germanboxers
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| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Hi Charles...no I don't have the Frankensteins anymore. It was a luxury, having 845 based and 300B based amps for the same pair of speakers, that elicited a small degree of guilt of good fortune. The Black Shadows are such a good match with Def4's... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup We can add another *very* happy Zu Definition Mk4 owner...my brother. He and his wife visited in April primarily to evaluate my Defs and Druid MkV's in the context of a 2 channel home theater setting. They returned to Texas giddy with the thought ... | |
| High-Efficiency Single Driver Speaker System 1)What type of music do you mostly listen to, and 2)What do you find are the most appealing characteristics that you find lacking in more traditional lower efficient, high power amplifier-based system1.) Jazz, Blues, Rock, Bluegrass/Folk,Classical... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Keith - the Valvets are so enjoyable that I feel no need to experiment. I am using Event speaker cable that is probably still breaking in some. Eventually I will bring the Black Shadows upstairs to compare with the Valvets, but that is just really... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Well Germanboxers is going to compare to the FW J2, which seems pretty comparableNot sure that is going to happen? Sean had mentioned sending me their FW J2 to see if it was to my taste before I had bought your Valvets. Based on what I've heard fr... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Charles - Your wife has excellent taste if I do say so. thank you...she had many suitors and did pick me. Oh, you meant her taste in music? ;-)The Valvets are a great match with the Druids in my humble opinion. They have a nice "thickness" without... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Keith - glad you have found your sound! You certainly put forth the effort to find the right amp. You're the veritable "Charlie Hustle" of amp pairings! BTW...the Valvets are really excellent on my Druid V's in our living room system! Really wish ... | |
| Best 845 tube out there? I just ordered a pair of WE 845's. Not sure when they will arrive, but I'll give an update in this thread once I've had a chance to listen to them carefully. I've been using a pair of Shuguang Type *A* tubes for the last several weeks after one of... | |
| Question about shipping damage Geez, like a carbon fiber bike frame really needs a forklift to pick it up. I won't ship my vintage Cinelli!!!Iso - yeah, I don't blame you. Is it Reynolds steel or True Temper? I owned a vintage Motobecane with Reynolds 531 steel frame and some o... | |
| Question about shipping damage When I shipped a bike frame, UPS drove a forklift blade through the box and snapped the carbon fiber chain stay right off. They denied my claim through three appeals. Their (the outside company UPS contracts to deny...errr...process claims) reason... | |
| Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000 Did this occur with the CF preamp in your system?Yes it did, Charles. So this leaves me with these facts which don't make much sense: 1.) DAC to amps direct via balanced or SE -> no noise. 2.) DAC to Linestage to amp via balanced or SE -> no... | |
| Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000 Charles - it is/was present with the Franks, Atma's, and Audions, though amplifier gain affected the ratio of signal to noise and hence how obtrustive it was. With the Audions I can eliminate it with low gain.I am not certain that the CSL is the c... | |
| Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000 Hey Brownsfan...yes, I encountered the same issue with the mute switch, but only if I was running balanced (I think...been awhile since I talked to IB). I elected to do nothing and not use the mute at the time. I should talk to him and find out if... | |
| Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000 Thanks Brownsfan and Charles! I'm questioning my read more than usual since I'm in the middle of a great many changes (and frustrations) in the system. I'm burning in the Druid V's in my main system. I also received KeithR's Valvets and they promp... | |
| Coincident Linestage vs CJ CT5 or Allnic L-3000 Charles - how many hours did you run the Psvanes before serious listening? What were your very initial thoughts? I'm hearing some brightness and a little less lower mid warmth at 24 hours.Thanks,Jordan |