with their "servo-charge" amps for 18 years, having purchased them in 1979. The "model III" succeeded Acoustat's attempts at selling a tube-powered speaker. Acoustat offered a couple upgrades over the years to th... | |
| Best speaker under $500 Not speaker. You might check out the Cambridge Audio electronics. Their CD player d500se (349) and a500 integrated (389) are excellent starter audiophile quality stuff. The Paradigm Studio 20 is a step above the B&W 302 and 602 IMHO. Used for ... | |
| help me find this artist Digressing, but for those who like this genre: Equation, a british group on Putamayo records has two excellent cd's. | |
| Cables for Rogue 66 and Quicksilver mini Try homegrownaudio silver lace. Available with 30 day trial. | |
| Speakers for Near Wall Placement Tyler acoustics taylo reference are front ported. Imaging may suffer somewhat but mine sound fine against the wall on stands. | |
| NOS Tubes for Cary SLP 98 Sylvania NOS 6sn7's--chrome domes. Difficult to find. | |
| Bookshelf speakers with the best bass... Agree with position and stands as issues. Direction of port can also be an issue with bass and room placement. The Tyler Taylo reference has a front port which makes it easier to place near walls. | |
| fusion jazz recommendations My .02: Miles Davis "A Tribute to Jack Johnson", John McLaughlin "Inner Mounting Flame" and more recent: Charlie Hunter/Leon Parker "Duo". Should also mention: John Scofield, Pat Martino and Al Dimeola--all electric guitarist with differing approa... | |
| Tubes for BAT VK-D5 I used the amperex 7308's for a while. Now I am running NOS Russian 6922's--I think they're label 6h23's. Kevin Deal has them at Upscale Audio. I found mine on ebay, tested and matched for $10 @. They're much closer to the Amperex 7308's than the ... |