ed_sawyer
Responses from ed_sawyer
| Best Shipper for Large Packages Have had good luck with FedEx air. I shipped some ADS M15s, which were about 120lbs per, (x2) and some ML Aerius, about 85lbs ea. Both went fine as far as I know. Using the original boxes is important, insurance helps. Have heard more bad things t... | |
| c-j buffs: MV-55 vs. Premier 11a Neither. Search out Premier 5s (monoblocks). IMHO, the best Premier-series amp they made. The last to use EL-34s unless you get the special edition Pr. 8xs (at $10k+/pair). the EL-34s sound a lot better than the 6550/KT88 stuff CJ uses in the late... | |
| Very good Balanced XLR cable, suggestions? true balanced circuit retrofitted? really? that is a non-trivial thing and I would be impressed if it can be done. I tend to doubt it, at least not without unreasonable expense. It would entail everything from the digital bitstream outward includi... | |
| My experience trying to buy a REL subwoofer... I would guess that REL is way more than a 30 point line for tweeter, esp. given how in bed REL/Sumiko is with tweeter. (eg. very in bed with them. would think at least 40-45%. Maybe 50%. tweeter is their largest dealer/customer by far.) If there w... | |
| Aerius i: Will CJ CAV50 or MV55 drive them ok?? Either will drive them fine, in UL or Triode. I drive a set off a 2x25watt Gaincard. also from some CJ Prem. 5s in both UL and now in Triode mode. Plenty of power. -Ed | |
| monsoon panel speakers? They are worth a listen, IMHO. Good imaging, a bit less than my ML's, but they (Monsoons) weren't really set up at all. Definitely good value! If you are in new england, I heard them here: Http://www.fidelisav.com/ they had the larger 2 sizes I th... | |
| Avoid UPS Shipping To/From Canada Just throw the bill away. I have gotten bills from that for that sort of thing before (canadian shipping), tossed them in the trash, no big deal. Agreed that FedEx is a better choice. -Ed | |
| Recommended female vocalists? Patricia Barber. Jennifer Warnes. Lorenna McKennet (sp?). Jewel. Natalie Merchant (solo and with 10k maniacs). Tracy Chapman. A few of my Fave's. -Ed | |
| Sony SCD-1 balanced or unbalanced? Correct, it's not a truly balanced design, like the earlier Xa7ES was. Hence the reason both sound the same (Bal. vs. unbal.) is that they are the same, derived via a chip (IC) that creates the inverted signal for the balanced connector. There are... | |
| Recommend Higher Power SET Amp Go with another ASL - specifically the AQ-1006(845). 22 wpc of big 845 power. More than enough, and waaaaay sweeter than KT88s to boot. | |
| commodity liquidity Speaking as one who has friends who work in high-end retail, it's definitely been a slow summer. There a lot of bargain-hunters (bottom feeders) who price shop everyone to death.. it can be a real PITA to deal with chiselers like that. They (frien... | |
| Best way to identify a giant box of assorted tubes... make a list of the numbers, quantities, etc. and post them. GE tubes aren't quite as desireable as a box of Amperex or WE, but hey... not bad for free. | |
| Suggestions For A DAC Upgrade your speakers first. They are your weakest link. | |
| Best CD Transport in 1K Ball Park Sony XA7ES - as a bonus you get a world-class DAC in the bargain!-Ed | |
| Stacking power amps mono blocks if you have the space, some nice amp stands (single shelves, basically) look nice. Target makes some that are cheap, or you can make your own pretty easily. I'd avoid stacking, esp. if they are tube monos.-Ed |