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| Help, My Vandies Sizzle Vandy 2's ( the originals) were my grail speaker from the '80's. In no way would I describe them as 'bright' or 'hot'. As Maplegrove suggested, I would change your amp. Many of the later Krell's tended to be a bit harsh.If you are so inclined, get... | |
| Help Choosing Speakers Ron,If you want tubes, have you considered Atma-Sphere?A quick Google shows the Decware speakers priced at $2,500, the Vandy's are half that price. If the Vandy's win then they really are 'Dragon slayers'. Like the Spatial's, the design of the Dec... | |
| Filter tweak for digital backwash? Georgelofi, smp meaning ' Symmetric multiprocessing', or am I missing something?Bob | |
| What are the smallest speakers that are clean and flat down to 20hz? Wow, those Ohm speakers remind me of my old BIC Soundspan 600 speakers. | |
| Hypothetical' Zu Omens or Definitions.+1 for Atma-Sphere amps | |
| Periodic noise I recall a post where someone realized that a neon sign downstairs was causing the periodic noise. YMMV.Bob | |
| Clean away old CD treatments Rfprice, I bought the Hifi tuning demagnitizer. As I said, I was skeptical, but thought 'What the heck'. Well, I was surprised when I and my friend noticed a significant difference when comparing the discs before and after.If you want, you can bor... | |
| Clean away old CD treatments Geoffkait, the OP wanted to remove old cleaners, for which I suggested Dawn. Introducing magnetism and static charge to the conversation seems a bit off field. In any case, the OP can get a demagnitizer, which I would endorse, as I have noticed a ... | |
| Magnepans Though I am a Vandersteen fanboy, I do like the sound of Maggies.+1 Ahendler, I too think 100 watts should be sufficient.Here is a link to Atma-sphere and his endorsement for the Zero:http://www.atma-sphere.com/Support#FAQ- it is on the right side... | |
| SVS Speakers or Something Else? Absolutely Newbie. Since you are on Agon, I think you are aware that buying used will save you lots of money through depreciation- kind of like buying a new car vs. a used one.That being said, a pair of Vandersteen VSM or bookshelf speakers or even a pair of Vandy 1... | |
| SVS Speakers or Something Else? Absolutely Newbie. I have never heard the SVS, so I can't comment on their sound quality.But, I would consider some of the Vandersteen bookshelf or on wall speakers. It would be hard to go wrong with them, though anything in the bookshelf/small form speaker would be... | |
| Clean away old CD treatments Dawn is used to remove oil/grease from roadways after accidents. It really does its' job. Even animal rescue organizations use it to clean off animals caught in oil slicks.In fact, if you do use it, be sure to apply some skin moisturizer to your h... | |
| Magnepans I think the best person to answer this is Ralph (atmaspere).Though if I remember correctly, some of the Maggies operate at low impedances which might tax a tube amp. In which case, you could get one of the Zero transformers.I am new to tubes, so I... | |
| Soft Start Circuits for Amplifiers Probably the best person to contact is the manufacturer. Though if I recall my conversations with Pat at McCormack, it seems that such devices tend to degrade sound and so they ended up removing them when doing upgrades. | |
| Amp suggestions for Zu Omen Def mk2. Atma-sphere M-60 for tubes or a McCormack Micro.I use the McCormack with a pair of Zu Omen Bookshelves.I'll probably send the amp and preamp in for upgrades.Even an old Adcom would be good with the Zu's. |