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| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Seriously Unsound, what the hell have you been smoking?? And no, I DON'T want any. | |
| QUAD ESL 2905 / 2805 Quad dealer Sound Hounds in Victoria, BC, reports no reliability issues with these from their customers. Then again... they sell A LOT more AN-Es than ESLs...Has anyone had success pairing 18wpc SETs with 2805s in a small room at moderate volume l... | |
| SET vs OTL Martykl:Gotta side with Paul on this one. My Wyetech Sapphire monoblocks use two 300Bs in parallel per side (18 wpc) and sound exactly like Paul describes: "crystal-clear, just right, completely natural", and certainly not lush. And these are 300B... | |
| Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? Dlanselm:Didn't see the AT-100 on their website... Where did you hear it and what comprised the system you heard it in? What are the driver tubes? TIA | |
| Integration of a REL B3 subwoofer Mine also sounds much better between the two main speakers... Corner placement was too muddy in my room. Also, try using a lower crossover point than suggested in the manual. | |
| $5000 integrated budget: Please help me choose.... Kiwi,Thanks for the link to your excellent and comprehensive review of the AMR. Did you similarly review the Jeff Rowland and Gryphon integrateds, and if so, are they online?You may also want to audition the Audiomat Opera Reference or Audiomat Re... | |
| AN ANOTHER REL QUESTION:FUSE where do you get these HiFi fuses from? mine just blew... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Thanks Asa:The ESPs are definitely intriguing... but what 50wpc amp would you recommend for them?Leaning towards the Audio Notes but don't these need to be corner loaded?? I'd prefer to keep the plasma in between without messing up the imaging...A... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Asa:My room is 13' wide, 19' long, and 9' high. Well damped with leather furniture, carpet, and drywall - not overly reflective. Listen mostly to classical at moderate volume.Source is the latest Marantz SA-7 SACD player. Pre is Supratek's Caberne... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? At the level where the lack of dimension is experienced, the experience almost becomes ineffable to the cognicizing faculties. But that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. You live in dimension, so why shouldn't you want your stereo to replicate, ... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Yes, that existential reference is more bread on the water, and if anyone seems interested, I'll continue.Yes Asa, I am interested and please elaborate. Are you still using a Supratek, or have you went with Shindo or similar?? | |
| Best new loudspeaker Pjl:What, you've already dropped the Ref 3As you raved about so recently?? Honestly, how do these compare? | |
| Euphoric Realism vs. Euphonic Romanticism interesting thread... But, did you tube roll the Supratek?? | |
| All time favorite speaker cables Hey, I thought Auditorium 23 made the best speaker cables... (not that I've ever heard them). At least that's what many here have posted. | |
| Just took delivery of the Red Wine Audio 30.2 and- Abramsmatch:How many inputs on the integrated and are they remote switchable?Any comparisons yet to the Stingray? Please be specific. TIA |