garfish
Responses from garfish
| High Quality Outlets Where to get them?? I agree with the suggestions above, and would add that Pass and Seymour hospital grade outlet plugs are very good and are available at typical electrical supply stores for $8-10. ea., and audiophile grade Hubbell outlets are available from The Cab... | |
| Best Amp for Vandy 3A's under 3000 Used? I'd suggest a McCormack DNA-1 or 1DLX amp, and Sonic Frontiers Line 2 pre-amp. You could up-grade the McCormack later if you felt the need for "more". This combo is great with the 3As. Cheers. Craig | |
| Switchable Tetrode - Triode please explain Hi Weiserb; would you mind telling us what differences in sound quality/character you've noted when switching from tetrode to triode mode(s) with your amp? And maybe what speakers you're driving with it? I've been thinking of the VTL 150 myself. T... | |
| 200w/ch stereo amps: best 1 for under 2000 used? The McCormack DNA-1 puts out 185 wpc 8 ohm and 370 wpc 4 ohm and can be had for well under $2000. (used), and is a great sounding amp. And the Sonic Frontiers Power 2 at 110 wpc is a powerful sounding tube amp that would mate well with your SF pre... | |
| Lowering the Hi Brad; if you haven't already done it, install good quality receptacles. I've used Hubbell Audiophile grade, Acme silver plated, and 20 amp Pass & Seymor Hospital grade with good results, but there are others-- some pretty expensive such as ... | |
| Best of the holidays to all... A nice thought Joe-- thanks, and Happy Holidays to you and to all other Audiogon members and readers as well. And my thanks and best wishes to Scott too.I've found Audiogon to be a special and enjoyable place to "hang out" because of the many genu... | |
| Happy Holidays to ALL Hi AJ, and thanks; I too have made many Audiogon friends in the last couple of years or so, and I certainly count you among them. Cheers and Happy Holidays to All. Craig | |
| To plug in or not to plug in? I agree with Sean. I had a Power Conditioner rated for 1875 watts at any of its 16 outlets, and it worked quite well when I had less resolving components. But it always caused a "thin character" in music along with a reduction in dynamics when I p... | |
| CJ Trinity Sessions, Rumor or Real Deal? This has been an interesting thread Charlie, but to tell the truth, I'm glad I don't know much about recording techniques. That said, I'm also glad that Paulwp and Ramstl do. Cheers and Happy Holidays. Craig | |
| CJ Trinity Sessions, Rumor or Real Deal? ......if true-- GOOD GRIEF, and thank the good lord for my lousy hearing-- I like The Trinity Session. Cheers anyway guys. Craig | |
| McCormack DNA .5 - No Sound - Help Good response by Bixby. Next step would be to contact Steve McCormack at www.smcaudio.com Steve's a nice guy, and would likely offer suggestions as to how to proceed. Good luck. Craig | |
| Comparison ARC Classic 30 and VT-50 I too appreciated reading the excellent observations and responses to this thread as I also am considering an ARC tube amp. Thanks All, and Cheers. Craig | |
| Where R U????? Hi Tim; I'm on the beautiful Oregon Coast. We have three audiophiles here, including myself. I've met two of them, but have yet to meet myself. We have 781 hunting and fishing stores and zero audio stores-- no SWFs either, but at least we have a l... | |
| CJ Trinity Sessions, Rumor or Real Deal? Charlie ol' Bud, I think both points 1 and 2 (above) are probably horse manure, and being a vet you should know about that:>). But true or not, "The Trinity Session" is an excellent CD and you should acquire it. Trk #1 was left with heavy tape ... | |
| I don't get it Another point that could be added to your list is: 5) mistakes are made. Putting together a really good sounding stereo system is to some extent a trial and error process. Some of my purchases-- both new and used have simply not worked as I had ho... |