jc4659
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| Anyone drive Verity Audio Parsifal Encores with tubes? I realize that I was asking about tube amps and am still interested in them but I had an opportunity to pick up a Pass X350.5 and pulled the trigger. I am waiting for it to arrive and will report back my impressions. | |
| SONGS THAT INSPIRE (Name songs that inspire) Eric Clapton / Steve Winwood "Presence of the Lord" | |
| Ayre K-5xeMP vs. Electrocompaniet - EC 4.8 MK II, or others? Get the Ayre. It's a great preamp and very reliable. | |
| advice on speaker matching, selection As an afterthought, if you really like the M&K's but just want to boost the low end why not consider a Schiit Loki+ for $150. It's a basic equalizer and may be the least expensive way to tailor the sound to your liking. | |
| advice on speaker matching, selection The M&K's were designed to be used with their subwoofer but since you live in an apartment this might not be a good idea. I have owned the satellite 1A's and volkswoofer A ~35 years ago and drove them with a 40W/ch NAD integrated with lots of... | |
| Anyone drive Verity Audio Parsifal Encores with tubes? Good suggestions so far. Verity Audio speakers are commonly driven by hefty solid state amps so I am pleasantly surprised by the tube amp recommendations. | |
| Anyone drive Verity Audio Parsifal Encores with tubes? Ironically, I owned both VT-100 and VT-200 amps which were used to drive ProAc 3.8s I had at the time. I moved away from big tube amps to avoid tube paranoia and the cost of replacing the power tubes. Not to mention the heat output which made my... | |
| Anyone drive Verity Audio Parsifal Encores with tubes? @elevick do you recall which model Cary amp you were listening to? | |
| Anyone drive Verity Audio Parsifal Encores with tubes? @pdreher The QS V4 monoblocks may be discontinued; at least that's what I read on their website. They certainly are nice looking. @elevick I will look into the Cary's. Thanks! | |
| Worst Concerts You Have Attended ?? Sting, mid 2000's, Madison, WI. Uninspired, low key, little interaction with the audience, flat out boring. | |
| Time to retire a retipped Linn Troika. Best replacement cartridge? @verdantaudio Have you had an opportunity to compare the cadenza blue with the AT ART9XA? There have been some comments suggesting the latter is better and it is significantly less expensive than the C.B. | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again By the time you get it, you may have forgotten you ordered it. In which case it will be an unexpected surprise! I'd be interested in reading about your impressions. Good luck! | |
| Bass is clearer and more impactful when I stand vs. when I sit If you need to move your speakers use furniture moving pads appropriate for your floor that allows you to slide them more easily. After you find the best spot then you can obsess about spikes and such. | |
| Best means of isolating digital equipment i.e. DACs, CD transports, wall warts etc. Nice cords! Beautiful photography. | |
| Best means of isolating digital equipment i.e. DACs, CD transports, wall warts etc. @tomic601 I did that swap and and my system sounds more clear with the analog going into the hydra. A few years ago, different equipment and different room, the best I obtained was when the preamp was plugged into the iso tranny by itself with th... |