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| Von scheikert VR4jr what are you using ? Congrats on your new VR4jr's, they are fantastic music makers. You already have some great gear to go with them. Presently, I use a 55 watt tube integrated amp, the SQ-88, a very musical combo. Which I ended up buying as I liked that combo some mu... | |
| Your best picks for 2006 Best Speakers under 4K. Lots of speakers I have not heard of course. But my top three. Drum roll please..Von Scweikert JR4's, The Maggies 1.6, and the Martin Logan speakers at the stated price point. | |
| Magnepan 1.6QR and Bel Canto Good golly! Having friends like that is a beautiful thing. The maggies may not be the last word in speakers. {For the price they may well be.} But they are truly wonderfull. Take him up on his offer! | |
| Starting from SCRATCH whole home system indoor&out DouglasBuying used can of course save a lot of money. For new recievers the price new often is very discounted with perhaps better features as well. Denon, Yamaha and Onkyo etc all have good gear. Best to focus on ease of use. And units that will ... | |
| to wall or not to wall? Tis a dilemma I too have faced. In my case the room is about 14x13 with a eight foot ceiling. From the sound perspective, the folks from the speaker maker susgested the smaller space.As the amp, a tube one, would not have to work as hard. The big ... | |
| Magnepan, B&W 803, or NHT VT3 ? ? HapSounds like you have a very understanding wife. Any of your choices sounds like a can't go wrong road. Your amp should have the guts to drive any of them. My two cents for the speakers would be the Maggies, if you have the space. This because I... | |
| Bedroom Dilema There is a outfit in NJ which sells what appeared to be a nice integrated amp for around 800 bucks. But for life of me I can't recall the website. Having said that, for 300 or so bucks it may be well to fix and improve as opposed to buying new. At... | |
| integrated tube amp recommendations, with remote Check out the SQ-88 from Quest for Sound. A dealer on AO and located in the PA/NJ area. Unit has remote for volume control, built like a tank using KT 88 tubes. Has real guts in driving my VS jr4's. Stephen is a great quy to deal with. Good luck i... | |
| Best tube integrated under 1500 new or used The SQ-88 integrated from a dealer on Audiogon and located in the PA area, Quest for Sound. Has three inputs and a remote vol control to as well. Stephen is a great guy to deal with. Very musical amp and solidly built. | |
| Help with distorsion on start up of home theater Sounds much like the problem my sister reported to me on a Yamaha CR 1040 reciever I gave her many years ago. Recently she told me of distorted sound and volume level changes. A good internally cleaning of the controls are in order. If you up to i... | |
| Looking for All-a-round speaker $3k range For a great all around speaker that lets you hear the music and not the speaker, check out the Von Schweikert audio line. If your budget can extend to the JR4's, that would give you an excellent base for your music. | |
| What speakers can make a convert of Maggie lovers? From my own experience I was set to buy the 1.6 Maggies, which I think are a great great speaker. In looking for some tube gear to use along with them I came upon and fell hook, line and sinker for the Von Schweikert Audio JR4's. To my ears they g... | |
| Audio Debt? Have not gone into long or medium dept, but what I would consider short term. Makes for a smart move if there is a item you might be able to obtain at a great price in a small window of time. And the savings would amount to much more than the inte... | |
| Cary SLI 80 or Conrad Johnson CAV 50? The Cary SLI 80 has a headphone output and can be had with the remote control as well as a sub out. In the real world of living with gear, and other folks,those two additional things may be a real factor. Having said that, I would love to have eit... | |
| Acurus Act 3 vs Lexicon Processor Have a ACT-3 with the base management. Can't say a bad thing about. Built well and sounds good. Easy to use as well, an important factor if there are wife and kids in the equation. Have no experience with the Lex. |