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| Seas Millennium Break-in time The Linbrook monitors are rated at 4 ohms, I believe. My Linbrook floorstanding monitors are rated at 8 ohms, but seem to sound their best hooked up to the 4 ohm taps of my VT-100. Different speaker and amp, so probably not very helpful for your s... | |
| System advice If you did go with a preamp like the LS-15, which has SE and XLR inputs/outputs, you can always upgrade to balanced cables when the budget allows. | |
| Seas Millennium Break-in time I have never considered the speakers to be "rolled off" at all. They are a highly resolving speaker capable of reproducing what the rest of my system has going on, and allow me to hear quite accurately the difference/s in a system change. The bett... | |
| Seas Millennium Break-in time Making sure that they are level will assure that they are as stable as possible, and can improve the overall sound.As with any other speaker, you'll want to have an area rug on the floor in front of the speakers...the hardwoods are quite reflective. | |
| Seas Millennium Break-in time Both stands are well designed, but the Model 1's are a bit more stout. While the brass cones are nice, they won't pierce the carpet as well as I prefer. You may want to consider a true spike as a replacement. If they are coupling well to your floo... | |
| Seas Millennium Break-in time Bill, the Linbrook Signature Monitors should definitely be on the larger Model 1 stand. I used the Model 1 for the smaller Taylo's, and I can't imagine the Model 3 stands under the larger Linbrook's. | |
| Rudy Van Gelder: Genius or just lucky? Jaybo,I agree, the performances are amazing; I'm glad someone recorded all that great jazz! Some of the sessions have very good sound, some don't. | |
| Seas Millennium Break-in time I only play the Cardas/Ayre CD about once a month. But, as far as "breaking in" goes, I didn't do anything special. I simply listened to music at whatever level is appropriate for my mood, time of day, material, etc. I don't know if the Millenium ... | |
| Seas Millennium Break-in time The Millenium tweeter does not sound bad/poorly upon arrival. I have the Linbrook Floorstanding Monitors, and they sounded quite nice from the start. I have about 300-400 hours on mine, and they still continue to improve. I've made some system cha... | |
| Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth" A lot of interesting ideas and opinions being floated. Jafox makes a valid point about hearing various preamplifiers in various systems making if difficult to judge the preamp on its own, especially in reference to how it might sound in Mrtennis' ... | |
| Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth" You may end up having to consider a vintage tube preamp (Conrad Johnson comes to mind), if you want something "syrupy". Or, picking up new that is close to your ideal and do some tube rolling. | |
| Tyler Acoustics is genius. Tyler Acoustics/Ty Lashbrook provide a very high level of service. I'm on my second pair of his fine speakers. With the different models and finishes available, and Ty's willingness to do some customization, it was easy to come up with a speaker t... | |
| What to upgrade from Bluenote Koala? $3500 ish Gary,You may want to consider the Herbie's Audio Lab tube dampers on the 6922s...they have been an inexpensive and very worthwhile tweak in any tube gear that I've tried them on. Usually, an improved and more focused soundstage and a very natural ... | |
| ARC CD-2, dac or player upgrade? No, I just assumed that they worked on everything ARC... I'm glad you brought that up, I was looking at buying a pre-owned CD-2 for modification. I just checked their website, and it isn't listed under their "Package Mod's". Says they perform "Cus... | |
| ARC CD-2, dac or player upgrade? You might consider contacting Great Northern Sound and discussing your wants/needs with them. Their first level upgrade runs $750, which is below your budget...just might get you where you want to go. |