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| Which cable to change first-intercon. or speaker? David, since late last year, I have heard two systems that are much more resolving than my own. One of these is an out-of-state dealer and the other is a local audiophile. Both of these systems render detail that makes one stand up and pay attenti... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Guido: The man is taking drastic steps. We hope to do some listening sessions this weekend. | |
| Which cable to change first-intercon. or speaker? Mt10425: Thanks for your clarifications here. I clearly was not too excited to be put in the "iPod/Wilson" camp and now I know that was not your intention.Concerning the issue of "the importance of system connections", it really comes down to tria... | |
| Which cable to change first-intercon. or speaker? Excuse me Mt10425, but your comment about me was way off base. If you take note of my system, you will see it is very well balanced with a highly resolving front end. The fact that you associate me with a crowd where the focus is all at the tail e... | |
| Which cable to change first-intercon. or speaker? I think the whole philosophy of always putting the "best" anything upstream is questionable if not nonsense. Unfortunately, it's just not this easy or I'd be spinning LPs on a Rockport turntable driving my old Marantz receiver and Pioneer HPM spea... | |
| Which Mono block amps for ML Summit Speakers? Electrostaticman: Send me an email as to your current system, what sonic qualities you want that you currently don't have, and a preamp budget. I will respond with some models for you to keep your eyes out to audition. John | |
| Looking for phono stage recommendations Sirspeedy: Oh yes, having a room with an ambient temp much cooler than the rest of the house is a great benefit. But it's only a matter of time (3-4) hours until the amps take over the room. I then need to leave my basement to cool off when most p... | |
| Which Mono block amps for ML Summit Speakers? Electrostaticman: When it comes to purchasing an amplifier, it has everything to do with the speaker being driven. The amp/speaker link requires careful match much like the tonearm/cartridge.Do a search for threads that cover the topic of amplifie... | |
| Magnepan 2.7QR owners...please. Mab: There are a lot of DIY Maggie owners out there who have bypassed fuses and attentuator connections, replaced internal crossover components, rebuilt external crossover boxes, etc. I am sure that with a little effort, anyone could configure the... | |
| Looking for phono stage recommendations Sirspeedy - your comments on the Aesthetix gear raising the room temp gave me an incentive to do an experiment today. Unlike many other Audiogon members, I do NOT keep my tube gear on 24/7.The system is in a basement room, 13x18x7.5, fully closed ... | |
| Magnepan 2.7QR owners...please. Vvrinc: Radio Shack sells 1-ohm 10w resistors. They are a dollar or so each. What I suggest you do is buy 4 of these. This would allow you to use 2 per side to try out 0.5, 1 and 2 ohms to find a value that gets the level to your liking. Once you ... | |
| Magnepan 2.7QR owners...please. I had the 3.3 and then the 3.5. These too had tweeter attentuators. This design allows for component/room matching that is more cost affective and "pure" than a continuous level control that exists on many other models. The speakers come with meta... | |
| Which Mono block amps for ML Summit Speakers? Is there any chance to get a pair of mono blocks to put behind the MLs that could not be seen? If this is the case, I think you'd be ok to run 50' interconnect like the MIT 350 series. I gotta think something like the Wolcott monos would fit perfe... | |
| Looking for phono stage recommendations What did you like about the Pass...and what was it lacking that you would like to get with a different product? How much gain do you anticipate you will need? Would you like a unit with balanced ins/outs?There seems to be much praise over the new ... | |
| Tube Amps: CAT JL3's vs ARC Ref 300's Hello,As a current owner of the JL-3's and a past owner of ARC Classic60, Classic150 and VT130, I can provide some insight here. The VT130 stereo amp and the VT150 mono amps were the pre-cursor to the ARC "reference" amps. Knowing what speakers yo... |