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| Apogee Diva They are indeed competitive with contemporary speakers and in fact are one of the best value for money high-end speakers. There is one pair in reconsidtioned form on sale at audiogon, an ecellent bargain.I drove my Divas with tubes using Jadis JA-... | |
| Possibly the best pre-amp one can have I must apologize that Charlie has not been responsive in some of the emails. I spoke with him yesterday and reminded him that he needs to reply to emails inquiries regarding the pre-amp. he promised he would. See the problem is that he is working ... | |
| On good sounding inductors Thank you guys. I heard good things about Mundorf but I am not sure if they are better than Alpha-Core. Yes, in terms of guage (10 AWG) they are better than Alpha which come in 12AWG. I decided to go for NorthCreek Music's 8 AWG custom inductors. ... | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Rleff: It is all relative. The owner of a Honda Accord may love it but the owner of a Mercedes may not find the Accord attractive enough. Regarding the Audio chain, I have had a large variety of audio componenents to optimzie the chain of my syste... | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Jafox:There was nothingw rong with teh VTL but nor was there anything special. Mien was VTL 750 (the one with higher quality caps). Most tube amps in their bigger version lose their magic or some other quality. The VTL 750 lacks air and does not h... | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Apogee versus soundlab is a wrong question. It all depends on what is the chain of components driving them and their synergy and finally your own taste in sound.But big VTL? gimme a break, it is a totally medicore amp. I owned it and failed to und... | |
| Magico Vs Vandersteen 5 A Nice pictures. No wonder the amps used were Tube Research Lab amps. | |
| Personal speaker evolution Fisher -> Pioneer -> Sound Dynamics -> Apogee CenTaur Major -> Apogee Diva -> McIntosh -> Avalon Ascent -> Legacy Focus -> Apogee Scintilla -> Apogee Fullrange | |
| Possibly the best pre-amp one can have Dingus: I still got the first version. As you can see from my system in "all out assault" category, I run multiple audio systems. I make extensive comparisons among components, just for hobby. I am going to soon sell all but keep one though.GD | |
| Possibly the best pre-amp one can have Heman: Thank you for the advice. In my profession I do use brevity a lot. But when I switch my audio hat, I tend to get carried away -- and some people seem to have like my detailed description. You have a nice system, with one of the sweetest mid... | |
| Stolen SoundLabs - just in case... Terrible. Sorry to hear that. | |
| Midrange Better Than Harbeth or Spendor? rgs92: I am a big Apogee fan and owner as you can see from my system. Regarding the Stages, I agree with you. They have a killer midrnge. In fact, I also find their bass to be satisfactory except for the very bottom end. They sound much bigger tha... | |
| Midrange Better Than Harbeth or Spendor? I am a planar speaker fan but if I have to go after dynamic speakers, I definitely like Spendor and Harbeth monitors. I would also include the Stirlings Totems in the same league. But since your questions was on better midrange, then the original ... | |
| Help with Apogee Diva Crossover The value of 0.05mH is correct for the crossover MR inductor when used with the inductor. It is smallish, because the crossover point between the MR and TW is rather high.You asked my opinion on the DAX versus the passive crossover, an issue that ... | |
| Looking for a non-powered sub SCm:Dipole sub does not mean "more" bass, and therefore it is not an overkill. However, a pair of dipole subs, which is what I have, may be an overkill for a small room. BTW, 14 by 18 is a not really small.Personally, I prefer Stereo subs, if at a... |