jdal
Responses from jdal
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections I second the Jeff Rowland Capri S2 recommendation. Forget about ASR. | |
| D’Agostino Progression integrated I agree about the Pass int. I bought a Rowland Continuum S2 and love it. I have not heard the others. | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) It's too bad the Herron is discontinued. I had a JC3+. I prefer my Herron much more, especially that I can use it without any loading. | |
| Pass XP27 vs. Rowland Conductor Phono I’m breaking in the HP phono stage in my Rowland Continuum s2 integrated amp right now. I never heard the Pass phono stage but did have a couple of Pass amps in my system in the last few years. As far as amps go, I prefer the Rowland sound over Pa... | |
| Up to $4000US tower speakers for Jazz and Classical Music Take a look at Bache Audio. I have had Quad ESLs and even Shahinian speakers, which are tailor made for classical music. I prefer my Bache Tribeca’s for both Blue Note jazz and Mahler symphonies. | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? @runwell Yes it is a class D amp. I’m very impressed so far. I was never fond of class D in the past. | |
| Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers I agree with twoleftears. Go visit Bache. | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? For the past week I have been using a Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 in my system. It's still breaking in but so far I am very pleased with it. My tube separates are an Emotive Audio Epifania preamp and Vita mono blocks. I love them but the amps are ju... | |
| Speaker Suggestions My suggestion would be to contact Greg Belman from Bache Audio and arrange a demo. I have been living with the Tribeca’s for just over 2 years and I’m enjoying my music more than ever. It’s a big, holographic, smooth sound that’s very coherent and... | |
| New Herron VTPH 2A versus used Audio Research Reference 2 Phono Yes the Herron is no longer made, which is a shame because it’s a fantastic phono stage. | |
| Harbeth again…or other speakers for acoustic music? Harbeths are too colored for my taste. I agree. I demoed the M30.2’s a few times. Not for me. There’s a Youtube video where GR Research takes apart the small Harbeths. I couldn’t believe the crossover for a 2 way. It’s is made up of about 30 c... | |
| "Transferred from original analogue master tapes" I believe that it needs to say cut from the original master tapes to be all analog. Anything else could mean a digital transfer from the tape. | |
| Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver But re-selling is probably harder for all these lesser known brands, eh? I thought about that before I bought my Bache Audio Tribeca’s. However, I compared the Tribeca’s side by side in my room with speakers that cost slightly more. The Bache’s... | |
| Blue Circle Gear? I don’t have experience with their preamps but did own a BC-204 amp that had issues. I would cringe every time I turned the amp on because I sometimes I would hear a loud pop noise. | |
| Recommendations for tube preamp (Emotive Audio Sira) repair in the Raleigh/Durham NC area? I had a Sira in my system for a short period. When Fred released the Epifania I moved up to that. If you ever want to take your Sira up a few notches you should speak with Fred about the CuTf V-Caps and the autoformer volume control. My Epifani... |