jbrrp1
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| $8000 budget on Pre-amp I will "third" the VAC preamps. A used Renaissance Signature II would be worth waiting for. They are wonderfully musical, yet resolving, and can drive any amp load across long IC lengths, if need be. I have seen them sell here in the $8k or lower ... | |
| Tube Integrated Amp for Dynaudio Focus 140 I have used a Primaluna Dialogue One for several years now, and it is a lovely sounding amp, and is plenty powerful for a 35W tube amp. Totally reliable IME. | |
| Jadis Reverse Phase Yes, reverse the connection between amp and speakers to correct the phase. I always then confirm by running a phase check track off of the Stereophile test CD's, just to be sure. | |
| Elrod Statement Gold Owners Please I'll add another very positive testamonial to the above. I have tried a lot of power cords, too, and had my system outfitted entirely with Elrod Statements in the end. I tried my first Gold a year and a half ago, and it was a profound system impro... | |
| All Maplenoll owners Stanwal:Well, you've got us hanging - - just how DID the inventor blow up a gas station? Please divulge the details! | |
| Need recommendation for LVB Symphony 9 I would 3rd the Solti. I also really like the Karajan/Berlin Phil on DG from the 60's. Another recent option is the Vanska/Minnesota Orchestra on BIS - - beautifully recorded and a very fine all around performance. | |
| Charles Lloyd suggestions I would really highlight "Canto" - - mesmerizing performance and excellent sonic rendering. | |
| How to deal with microphonic 300B tubes. Thank you for your input. The Halo do seem worth trying - - I have used dampeners before, and they always seemed to help. And the Halos are designed to let the tube still convectively cool, which I like.The ringing I have been hearing is a fair bi... | |
| How to deal with microphonic 300B tubes. They are tubed with the Kron KR-300B LSX tubes from Czechoslovakia. | |
| DIY Bass traps & treatments.. Here's another wealth of information:http://www.musicplayer.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=26;hardset=0;start_point=0;DaysPrune=0This is Ethan Winer's monitored forum for room acoustics. It's terrific. I've built a bunch of inexpensive bro... | |
| ARC 100.2 Enough power for Proac 3.8 ARC D400 MKII is an outstanding and often over-looked solid state amp; a very solid value used as Cytocycle indicates. But it is still a solid state amp. I used one with my old Proac Response 2's and it did sound very nice - - but I ended up movin... | |
| Speaker Cables - 15 Ft. or "No Wife" I've really liked the Analysis Plus for a 20 ft. run that I have. Inexpensive, too. | |
| Help Me Interim Speakers Suggestions? Totem Mani-2's: small stand mounted, but you will get great bass, and a very musical speaker - - especially if paired with high powered tubes. Got to have at least 100 watts with an amp noted for good bass control. | |
| Monitor recommendations with sensitivity =90 Depends on how much you want to budget for a bedroom system, but I would highly recommend the Reference 3A de Capo's. They have a 92 db sensitivity and sound awfully good. I currently use their Royal Masters, which are the same drivers put in a hi... |