goblue711
Responses from goblue711
| good quality multi-disc CDP? Second the Adcom GCD-700 player. | |
| Budget speaker $600 or under recommendations Try to find a pair of KEF Q 90's. 8" woofer, coherent sound to rival or beat some new 3-4k speakers I've heard recently. | |
| Vandersteen 5 - Best amp and pre/pro under $3k ? A used integrated like Pass INT-150 would maximize your value, though you may have to stretch a few hundred bucks. | |
| Conrad Johnson, Krell, Creek integrated amp?? MF A5 or A5.5 | |
| best pre-amp new or used for under $500? Realremo: I recently bought the Anthem gear (TLP 1 and MCA 20 amp) for my dad to replace an older Mac receiver he was using with newer B and W 703 speakers. The pair was a huge improvement, and comes quite close to true high end without breaking t... | |
| best pre-amp new or used for under $500? Anthem TLP 1. A full-featured, overlooked and great sounding pre-amp (and tuner) that sells new for 900 or a grand. Should be able to find used in your range. | |
| Energy RC-70???? While I have not heard the RC-70's, I would suggest you move up the line and try to find a pair of Veritas 2.3i's. I auditioned last year next to Paradigm Studio 100's and S8's. To my ears, the Energy's were far more resolving and better integrate... | |
| Help buying fullrange speakers for $1500 As long as your amp is not on the bright/lean side, try to find a pair of Energy Veritas 2.3 or 2.4 - some of the most transparent speakers you will hear, along with bass that digs deeply. | |
| Speaker Damage/Amp Power/Volume Unfortunately, there are no external screws or bolts to tighten--the woofer and surrounding rubber ring are flush to front of cabinet. When I described the situation to Klipsch (now owns Energy), I was told that new bass drivers are available for ... | |
| Speaker Damage/Amp Power/Volume Russ69: The 2.3i's are 40 inch floorstanders with dual 6" woofers, a dome mid, and a dome tweeter. Sensitivity per manual is 90 dB. | |
| Krell KAV-400xi vs Musical Fidelity A5 To my ears, while I haven't heard the 400xi, the A5 offers much greater resolution and is far quieter than the Krell s300i (which had an audible hiss at all but the lowest volumes). The Krell's only advantage was in the bass, and that was slight. | |
| Best speakers for about $2000 a pair Energy Veritas 2.3i. A few demos around for $2,000, or used for $1000-1,200. | |
| Exposure 2010Sv NAD 375BEE Worth comparing?? While I have not heard the Exposure, the Anthem 225 is musical and dynamic, with a higher degree of resolution than one would expect in its price range. My brother recently went from an older NAD integrated to Anthem seperates (MCA 20 and TLP 1), ... | |
| Fatigue reducing interconnect? After more experimentation with speaker placement/room changes, I have concluded that good recordings (James Taylor's 'October Road', Chris Botti's 'Italia') sound great and poor/bright ones (Boney James' 'Sweet Thing', Earth, Wind, and Fire's 'Vo... | |
| Fatigue reducing interconnect? As the Michigan economy has been rough on the restaurant biz (and a large percentage of responses have dealt with speaker placement) I began to experiment with what I have rather than spend more. I found that by toeing the Energy's out a bit-they ... |