jalapenos
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| Budget Power Cords For Tube Mono Amps ? Shunyata Venoms are great for power amps and very flexible! | |
| Triangle with a Simaudio I-5...... The I5 is an excellent integrated and would be quite nice with Triangles. Another option is the Cairn 4808 integrated -- 30 watts, with the first ten being pure class A. Both of these integrateds have plenty of drive and finesse to take full advan... | |
| Help me hunt for a SS integrated University Audio in Madison carries Thiel loudspeakers. Give them a call & discuss your needs, they are definately the most laidback audio shop in Madison carrying excellent product lines. I have added a link to their very dated website. For s... | |
| Looking for a bookshelf at 2k or less..... I wonder if Triangle loudspeakers would be of interest to you. There is certainly high frequency detail in spades here. As a matter of fact, I would say that for the money, Triangle speakers in general have one of the most detailed presentations a... | |
| Shunyata " Copperhead " ........user's feedback You are certainly correct in your thinking -- a diamondback is a great low cost match for source components. The copperhead is a good start for your integrated, but consider the Taipan too. The new Helix series Taipan provides big dynamics, and re... | |
| Audiogon speaker wire gurus, please help me Mapleshade's double golden helix w/jumpers would be a great place to start, totaling under $300 direct from mapleshaderecords.com. I would urge you to try them as they deliver exactly what you are looking for and the price simply cannot be beat. T... | |
| Best value Bookshelf speaker TAS reviewed the new NHT classic three and spoke very highly of them. I can't think of too many three way bookshelf speakers currently available for $1k. | |
| Flexible mid-range cable suggestions? Its as flexible as you could ask for, and unconventional too! Try Mapleshades excaliber interconnects, a 1M length can be had for around $250. They are a very detailed and accurate cable with no glare or forwardness. Another excellent choice I hav... | |
| A mistake spending too much on amplification? The Sixpacs are crazy good on their own, and unbelievable with the right preamp. I have Sixpacs driven by the companion AES DJH, and am continually impressed by the sound of the two together. Perhaps your Herron preamp is not the best match with t... | |
| 6SN7 & 6CA4 Tube Recommendations for Cary AE-3 DJH **addendum to my prior post**This little preamp is a gem. Hopefully you are a believer in the difference power and cabling makes in a system because the DJH does respond very well with the right choices as other have mentioned here. I use exclusiv... | |
| 6SN7 & 6CA4 Tube Recommendations for Cary AE-3 DJH I've been running mainly Pope 6SN7, purchased from Upscale Audio. Truly holographic and detailed with great extension. I also run early Sylvania GTs(circa 1944) which offer tremendous detail and realism. The rectifier seems to matter less, as long... | |
| Power cord that improve the soundstage the most? Shunyata, Shunyata, Shunyata. The more you have in your system, the more the effect compounds. Not cheap by any stretch though.Some of the cables are component specific; for example, diamondback and amps are a mismatch while the diamondback is gre... | |
| Large room but not large budget-suggestions please I wonder if you would be better off upgrading your Cambridge Audio integrated. I used to believe speakers were, by far, the most important component in a system. I have learned that the room itself, AC power, and amplification (in that order) are ... | |
| Headphone Recommendations Since he is not interested in a dedicated amp, I would heartily recommend a pair of Grado SR-80's. They are less than $100 new, are very easy to drive, and are excellent for rock and alternative. He could move further up the Grado line, but the SR... | |
| Hi-Fi in Bay Area? I second AudioVision SF and Music Lovers. Two of the best audio shops I've yet to see! |