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| Tube Preamp, Amp or Int for holographic imaging? Hi TVAD (and others),I'm with you that speaker placement is key to imaging; I have found for various/most speakers that the Cardas room positioning formula can work very well for dialing-in the best imaging location. However, I'm wondering what yo... | |
| best Marantz tuners? One thing to keep in mind is that each model has some potential - but depending on it's age and how well it has been maintained (in terms of components and alignment) you might or might not hear that potential; I'm pretty sure a Marantz 150 operat... | |
| best Marantz tuners? If looks (and good bass) are a factor, you should check out a Marantz 150; very cool looks including a beautiful oscilloscope and excellent sound overall. If you don't find one you like, let me know - I just might happen to know where you could fi... | |
| Sophia 300B vs Jeff Korneff 45 Amp Hi Johnk, Thanks. I'm thinking about Cornwall II speakers; I thought i might need the power, including the headroom, of a 300B for the Cornwalls (but if I don't need the power, I could move to a 2A# or a 45 - depending on what is needed to drive t... | |
| Sophia 300B vs Jeff Korneff 45 Amp Hi Philefreak, Thanks - When I look at the Cornwall II I think I count 3 drivers - is that going to be an issue with a 45 amp? (The specs say it's 8 ohms, but I'm not sure if about how that applies across the frequency spectrum.) Thx again | |
| Any vintage tuners with a small footprint? Here you go:http://www.amazon.com/Sony-XDRF1HD-HD-Radio-Tuner/dp/B00168Q248not vintage, but might sound better, sells for about $80, and has a very small footprint - plus a remote | |
| Vandersteen 2C vs. Klipsch Cornwall I have the regular 2C - had them for a long time; bought a pair of 2Ce Signture II and tried them but didn't like them as much as the 2C; the Sig IIs sounded kind of coarse/gruff (an overly harsh term but that's the direction of the sonic attribut... | |
| Vandersteen 2C vs. Klipsch Cornwall Hi Viridian, sorry about the mis-spelling above and thanks again for your help/info. | |
| Vandersteen 2C vs. Klipsch Cornwall " "- on a different note, do you have any preference between a 300B, 2A3, 45, or EL34, or other amp design with Klipsch's?"Yes, I do, but I will not go into that. "- Come on Veridian, don't hold anything back - your insight has been excellent - te... | |
| Vandersteen 2C vs. Klipsch Cornwall "Descriptions like 'open and airy' will be gone from your vocabulary. The band will be in your living room."- Jaybo, that's pretty interesting; this whole thing almost seems not just counter-intuitive, but counter to everything I've trained myself... | |
| Vandersteen 2C vs. Klipsch Cornwall Viridian, another very cool post - Thanks!"But there is a price to pay. Put your hands around your mouth and talk. What you hear is a coloration. A horn coloration. A little boxy, and a little nasal. My sensory gating tends to not even notice it i... | |
| Most powerful and popular EL34 tube amp? Slightly off topic, but with highly efficient speakers (100db or so) where gain isn't a notable issue, what are the sonic differences one could expect to hear between a EL34 amp and a comparable $ 300B set amp? Thanks | |
| Vandersteen 2C vs. Klipsch Cornwall Viridian, that was very helpful - thanks. A few questions, please/thanks:1. When you mentioned pinpoint imaging, do you mean the Klipsch's have no pinpont imaging or that they have almost no imaging at all other than "stereo"?2. Please say more ab... | |
| Vandersteen 2C vs. Klipsch Cornwall Thanks for the replies so far and please keep them coming.I own the 2Cs and I've heard other Vandys; I know the 5 is popular and I really liked the 4 when I heard those. I dismissed Klipschs (and JBLs and a bunch of other stuff) in the 1970s, and ... | |
| Recommendations on Turntable for under $1k You are talking about a turntable for some very good speakers and associated system, so here are three suggestions:1. Linn Sondek LP-12 (preferrably with Valhalla and Cirkus mods/revisions) and Ittok LVII tone arm2. Thorens TD-125 MkII with SME 30... |