faust3d
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| Thoughts on the Rogers EHF-100? I heard it at Stereo Exchange with Devore Fidelity Silverbacks as well. Very nice amp, engaging with lots of dynamic clean power, tonally accurate and it has some of that tube magic unlike a lot of new solid state sounding big tube amps. It was a ... | |
| Orpheus speakers from the '80s, Woodstock NY Any luck finding this info? I like passive radiator designs so I am curious about this. | |
| Old vs. New I think a big problem today with many high priced gear is that measurements and computer simulation takes precedences over listening tests and tuning gear by ear. I have heard many new highly regarded speakers with mega $ amps and while technicall... | |
| Old vs. New "An interesting proposal is to take the classic old designs and update them with newer (and demonstrably better) parts."With tube amps, most of the time, this is exactly what is done these days. Old classic designs are made with new TOL parts, fun... | |
| Old vs. New "A warmer, romantic sounnd. Not very clear, nor pristine" - this is a very broad generalization. Take something like ProAc Response 2 for example. They are 22 years old now, and still sound good. As any mid-hight price monitor in the market today ... | |
| Symdex speakers any information on these? I got them used and the bottom of the cabinet was already filled with sand as they are very heavy. My room is not very large 20x14 and they sound as good with 30W Aleph 3 as with 110W RG11 in this room. I also tried them with my DNA-1 and it was a... | |
| Symdex speakers any information on these? I have Symdex Gamma Reference speakers. It's a very nice two way with what seems to be TL loaded or cleverly ported mid/bass driver. I really like them a lot. They sound very natural with good extended HF and nice round punchy bass.Drivers used:Wo... | |
| Golden Tube Audio SE-40 I had one in the late 90's. It was an OK amp but it had some hissing issues and was soft/warm and forward in the mids. Low-end was also somewhat anemic and soft. I was using it with Klipsch speakers. One thing that it did very well was 3D sound-st... | |
| Stax stax ESL-F81 - please help If I decide to go with OTL tube amp what should be ideal specs? Any amp suggestions? I just want to see what the market is. | |
| Stax stax ESL-F81 - please help Hey thanks for all the info. How do I get to the fuse and RC network resistor? Do I need to take off the top plate of the box? I cleaned the beck from the deteriorated foam and never replaced it. Do they sound best with or without this foam? I lis... |