hifirush
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| Three transport choices, which one? Good choices and hard decisions!!! I have had a DSP 7000 with a T1000 and the Theta. The Theta beat it hands down, better bass (apparantly the Theta trademark) and depth. The T1000 was good and imagining was very good, for what I had as a system, ... | |
| New to tubes I'll second the Tube pre and SS amp! (AR LS2B Mk2 and 3 Threshold S-300's!) As far as tubes are concerned, have some fun. Each tube will have a different sound and it is kind of fun fooling around with them. I agree with Marco, find someone with a... | |
| Bi-wiring or Single-wiring + Jumper replacement ? Before I took the active crossover plunge I tried different ways to wire my system. I didn't and still don't have as nice of cable as you, but it works for me. But what is telling is to try different things. I have Celestion A1's, which are bi-wir... | |
| Threshold S/300 info.requested David, I have 1 S300 and 2 S300 series 2. Both have basically the same specs. The amps run at 12 amps continuous with peak being 30 amps; this is straight from the Threshold brochure and manual. They say that it was "burned-in" to a 2-ohm load (fo... | |
| Alot of preamp questions Kelly,I have owned an LS3, LS7 and now a LS2BR. If you like the LS3, you will LOVE the LS2. It is a long story, but I sold the LS3 to buy the LS7. I was absolutely in love with the tube sound. To me, and for my system, the ARC tube line stage soun... | |
| Ive got me the Digital Nasties I have applied Dynamat on the inside of my transport (sparingly, a little goes a long way) and have used Blu-Tak on the "Bridge" of the drive and on the drawer. This gave noticeable improvement. But what was my best tweak, and seemed like an upgra... | |
| What tube pre amp for live sound on rock and roll I have to agree with the others about the Audio Research preamps. I have owned the LS3, LS7 and now have a LS2B. The LS3 was a GREAT preamp, but for fun (Famous last words!!!) I tried a friends LS7 and I ended up buying one for myself. It uses 4 6... | |
| Pass X-150 While I don't have a new Pass amp, I do have 2 older Threshold S series. They had pathetic binding posts. They don't accept Banana's, as you mentioned, and the posts are quite thin. I have replaced them with Cardas copper binding posts and am quit... | |
| Anyone using a Marchand crossover??? I am currently using a XM9 Deluxe 2 way, and am very pleased with it. Like the others have mentioned, it isn't a cost no object model, but it offers many features and quiet performance for the dollar. I have found it to be PC sensitive in stock fo... | |
| Which NOS to use on Audio Research pre amp? I had a LS7, which is not even in the league your Reference One is, but I have rolled some tubes with various results. I have tried the factory-supplied tubes, with dampers, Amperex PQ’s and Amperex Bugle Boy’s. The factory tubes were OK, the soun... | |
| My question is about bi or triamping. Doc,I have a Marchand XM-9 Deluxe and am very pleased with it and active systems. The quality of the parts is fantastic, although they aren't much to look at. They offer 2,3 and 4 way, both fixed and adjustable, in both tube and ss. Sean is quite ... | |
| Audio Research LS-7 or conrad-johnson PF-2L? I would agree, the LS7 is a wonderful pre, especially for the money, however, I have not compared them. I currently have a LS7, which was my first tube pre and I love it. It has 4 tubes, so it isn't to expensive to roll tubes, but I can say that y... | |
| Seeking Great Cool Runnin' SS Amp... I agree with Bozo, the older Thresholds do run cool and are an excellent value. There are a couple on Ebay as well as here on A'gon. I have a S300II and a S150II and couldn't be more happy with them. The 300's run around $750-1100 and the 150 goes... | |
| Cardas Machined RCA Caps.??? I just purchased a bunch of these here on A'gon, and can say that they make a slight difference in the noise floor. They don't fix major problems and don't effect soundstage etc. but they weren't designed to do that. IMO, it all depends on how wel... | |
| Manners, Eticks & Audiogon --- What do you think??? Twl, well said! I am from the old school of motorcycling and find it insulting the way the "new crowd" handles themselves on the highways and byways of this great nation on 2 wheels. But I refuse to give in, and wave to my fellow biker, regardless... |