jazzzman
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| Best used amp for < $500? Oops! Sorry about the double post! | |
| Best used amp for < $500? Electron Kinetics Eagle 2. If you see one, jump on it. Vastly superior to NAD and Adcom. The on/off switch is notorious for going out, but can be replaced. Will drive a .5 ohm load all day long. Designed and built by the (late?) John Iverson. | |
| Best used amp for < $500? Electron Kinetics Eagle 2. If you see one, jump on it. Vastly superior to NAD and Adcom. The on/off switch is notorious for going out, but can be replaced. Will drive a .5 ohm load all day long. Designed and built by the (late?) John Iverson. | |
| A "dumb" question about power ratings? "Loud" is herby defined as 85 dB at the listening position. "Twice as Loud" is 95 dB. "D*@# Loud" is 105 dB. And "TOO D@#& Loud" is 115 dB. Okay you nailed me on the "good watt/crummy watt" thing. I'll take a shot at it, but I can't back up an... | |
| A "dumb" question about power ratings? Kurt, I salute you on asking your question instead of making an assumption. First, a minor clarification. Your Gem's have an efficiency of 87 dB for one watt input at one meter. They have a "nominal" impedance of 6 ohms, and a minimum impedance of... | |
| Best Electrostatic loudspeaker? Albert I don't know any way to get in touch with you besides posting a message here. Would you e-mail me at zephirin@home.com? I'm interested in learning more about your Sound Lab tweaks. I've done the fuse replacement thing, but not the bypass. I... | |
| cables to match Classe & Maggie 1.6 Nice combination. I'd suggest Goertz M-1 or M-2 flat solid conductor speaker cable - works very well with Maggies. I assume you are inquiring about interconnects between source and Classe. Cannot advise without knowing what source component is. | |
| Best Electrostatic loudspeaker? I have not heard the Sound Lab Ultimate One that Albert Porter speaks of, nor his Viva amps mentioned elsewhere, but I do own a pair of (budget?) fifteen grand Sound Lab Millennium One's. This is essentially the same speaker with a less rigid fram... | |
| Best Preamp under 10K Atma-sphere tube MP-1. Most musical. | |
| Best Power Conditioner under $1,000? Richard Gray's Power Company, $750.00, apparently now called "The Power Positioner". Replaced $1450 MIT Z-center in my system. Power Company is actually great on power amps, especially high end amps. And it almost makes NAD listenable. I said almost. | |
| Magnepan or Martin Logan Congratulations, Jack, you are barking up the right tree. You might want to add Quad USA Monitors and Sound Labs to your list - they offer different, legitimate sets of tradeoffs and outstanding sound. If I was buying used, I'd be careful about bu... | |
| Best electrostatic in smaller room? Please help! First of all, you are barking up the right tree. I congratulate you on your appreciation of full-range panel sound - you are a graduate-level music lover. You might want to check out the SoundLab line of hybrid and full range electrostatics. Not a... | |
| CD player plays some CDs, not others. I have no experience with Denon CD players but I had the same problem with a Luxman 12 years ago - it would display "Track 1" but wouldn't play. A repairman examined the unit and told me I needed a new laser, for $270.00. I balked. I took the cove... | |
| 'planar' vs. 'boxes' If you want a no risk hands-on experience with planars order the little $500.00 mail order Magnepan MMG's. You get to try them for 60 days. I used to build box speakers as a hobby but now own full range electrostats (SoundLabs). Planars have a muc... |