hifiman5
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| Recommendation for Improvement over McCormack DNA-225 @dwolek Agree with audio717. The McCormack basic amp is a solid well laid out design. Steve McCormack is easy to talk to. If you call him and explain your sonic goals for your current amp I am confident he can come up with a reasonable course ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Jacques Lousier trio - Theme and variations on the allegretto from Beethoven’s 7th symphony. 51 minutes of awesome jazz based on one movement from one symphony. Brilliant! Very "dry" recording. PUNCHY kick drum.JLT- Plays Debussy - a bit more air... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Before dinner, Rodrigo e Gabriella CD Incredible interpretation of "Stairway to Heaven"This evening Mike Garson's Serendipity on LP.Variety IS the spice of life! | |
| What is/are your the most favourite composer s ? Can't get into Baroque...math turned into music. ughMozart and Beethoven symphonies, concertos etc. All transcendent.All the Russians...so emotional, based on the nation's history it's not hard to see how that would be.THE favorite is Dmitri Sho... | |
| Isolation Platforms under Line / Power Conditioners ..any thoughts ? Many audiophiles decry allowing speaker cables to touch the floor. Why would anyone just plop a component of their system on the floor?One thing that my many years in this hobby have taught me is that vibration and resonance is the enemy of good ... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade As a long time 3A Signature owner who is listening to Treo CT for the past two months. The resolution, smoothness of texture and dynamic drive of the Treos put them in another league entirely from the 3A Sigs. However, I have two 2wq subwoofers ... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @gregorycarlson I'm curious...How long have you had your 3A Sigs. and did you buy them new? | |
| Looking to buy floor standing speakers in $1000 per speaker range. +5 for Vandersteen 1C. Heard Doug Mcleod through them at Audio Connection. He was right there in the room giving us our own personal performance. I am a long term Vandersteen owner but never owned model 1s. The 1C is a true musically satisfyin... | |
| Isolation Platforms under Line / Power Conditioners ..any thoughts ? I haven't heard any component, power conditioner/regenerator or otherwise whose performance is unaffected by resonance/vibration control. In my experience, any time you can mitigate resonance/vibration you realize an improvement in sound. I have... | |
| Finally stepping into the hobby after 30 years of watching from the sidelines @inna What "people"? I have a tube line stage and solid state power amp so in a sense a hybrid set-up in two chassis. | |
| Finally stepping into the hobby after 30 years of watching from the sidelines cottguy Have you given any consideration to a top flight integrated amp? One chassis rather than two and you eliminate a pair of interconnects. Lots of good vibes on this forum for the Rogue Audio Pharaoh integrated amp. It has 12AU7 tubes in ... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @mr_m I bought them a number of years ago when I first got my subs. so I had no idea of what they cost. I called Vandersteen today to find out that a new pair of X-2 crossovers is $140. They are worthless at the moment stored in my stereo room c... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @mr_m I have the M5-HP adjustable Vandy crossovers. I have two 100k ohm X-2 in mint condition if that would happen to be the value you need . I was just looking at your integrated online but could not find the input impedance listed. You would... | |
| Recommended Power Amp watts vs Speaker Watt power handling ability @mewsickbuff Agree with willland. The issue of powering speakers is one of the most misunderstood in all of audio. Willland is right that the only way you can do damage with a more powerful amp is if you go nuts with the volume control.The imp... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade @mr_m If you do go with the X-2 at first, do you know what impedance you would need based on your power amp? |