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| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Peter thank you for your positive comments, I am using the AirTight PC-3 cartridge, one day I would love a AirTight Supreme cartridge.What I like about the SME 30/12 is very easy to answer, I like the way it gets out of the way of the music, the m... | |
| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm Hi PeterI would like to give my biased opinion for what it is worth as a High end audio seller. What we all need to remember this is a forum and it is on the subject of audio equipment where there can never be a out right winner only a personal fa... | |
| What Difference between Pass X150.5 and X250.5? Pass Labs are wonderful designed amplifiers, Pass Labs offer a substantial range of amplifiers to match most loudspeakers manufactured today.If you are looking for a Pass Labs amplifier in New Zealand please contact Parmenter Sound.www.parmenterso... | |
| Air Tight ATM2 Direct Driven by CDP? I would recommend using the Air Tight ATC-2 valve preamplifier with the AirTight ATM-2 amplifier. I can not understand why any one would run a amplifier directly from a CD player, the reason why is there is no buffer stage and the sound will be ed... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more 03-30-10: MapmanIf somebody can show me a SET based system that can deliver Radiohead's "In Rainbows" with the authority and rock solid iron grip in the low end that I hear currently in my system running the (not so) big Bel Canto Class Ds, in a t... | |
| Review: Air Tight ATM-3 Tube amp Hi Jadem6I live in New Zealand where Plinius is made and have owned several Plinius amplifiers personally, the Class A 50 watt and Class A 100 watt amplifiers being their best amplifiers in my personal opinion.Live is the reference point to all mu... | |
| Wilson WP 7 with Air Tight ATM 211 Hi Lenny & WelcherYes a good valve preamplifier matched with a excellent solid state power amplifier is a very nice blend of both amplifier designs, excellent sonic results can be achieved this way.Welcher, the Wilson Watt puppy 7 will run wit... | |
| Wilson WP 7 with Air Tight ATM 211 The Air Tight ATM-2 stereo amplifier at 80 watts would be fine on the Wilson Watt Puppy 7.I use the Air Tight ATM-2 amplifier to drive my Harbeth range of loudspeakers with ease, many people also use this amplifier with Sonus Faber speakers.The SE... | |
| Harbeths and Tube Amps I would recommend the Leben HiFi CS 600 Integrated valve amplifier ( 32 watts Push Pull) or the Leben CS 660P stereo amplifier (40 Watts Push Pull) to match with the Harbeth C7ES-3.As a more power valve option I would recommend the Air Tight ATM-2... | |
| mbl 6011d or arc ref 3 or dartzeel preamp? Have you considered buying a pair of valve mono blocks, every time I go back to valve power amplifiers the music flow comes back into my room, some say Clarity is King but with Valve amplifier Musicality is King.I would recommend auditioning a pai... | |
| AMR / EMM / PLAYBACK Designs My new EMM Labs XDS1 will arrive in a weeks time, I am really looking forward to having the XDS1 for my reference digital playback. | |
| Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ????? Hi I am the New Zealand Harbeth distributor and I have to agree with Dkasab, the Monitor 40.1 is a incredible speaker and when set up properly sounds incredible.I play all types of music but not a big fan of 60/70s/80s Rock recordings as most has ... | |
| for best lp sound, Kondo or Shindo? Hi, I just came across this thread as I like to read about wonderfully made Valve electronics, I am not sure why the darTZeel NHB-18NS was included with these two master valve amplifier designers? | |
| Wavac EC-300B - Feedback Request Hi Rchan, I have a WAVAC EC 300B amplifier and it is a excellent sounding amplifier when matched with efficient speakers.I have used it with the Avantgarde Duo Omega, Ocellia Calliope & Tannoy Westminster Royal speakers with wonderful results.... | |
| AMR / EMM / PLAYBACK Designs Just out of Interest and a bit of New Zealand music promotion Katchafire is touring the US now I have noticed from their Gig Guide.Gig guide linkhttp://www.katchafire.co.nz/gig-guideGreat NZ Roots Reggae band with Bob Marley Style lead vocals.Chee... |