jc51373
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| Tube Amp Hum Thanks Newbee...Yes it is when I am at the speaker only that I can hear it, not from the listening position which is only about 8 or 9 feet away. I moved my ICs around a bit and there was no effect whatsoever, and they are shielded (97% according ... | |
| VTL 5.5 questions Yes, the phonostage is available for the 2.5 as well...You bring up a good point though about not being able to sell separately. I asked my dealer how many they sell of each, IE with and without phono, and they said it is about 50/50. For me getti... | |
| VTL ST-85 vs. VTL ST-150 or rather EL34 vs 6550 I agree..There are as many bad dealers out there as there is bad advice. I am lucky to have found the dealer I did, and their loaner policy was extremely flexible, and they were patient. Thats all one can really ask. I personally look back and sti... | |
| Has iTunes, etc. impacted your listening habits? Wavelength Audio Cosecant owner and it has forever changed the way I listen to my collection...And it sounds better than the G08 I auditioned next to it for two full weeks-in every single way. It made me a believer it computer audio and tubes. I w... | |
| VTL 5.5 questions To actually answer the question at hand here....Yes, it would be a fairly significant upgrade. More tubes, upgraded caps, two power supplies (dual mono design, balanced outputs. Also has phase control, a useless feature for me personally, but an a... | |
| Rockport Mira and Mira Monitors I saw and heard the Mira Monitor, very nice. But I can't for get past that they just seem like they were designed for a HT application, and I don't like the stands. They sound nice though, but to me you can do better for the $$. | |
| VTL ST-85 vs. VTL ST-150 or rather EL34 vs 6550 I just wish the dealers I visited over the years introduced me to tubes much earlier. I spent so much time looking for SS that sounded like this system that I feel like I wasted time. | |
| Amazingly Close to Krell Sound If Krell did ever make a tube amp, I am sure they would still find a way to make the sibilance cut your eyeballs out when you listened. | |
| VTL ST-85 vs. VTL ST-150 or rather EL34 vs 6550 I had a Rotel a few years back, same one I think. never looked back after I heard a krell amp next to the Rotel..Then I hearxd VTl and it put the krell to shame. Never been so satisfied with my audio system as I am now. Rotel and Krell are in my p... | |
| Has anyone done the VTL coupling cap upgrade? I did it, but I did right out of the gate and had my st-150 built that way. I can't say what it sounded like before 'the upgrade'. I can say however, this is the best amp I have ever owned. And I have owned amps that were much more costly than this. | |
| VTL ST-85 vs. VTL ST-150 or rather EL34 vs 6550 Cheese, you described it exactly. Piano strikes are profound and the decay of a piano (which is an important characteristic of the instrument) are recreated accurately. Guitar is also incredibly well represented, best I have heard for either instr... | |
| VTL TL2.5 Preamp What are the tweaks you did to the 2.5? | |
| VTL ST-85 vs. VTL ST-150 or rather EL34 vs 6550 I have never heard piano sound like it does on this amp...Incredibly real. | |
| Is it worth changing from B&W N805 to the 805S? To answer your question, undoubtedly yes. But to sit around and wait for an 805D is silly, it is not going to happen. Anyway, if it did you could easily upgrade through a dealer or sell them here and get into something new. B&W's sell incredib... | |
| Cables for B&W 805S I second Kimber 8tc, works very well with these speakers. I have a double-run of it coming off my amp and it works gloriously. |