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| Red Rose Speakers (From Mark Levinson) The source is the key with regard to these speakers. In fact, it goes to the CD itself. The store plays ONLY those CDs' (or other sources such as live piano recorded in the store and immediately played back) that sound good with the speakers. Try ... | |
| Are WE 300B Tubes Worth $600-$700 a set 300B Tubes Compared (Nov. 1999 Stereophile) Conclusions; " In view of the results....the JJ Electronics 300B looks like a real bargain." ($199 pair). The first two WE 300Bs were disappointing (burned in at the factory for 200 hours) $700 - 900pair... | |
| Are WE 300B Tubes Worth $600-$700 a set Check back issues of either The Absolute Sound or Stereophile during the past 12 months. They did a comparison of WE 300b with other mfg. WE did not do very well - over priced and lacked sonic qualities. You do not always get what you pay for. | |
| What happened to Duntech? Both Duntech and Dunlavy Audio Labs have websites.....mate. | |
| Tuner Advice. Help a lost soul. McIntosh MAC 1700, a hybrid tube and solid-state tuner (used) for $300-$400, on auction sites Great sound, beats a lot of the $1,000-$2,000 tuners. Also, McIntosh MR-71, tube tuner. Very smooth sound. Sells (used) for $500-$1,000 on auction sites.... | |
| Opinions on Dunlavy? Dunlavys' are superb speakers. I use SC3's in a two channel high-end audio system. Probably would sound great in a Home Theater setup as well - but as the previous post pointed out- if the source of the sound is a solid-state receiver that is typi... | |
| Buyer's remorse - your worst purchase? I started with a pair of tube monoblocks and took them around to speaker retailers, hooking them up to their demo speakers until I found a match (with Dunlavy Sc-III). If the dealer won't let you try your amps (or preamps, cd transport, DAC, etc) ... | |
| Has anyone heard of LA Audio? Just because the electronic parts are off-the-shelf doesn't make the amps less desirable or impressive. Jeff Korneff makes amps from old, used, parts and they sound incredible!! If the sound is great, what more can you ask for? KT-88's look like t... | |
| Pros/Cons of Same Length Speaker Cables? Speaker cables transmit power from your amps. The cables are in fact acting as capacitors, that is they store power which your speakers will draw on during those demanding passages in the music. Makes sense to have both cables the same length and ... | |
| how do I retube? Remove the screws which hold the cabinet top on to the chassis; slowly pull the tubes vertically from their sockets. There are only two. Replace with high-end 12ax7a or 12ax7wa; i.e., Telefunken, Brimar, etc., etc., and enjoy!! | |
| Challenge Audio Magazines This is, or there was, a magazine that never feared to state which component(s) failed to perform adequately, which ones lacked quality parts, which ones were overpriced, and overhyped. Where is Audio Critic when you need them???? | |
| CD direct to Amp/Current TAS issue ? The TAS reviewer probably did not mention that what he was attempting to do was imitate a Passive Attenuator setup in the system. You can go direct from any component with a voltage output to your amps through passive attentuators. Check the EVS w... | |
| Montana EPS or Dunlavy 4A's? The only speakers on your list that are time-aligned are the Dunlavy 4A's. |