jburidan

Responses from jburidan

are subwoofers anti-audiophile?
It all depends on the system. For example, the powered subwoofer of the Infinity Prelude MTS is perfectly integrated. However, this is an exception not the rule. 
Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best
Single-ended triode (SET) amps are best if you own efficient speakers. Art Audio, Wavelength and Larry Moore are superior quality. Avoid Chinese SETs, though. 
Recommend a cd player
Look for a used Cary Audio 303/300 
To bi-wire or not to bi-wire?
bi-wire 
Cable Elevators - What do you use?
I don't use them. 
Buidling a Classical Library - MUST HAVES!
I shun von Karajan because he was a Nazi. Some of his interpretations are good, but I can't ignore his politics. 
Shostakovich string quartets recommendation
Agree with Krisjan's assessment of the Emersons. They have no affinity for music. 
Tubes for Cary sli80 integrted
The stock tubes sound bad. You certainly can improve the sound by upgrading tubes. Which tubes to buy depends on the rest of your system and what kind of sound you want. 
Cary SLp05 Preamp noise
Check for cracks on the RCA socket 
High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more
Tannoy 215 DMT IIInfinity Prelude MTS 
Which purchase tipped you into nirvana.
Two speaker systems:Infinity Prelude MTS and Tannoy 215 DMT II 
Any other Infinity MTS owners out there?
Yes, I love my Infinity Prelude MTS speakers driven by a pair of Wavelength Cardinal 300B monoblocks. 
help with speakers that rock, pleeze
Infinity Prelude MTS 
Cary 303/300 vs Bryston BCD 1
Not familiar with Bryston. But I like my Cary because it allows me to fine-tune the sound by adjusting sampling rates, and tube versus solid state, output depending on the recording. I wouldn't want to be without this capability now that I've expe... 
Help need an integrated amp for Tannoy Stirling
Lokie, the Tannoy-Jota high current combination is breathtaking.