jdoris
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| Legacy Focus 20/20's vs PBN Montana EPS-2 The Montana's should work with 36 watts, if you don't go too loud. I run mine fairly comfortably with 30 watts of class a, but my peaks are typically below 85db. Among the particular strengths of the Montana's is staying involving at low volumes, ... | |
| Pass Labs heatsinks temperature I've had the same experience with James 123 and Map with my Pass INT-30A: warm to touch (including the beefy face plate), but not hot. John | |
| which cowboy junkies cd? Didn't know the Be Good Tonya's were defunct. Ya sure, Donjr? I agree the the Frazey Ford disc is nice, and it is also a good recording. Po'Girl is a BGT spin off, and as good or better.John | |
| which cowboy junkies cd? Seconding JS&TSH. I agree they recall somewhat CJs space folk -- though edgier. I favor Reckless Burning over Oh, My Girl.Wonder if Hope Sandoval and Mazzy Star are in the vicinity?John | |
| USB cables I use the Locus Design Polestar, which Steve recommends (though the length is sorter than 1.5m). IME, it is made a worthwhile improvement over stock.John | |
| which cowboy junkies cd? Amelia Curran, Sera Cahoone, Po' Girl, Be Good Tonyas, Shannon McNally, Julie Miller, Lucinda Williams, Wailin' Jennys.There was a thread dealing with "Girl with Guitar" music here a while back which had lots of good relevant suggestions.John | |
| Best Speakers for around $2000 Gallo Stradas would be a good choice, and I almost mentioned them initially. They will not go super deep without the sub, but the sub might not be a wise move in an apartment anyway. I'm guessing you don't want to deal with boutique American speak... | |
| Best Speakers for around $2000 Fritz Carbon 7s are unusually good sounding at under 2k.John | |
| ANY EXPERIANCE WITH PASS LABS AND MONTANA EPS2? Hi Bill. I've got an old house with crazy warped floors, so the EPS2's spiking system is a must, or they'd be the leaning towers of speaker. I have Herbie's sliders under them, so tweaking placement is easy. That's all the tweaking I've tried. Bas... | |
| ANY EXPERIANCE WITH PASS LABS AND MONTANA EPS2? I don't think our experiences are completely different, Wrm. My sense is also that the Montana's like some power down low; if the OP already owns the 350.5s, he should be well fixed. OTOH, ember Robsker runs his with medium powered tube amplificat... | |
| CABLES FOR PASS XA30.5 I use BPT on my Pass, for both IC and PC, to good effect. A lot less than a grand. Good luck,John | |
| ANY EXPERIANCE WITH PASS LABS AND MONTANA EPS2? I run the EPS2s with the INT-30A. The Montanas are 92/4, so not too greedy, and the Pass's 30 watts drives them pretty well. But: I don't go too loud (say, 80-85db peaks), and my system does not have as much grunt in the low end as when I used the... | |
| My Final Amplifier Purchase - What Would You Buy? Hi again, Nightfall.At first I was frustrated with the "it's your speakers" crew, since you are very explicit about wanting advice on amps.But then I got to thinking: 4k used (or demoed) buys a *lot* of speaker: 8-10k new, with patience. I don't k... | |
| Mach2Music mini and Amarra : Huge disappointment I'm always a little surprised to hear 'goners lamenting the complexity of computer-based audio, given that so much of what goes on around here *celebrates* complexity. Sgr's got a statement computer based system, which I've enjoyed many times. It'... | |
| Mach2Music mini and Amarra : Huge disappointment Both of you have spoken for many experienced listers.And of course, many experienced listeners disagree. Lots of folks, myself included, have gotten sound they like a lot from computer front end with tolerable amounts of hassle (and much more conv... |