fleschler
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| Stereo or monoblocks I get enjoyment out of either of my main system amps-custom 125W tube monoblocks Class A/B 6 or 8db of global feedback and 70W tube EAR 890 stereo amp Class A zero global feedback. My best friend has an RM9 stereo Class A/B amp which sounds great... | |
| Passion, or ..... Precision? I am a musician/music lover first and audiophile second. Now with 48,500 LPs/CDs/78s/R2R and a selection from classical/opera/jazz-Dixieland to post bop/fusion/pop of all ages until about 1990s/rock from 50's to 90', no rap, no hip hop. As one c... | |
| Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s? I also greatly enjoyed Art Dudley's reviews on Listener and later pubs. He introduced me to EAR (I own the 890, 864, 324 and used/sold the Acute for 15 years). However, I did not use the 890 and 864 for more than a year back in 2006 as it was in... | |
| Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s? An aside as to typical example of a bad reviewer. Robert Harley reviewed a Counterpoint 400? amp. He gave it a negative review indicating that the sound was problematic and told the manufacturer that it could be defective. They asked for it back, ... | |
| Were you an audiophile in the 1980s and 1990s? @bdp24 100% I even built a custom designed dedicated listening room using J.Gordon Holt article on wall construction using activated carbon filtering for bass. He was a visionary beyond all other writers. As to being an audiophile in the 80s and ... | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl @unreceivedogma 100% agree. Top-ranked equipment, well I have top rank sound with less than SOTA equipment but I have NO noise problem with the overwhelming majority of my 28,500 LPs. His system is faulty. A high end analog system minimizes sur... | |
| Name 3 songs where audio quality and song quality completely align @mrmb Well, I don't have 18 TB of music but 28,500 LPs and 11,000 CDs. I could not pick just 3. However, for non-vocal/instrumental works, I have titles which I keep in my main listening room for musical and sonic blockbuster enjoyment. I'll... | |
| What is your experience with amp power? @ghdprentice Another time I totally agree with you. If the speaker is both efficient and an easy load, I use a 30 watt tube amp on it. I disagree with @james633 My second system Signature IIIs sound equally great with either my superdeluxe voltag... | |
| One of the great things about Vinyl @ghdprentice You said it all. With 28,500 LPs and now 11,000 CDs, I listen through to the entire CD (if the performance warrants). I don't know which format I will listen to nightly (2 hours). It all depends on the performance/music. However, ... | |
| What's the best EL84 amp? David Weinhart, (The AV Experts) an EAR retailer and friend of the distributor, Dan Meinwald, uses the SR purple fuse in his 912 which he has owned for over a decade. I recommend after using the blue in my 864 and purple in my 890, that you should... | |
| Speakers for a unique small room @john1 Exactly, the Legacy Sig IIIs usually sell for $1600-$2000 and the VS VR35 Export sells for about $3-$3500. These are affordable to the OP. These were priced about $4K 30 years ago and $10K 10 years ago. | |
| What's the best EL84 amp? We attended the same show (I attended LA/Irvine shows for decades) and I also said hello to him but I think it was in 2015-6 (I’ve owned the 864 and 890, 324 and Acute since 2006, sold the Acute and prefer the 864 phono stage to the 324 for a Dyna... | |
| What's the best EL84 amp? @bdp24 Well, my best friend has a personally upgraded RM-9 and I have EAR 890s (with an SR purple fuse sitting on SR MiGSx footers) and our systems maintain a very similar in sound character-resolution, tonal balance, dynamics, bass, rhythm (despi... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? I have a Fisher 400 and 500 tube receivers which are very warm and tubey sounding. I keep them as souvenirs. I also have Sherwood 7100 which is also very good and cheap. My two Yamaha CR620s are used for my big screen TVs and provide excellent... | |
| Speakers for a unique small room Since you listen to all types of music, you need a speaker that can reproduce all. I am unsure if this would work, but Legacy Signature iiis with their rear tweeter permits very open and wide sound at close distances (9' tested). It also comes w... |