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| Matching Speakers to amp jbuhl The basic question is: from a specification standpoint which speaker pairs up with the Stellar 300 best? Sorry, but to me neither speaker will be at their best with the Stellar, it will work into them and probably sound fine, but probably ... | |
| Do Bigger Speakers Mean a Bigger Window? Do Bigger Speakers Mean a Bigger Window? Short answer is NO!Try to have a listen to a pair of early thumbnail size minuscule 198*? Proac Tablets with decent amplification, you will shake your head in disbelief and start looking around the room fo... | |
| Need spindle motor replacement for Sony SCD 777ES. Yes sorry your are correct, didn't see the XA.Looking at this, you may need to find an old player that uses this to get the spindle motor as there are no complete mechs for this laser, even second hand.Here are some cdp's that used this KHS-180a l... | |
| Pre amps cost vs. value ... what I discovered last month. "How much do I have to spend on a pre-amp to get one which sounds better than no pre-amp at all?" If all is impedance correct between source and amp/s.They sky's the limit, as no active preamp can equal the transparency/dynamics/lack of disto... | |
| Need spindle motor replacement for Sony SCD 777ES. From what I've found, it uses a Sony KHM-230AAA, just buy a whole used mech from here and you’ll get everything.https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.TRS0.TSS0&a...Or you can get a brand new o... | |
| Yamaha NS 1000M left right difference sbenyo The Lpads are ceramic wire wound in these and are notorious for surface corrosion to build up on the winding's. I cleaned them all up listen and adjusted them to were I was happy, then measure the L and put 2 x 10w quality resistors in t... | |
| Amplifier ideas with KEF Reference 1 keoliphant OP I’ve decided to wait for the upcoming Hegel 590 integrated. This looks better to drive those Kef’s low impedance/-phase angle with in the bass, good choice, and it’s linear not Class-D always better to me so far ("the future is not... | |
| Preamp Advice Needed - Gryphon Amp - Currently ARC Ref5se rob67 OPHow did you connect to the EVO? Hi Rob, you should now have an email with all the info on how it was all done with Edgar Kramer's Gryphon Antillion Evo/Alexia setup.Cheers George | |
| Preamp Advice Needed - Gryphon Amp - Currently ARC Ref5se rob67 OP How did you connect to the EVO? I sent a PM to you Rob with my abbreviated email address. Answer it using the email so I can send all the info, as I’m limited with what can be sent in PM’s. Cheers George | |
| Preamp Advice Needed - Gryphon Amp - Currently ARC Ref5se rob67 OP67 posts06-30-2018 10:38amJust googled it, the Zena? He reviled it too, don't know if he's getting one though.https://www.soundstageaustralia.com/index.php/news/158-gryphon-audio-designs-new-princess-the-zena-p...Cheers George | |
| Preamp Advice Needed - Gryphon Amp - Currently ARC Ref5se rob67 OP67 posts06-30-2018 10:12amHi GeorgeThats interesting to hear and I suspect the same.May I ask what passive pre you have?Rob Hi Rob, I manufacture the Lightspeed Attenuator in Australia.Second from the top here:https://forum.audiogon.com/t... | |
| Preamp Advice Needed - Gryphon Amp - Currently ARC Ref5se rob67 OP I now have a Gryphon Antileon Signature amp.In comparison find the set-up a little dark or rolled off in the highs.I tried a PASS X2.5 in place of the Ref5se and the top end opened up. My friend has this Gryphon Antilleon Evo Signatur... | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? Scratching my head as George said my Hattor is not compatible impedance wise It’s not the fault of your Hator, it’s the amp that is only 19kohm input impedance, even the Khozmo is not compatible. They (Hattor& Khozmo) would both have to be 1-... | |
| Best speaker/system piano concerts Best speaker/system piano concerts To give the best piano rendition of a real piano that I've heard, you can't beat ESL's, and if you can afford it with a Plasma Super tweeter from 12 or 15khz up, depending on the ESL that's used..Cheers Geo... | |
| Amplifier ideas with KEF Reference 1 keoliphant OP29 posts06-29-2018 12:13pm@georgehifi can you tell me how the Bel Canto ACI600 Black graph looks? That's it above Ken, I just called it the Black.Cheers George |