garfish
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| SS vs Tube: What do you hear? I really like the SF Line 2 pre-amp (tubed) with my big McCormack DNA-2DX (SS) amp. It impresses me as the best of both worlds (OK, an excellent compromise). While it may be true that SS manufacturers try to emulate the "tube" sound, I believe thi... | |
| Floor Standing "Warm" Speaker Hi Chuck; you don't say what your budget is, but the Vandersteen 2Cesigs are $1500. new, have bass to about 30 HZ, and a sensitivity of about 88. For $3500. the Vandersteen 3Asig. has bass to about 26 HZ, and a sensitivity also of about 88. Both o... | |
| Wha'choo lookin' at? Kthomas; that has got to be a strange experience!!! Craig | |
| Vandersteen 3A vs. ProAc3.8 Rayhall; You are right, I would listen before purchase-- at least in the case of the Vand. 5. In fact I've bought all my Vand. speakers (3 pr.) from my nearest HIFI shop-- about 150 miles. And they do have the 5s as demos. Looks like I'll also hav... | |
| Vandersteen 3A sigs amp advice please Kevziek; glad to hear that you're enjoying your McCormack amp. I haven't heard it, but would like too. Rayhall, to put the McCormack DNA-2DX into perspective versus some of the excellent Pass Alephs, the 2DX retailed for $5K, and is a true dual-mo... | |
| Vandersteen 3A vs. ProAc3.8 Good thread Yangsp. Rayhall, a couple of excellent posts above as I've been considering this very question myself, and as you probably know I have 3Asigs. I like the 3As a lot, but was wondering if I could achieve a worthwhile upgrade by going to ... | |
| Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever Mfb33; nice to see Karen Carpenter remembered. I loved her song "Crescent Noon". | |
| Opinions on Dunlavy Aletha Speaker Piezo; Thanks for the up-date, it seems from yours-- and others experience, that the Alethas really do beg to be placed on the long wall. I'm a big blues/rock fan too, and I wouldn't want to shortchange the speaker design by squeezing them into cr... | |
| Vandersteen 3A sigs amp advice please Rayhall; I appreciate hearing of your experience and all your above posts re: DNA amps and 3A speakers. John_1 is also a big fan of the Alephs with the 3As, but I have to note that he liked the DNA1 Rev.A Gold even better with his 3As than the Ale... | |
| Are you Guys Rich or What!? Not rich either! Who said "....obsessions make good servants but poor masters"? I'm a consenting adult too and agree with Plsl and Mikeam above. No need for guilt trips here. Cheers. Craig | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Jadem6; nice thread, but I seldom buy "audiophile" CDs, yet what I like sounds good on my system. No particular order: (1) Cowboy Junkies "Waltz Across America" (2) CCR "Bayou Country"; new remaster w/JVC 20bit K2 system (3) Enigma "Cross of Chang... | |
| You got to show me something more! Coltrane1; I assume you meant to tell us that your thread posting above is "in your (humble?) opinion? I do like certain jazz ballads, and buy some. But I don't need someome telling me what I should, or should not do, with my money, stereo equipme... | |
| Footers/Shelf Material I think Brulee's response to Caterham1 pretty well sums up my experiences messing around with vibration control too. It's fun to try different things though-- just don't know if I've made any progress. | |
| Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever If we MUST get into purely musical beauty, I'd have to also nominate Shirley Horn-- a spectacular voice. Never have seen a good picture of her though-- sometimes wonder why-- not important though. | |
| Footers/Shelf Material ......should have mentioned that transport is Levinson 37, and DAC Levinson 360S-- strange looking feet. I'll have to contact them re: the foot design. I'm guessing that you are familiar with Levinsons feet-- not Marks', but the components. |