ianrmack
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| Problems getting the best out of my Berning Jeez, I dunno what the problem is, Peter. I hate to say it, but perhaps your digital source is not a good match with the Berning. As you know, I tried to love the Cary 308. In the end, I thought it to be a good unit......for my bedroom setup. (Car... | |
| Avanti III or Joseph audio Pearl ? Need more info if you want to get some responses that are worthwhile.You're comparing two TOTALLY different speakers, totally different sounds and totally different designs. Also, the Pearls are twice the price of the APs.FWIW, the Wilsons are som... | |
| Robert Cray like sound Mark Whitfield or Winfield.exactly what you seek. | |
| Are Capitole and Mephisto recommended components? Stereopile is not the de-facto source for all information on quality audio products. There are many reasons why some amazing components do not make their way onto that over-hyped list.Politics. Ad Revenue. Arrogance on the part of the manufacturer... | |
| Personal speaker evolution to perhpas Verity Parsifal Encores | |
| Having problems with sound out of cat/krell setup ross,i can only venture to guess here......sounds like a possible tube problem in the cat. output tubes perhaps?old krell ss amp and cat could be an awesome combo. | |
| Tubelike solid state: Ayre Vs Aleph I had an Ayre V-3 for 4 years and replaced it with - IMHO - the best valued amp around.......a David Berning ZH-270.At the same cost as an Ayre, and at only 70 watts and 10 lbs, the Berning plays louder, has MUCH better bass and delivers music lik... | |
| Amp recommendations for Merlin VSM / TSM Yag-Call Bobby at Merlin. He'll take care of you. Component matching is key with speakers as revealing as Merlins.FYI - I also use a Berning ZH-270. | |
| Energy, Environment & High End Audio I second the Berning ZH-270.My Proac 2.5s just sing with it.It has the best of all worlds: bass response of SS, liqidity of tubes, low power, light weight - 10 lbs!!Tough to find..... | |
| Hovland pre-amp susceptible to A/C line noise? I sent Alex Crespi at Hovland the link to this thread and below is his reply to me that I received yesterday. Alex is always prompt in returning emails and calls. Tell me what you guys think of this.Dear Ian:Thanks for the link to the Audiogon for... | |
| Hovland pre-amp susceptible to A/C line noise? I have an HP-100, too, and am experiencing the same problem. I spoke to Alex @ Hovland and he claimed to not know what I was talking about. I will forward the URL of this thread to him. | |
| Mark Levinson preamp no. 38 vs 38s vs 380 vs 380s I have owned Krell KRC-3, ML 380s, ML 39 (uses 38 pre), ARC LS25mkII and now I have a Hovland HP-100. These last three pres are all the sam $$$(used). Look into the Hovland or another good tube device. Looks like you've given SF Stereo some good b... | |
| Battle of the "Davids"......Belles vs. Berning Alright, Ryno. We exchanged emails last week.I thought the Belles was one of the best amps I ever heard.....until I heard the Berning. All improvements that were realized when I ran the Belles - depth, weight, proportions, balance, tonality, ease,... | |
| Does your amp sound hum....when your ear close it Can be.....sort of.Could be a number of things.Try ""floating the ground" on your amp.(put the grounded male end into a two prong plug adapter then back into the wall.) | |
| Powering ProAc Response 2.5's look into belles 150a or 350awww.powermodules.comor berning zh-270www.davidberning.comi've tried both. bought the berning (tubes).have also had krell, arc and ayre to my 2.5s.for me, now my 2.5s have never sounded so good!! |