jburidan
Responses from jburidan
| Tube sound Comes, mainly, from? Pre or Power? Personally, I don't like the sound of solid state amps or preamps. I think it's due to the prevalence of odd order harmonics. It's a matter of personal preference for sure.If the signal from the preamp emphasizes the odd order overtones, then it s... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Good NOS tubes are becoming scarce. | |
| Help Understanding Bi-Wiring... http://sound.westhost.com/bi-amp.htm | |
| Looking for great violin CDs in solo. Brahms: Violin Sonatas / Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy | |
| Looking for great violin CDs in solo. Bach: Sonaten & Partiten / Nathan Milstein | |
| Looking for great violin CDs in solo. Heinrich Ignaz Biber: Mystery Sonatas / Holloway, Moroney. | |
| Acoustic Zen Silver Reference vs. Silver Ref Mk2.. I have seen information on the web about the difference, but don't recall where. Maybe it was a review in Positive Feedback or Enjoy the Music.If it's not Mk2, it's not worth much on the used market. | |
| Why does Cary Audio keep discontinuing good amps? It's a marketing tactic called 'planned obsolescence' | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... while other commodities falter! | |
| X-over question http://sound.westhost.com/lenardaudio.comThe topic is endlessly complex. Recommend you read the articles at the above sites. Then talk to Phil Marchand who makes crossovers. I use his XM-44, and he helped me get the slopes right. | |
| Cary 303/300 or Musical Fidelity A5 with Mac gear? I love my Cary 303/300. I'm not familiar with the A5, but have been disappointed with other Musical Fidelity gear. | |
| Anyone using Tannoy System 215 DMT II at home? Joel:My stands were custom-made by Sound Anchors based on envelope drawings. The height is adjustable. I have the compression horn at ear-level. As I recall, the stands cost circa $600 shipped. I use one Wavelength Cardinal monoblock on each DC, a... | |
| Anyone using Tannoy System 215 DMT II at home? I use a pair at home -- mounted vertically on Sound Anchor stands.I drive them through an external crossover using 300B SET monoblocks on top, and a 300B SET two-channel amp on the bass.Tannoy no longer makes the 215 DMT II. If you can get Tannoy ... | |
| Speakers for classical using my SET rig? Look for Tannoy 15" dual concentrics. | |
| Passive vs. active crossover? I highly recommend the Marchand XM-44, because you can tweak the slopes and crossover points. I went with the upgraded attentuators with one-half dB's per click. Mine has no noise problems. Mr. Marchand knows what he's doing, and will advise you w... |