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| Top vintage receivers vs. modern high-end equipment Well, I asked about receivers because I did not want to leave any stone unturned: I am not familiar with vintage receivers, and I thought that perhaps there might be a hidden gem in there. It looks like most people would go separates or perhaps in... | |
| Top vintage receivers vs. modern high-end equipment This is all very interesting. Perhaps a better choice than high-powered vintage receivers is some classic tube equipment, like the Marantz 7 preamplifier, and Marantz 8b amplifier combo. I once had a Model 7 and was impressed with it. The 8b has a... | |
| Need amp suggestions for Hedlund Horns.... I would second the recommendation for the Frankensteins. They are among the best sounding amps I've ever owned, and I had quite a few. Beware of customer service though. I had a horror story. One day as I turned one channel on I heard a loud noise... | |
| What is the best OTL out there? Hello atmasphere, I recently bought a JBL Paragon. I have not received it yet, but it's on its way on a truck. My current setup is a CJ ART 2 preamp, and an EDGE NL-12 amp. I wonder if an OTL might be a better way to go...any experience with Parag... | |
| The best preamp without a doubt..in my experience Cerrot, I think you capture quite well what I feel when I listen to the G88. BTW, I agree that system matching is important, but I don't think it's fair to say that "everything is relative". There are different leagues of preamplifiers. A Conrad J... | |
| The best preamp without a doubt..in my experience Jafant, I have had little experience with Pass Labs. I demoed one for a couple of weeks (an INT-30A). I went very close to buying it. So, I liked it a lot--probably one of the best integrated amps out there (it's on par with two other great integr... | |
| The best preamp without a doubt..in my experience Stringreen, sure I haven't tried them all. Nobody has, I believe. I guess the sense of my post was that I tried lost of preamps, many of which have a reputation for being up there with the best...and what surprises me with the G88 iss how much bet... | |
| What is the best OTL out there? Thanks for all your inputs! I see a clear convergence on Atma-sphere, and I will definitely look into it. A friend of mine has their MP1 preamp and raves about it. I suspect that something like the combination MP1 and their M60 amplifier might be ... | |
| Verity vs B&W Bjesen, thanks for your comment. I am a long-time quad fan. In my main room I have a pair of stacked ESL-57, and I love them. The veritys would go to a different room. I am also considering a pair of Sonus Faber Amati Homage (the Serblin's origina... | |
| Verity vs B&W Oh yes, I really like the sound of the Verity. What impressed me the most was its ability to recreate the venue of the performance...in other words, they image like crazy. I have to say that your two comments confirm what others had told me about ... | |
| Amplification for stacked quads? Thanks for all your answers. I am still processing. Interestingly, today I got a Sonus Faber Musica for my second system (I have a pair of SF Minima) and just out of curiousity I tried it with the quads...I was actually quite impressed. It's extre... | |
| Amplification for stacked quads? They do have their metal grills on!...but still after a long period of search in which I tried all sorts of speakers (SF extrema, Living Voice OBX R2, Ocellia Kedros, Quad ESl 63, Devore nines and many others) I think I found my "definitive" speak... | |
| Amplification for stacked quads? I like them a lot. It's just that not having other reference points I don't know if I am missing something. And I have always been a big fan of Berning. But certainly the 509's are quite good. | |
| Is the Townshend Rock 7 "the" giant killer? Just installed the hyperspace with anna tonearm....i find it to be amazing. note that the hyperspace is supposed to be much better than the lower models. i had a few friends over (long time audiophiles) and they were blown away by the airiness of ... | |
| Is the Townshend Rock 7 "the" giant killer? I am not sure what versions of the Nott you listened to, but the hyperspace with a top-of-the-line nott tonearm is darn good...I'd be surprised if there was such a big difference as you imply, but they certainly appear to be different tables on ma... |