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| Eggleston Andra III vs Magico V3 vs VA The Music Cavl, IMHO you may want to hear the Avalon's with the VTL, as you heard them W/ The Magico's. I am sure the dealer you went to may be a great dealer, but he can't expect you to make your actual choice this way. | |
| Speaker audition: a novice’s journey Ok. I did see your system and components as you had posted. IMHO, if that is your entire budget, I would get maybe a 7-9Kspeaker, and save a few bucks for future upgrades. If you then decide you are happy w/your source and amp, buy more music. If ... | |
| Speaker audition: a novice’s journey NealI502, Just to clarify a couple of things. If you were hearing a Verity in the 5-6K range, that would have been the Finn. Sorry if I misunderstood, but I thought you said that it was in the 6K range. The Leonore, as you know , is around 16K. Se... | |
| Conrad Johnson Premium 12 - Noise when turned on I can concur 100% with both things Jaffeassc said. I used a Premier 16 1 and then an Art 1 w/ my 8A's. I only upgraded to the Art for a screamin deal dealer demo. Honestly, I felt very content w/ the 16. Never tried either in series 2. Try to hear... | |
| Recommended speakers for Shindo Cortese OK. If your speakers are 98DB, don't do anything until you hear the Cortese/Monbrison combo w/ your Coral's. In the meantime, you could figure out an alternative if you don't happen to like it. I wouldn't go crazy over it until you hear it w/ your... | |
| Conrad Johnson Premium 12 - Noise when turned on Had an even simpler thought. Once you have isolated which mono, use a 6550 tube out of the amp which is OK. This way,you won't order a tube you don't need. I would order it anyway just to have spares though. It's been a while since I had my 8A's. ... | |
| Conrad Johnson Premium 12 - Noise when turned on I would get a new 6550 from C-J. Not sure if you have the GE or Svetlana, they now use Svetlana though. You should be able to isolate it to which monoblock first. That narrows it down to 4 output tubes, once you figure which mono it is coming from... | |
| Recommended speakers for Shindo Cortese This is simply my guess. I am sure Don Better, Matt Rotunda or Jonathan Halpern know much better. I would think you would want a speaker at least 90 or 91 db, w/ a fairly stable 6 or 8 ohm impedance. What is the efficiency on your Coral Beta's. | |
| CJ MV-55/60 comparison VS. Quickie Mid Monos Wow!! Nothing on an MV55, MV60, or Mid Mono. I have to stir things up here. C'mon, Silver Vs. Gold. Serena Vs. Venus in a steel cage match, tennis racquets permitted. Just any basic experience will do. No need to get too in depth. Just looking to ... | |
| Quicksilver V4's- KT88's or EL34's ? Elb, did you get around to trying those El-34's in your Quickie V4's. Anyone else feel free to chime in here, as it has been a while. | |
| ARC = What are the Golden Amps I heard the Classic 60 earlier this year. This is PP Triodeif I am not mistaken. It sounded very good, with plenty of detail and texture. This one is a winner IMO. | |
| Marshall Tucker Band-Anyone else get them? Great band. I played my version of greatest hits recently, and the sound quality was pretty bad. I also have Where we all belong. Great album, I will have to toss this record on again to check out the sound quality. My system has changed a bit sin... | |
| VAC Signature Preamplifier mkII "Price. I also enjoy the sound of VAC gear, but it ain't cheap." I agree John , cheap it ain't. However, for 18K, you are getting a great phono section. This would then make the Sig 2 price right on par w/ say a Ref 3/PH7 combo. Cheers! | |
| Noisy vinyl from Classic Records I am sorry for your experience Woodvale. I would say IMO that you should make it clear that this is not acceptable. As you stated this is a $33 album, which is premium price. | |
| Shindo pre w/ Quicksiler amps a good match Hatari, I am with you on that. I did use Tenor the 75 Wi during my 6+ years with the PE's. They were borderline for me for having enough drive. They sounded so good though. My other favorite amp on the PE was the CJ Premier 8A's. These were the on... |