jim94025
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| Cary 303/300 driving V12R direct I own both the Cary 303/300 and a pair of V12R Monoblocks. In my experience the 303/300 does a great job driving the V12's directly. Very dynamic and great transparency. When I add my CAT MkIII pre I do get a bit more body and dynamic contrast, bu... | |
| Experience on B&W N800 with Tube Amplifier I currently utilize a pair of Cary V12R monoblocks(100 watts triode/ 200 UL)to drive a pair of B&W 801 Matrix ser. II's(87bd eff.)I get fairly tight tunefull bass and great mids/treb, utilizing triode(always). Very dynamic, even on large scale... | |
| B&W 801 matrix in a smallish room? I have been using a pair of 801 ser.II's for 8 years now in a 14 x 18 x 13 ft room, however it opens up on either side of a large fireplace into another room. I would have to say that with very carefull speaker placement, decent room acoustics and... | |
| Cary 303/300 Analog Volume Control... Turn the CDP vol up to it's max of 63 and use the preamp gain accordingly. Jim | |
| Jackson Browne's new CD I've got to agree. A great CD. I can't count how many times I've played it since I got it.Pretty well recorded as well, although a bit close miked on the voice. Jim | |
| cary 303/300 cd player with volume control This is exactly what I have tried. As good as the 303/300 is, directly hooked to my Cary V12R monos via balanced IC's, it is even better. More transparent, better transcients.A great combination.Hope this helps, Jim | |
| trying to decide between Cary 303/300 and BAT CD I am using SED el34's for the power tubes, Tele el84's and RCA 12BZ7's for the small tubes. Jim | |
| trying to decide between Cary 303/300 and BAT CD I was talking about the 12AU7's in the 303/300, however I have NOS tubes in my V12's as well. Jim | |
| trying to decide between Cary 303/300 and BAT CD While I cant comment on the BAT, I do own the Cary 303/300 and have a pair of Cary V12R's. In my system the two are very dynamic, musical and three dimentional. Certainly not muddy. I really like the tube output stage, esp. with better tubes, such... | |
| B&W 801/ Triode experience I currently run a pair of 801 ser. II's(upgraded x-over)with a pair of Cary V12"R" mono's(100 watts triode/200 UL) with really excellent results.I am running almost exclusively in triode. Great dynamics, detail and quite transparent. Yes, it does ... | |
| B&W Matrix vs Nautulis I agree 100%. Maybe a bit more resolution with the Naut. series, but not nearly as musical. IMO, the matrix tweeter, esp the Ser II, is much sweeter and more realistic than the Naut. JimPS- I wish however`it wasnt such a bitch to drive well. | |
| Best Power Amp to Drive B & W 801 S 3 I would consider the levinson 333 or 336, the Pass 350, Bryston or on a cheaper route, a sunfire amp which I used for years with my 801 ser.II's with great success( not the most focused, but detailed and musical). Jim | |
| B&W matrix 801 s2 with Electrocompaniet ECI 4 amp? Too little.You need at least 200 - 300 watts of good SS to make them sing. Mosly due to impedance issues. Jim | |
| Maggie 1.6 - Best Amp? Thinking about tubes. A number of people run the Maggies with Rogue Magnum M120's or the New M150's. Jim | |
| Best 12AX7 for phono preamp I have to agree that the Ei's sound great.I've tried a number of NOS types in my CAT, but the dynamics, drive and tonality of the Ei's have been the best so far. Jim |