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| Acoustic Zen Hologram vs. A. Plus Silver Oval... Denf, I have the Solo Crystal interconnects and Oval 12 speaker cables and am very pleased with them. They sound a little less etched than the Silver Ovals. I don't know if I am qualified to comment on the AZ cables because I have not heard them. ... | |
| What amp for Thiel cs3.5's? Ketchup, I had the 3.5s and couldn't get them to sound anything less than very bright. I tried Transparent cables to tune down the treble with only limited success. I tried the following SS amps with them. A B&K ST140, which didn't have enough... | |
| Tube pre-amp used for around $1000? Hello, There is a CJ PV-12 with upgraded tubes here on the Agon for $795. It has the sound that you are looking for at less than a grand. Great piece for the money. Jim | |
| Will spend $ 2500 for used speakers for upgrade. There are two pair of Soliloquy 6.5s on sale here on Agon. These are the top of the Soliloquy line They retail for $6,500 and they are listed for $2,250 to $2,700 here on the Agon. I have the 6.5s and I like them alot. There are also Silverline So... | |
| Analysis-Plus Solo Crystal Oval cables. Hey, Would you guys keep it down about these cables? I have purchased two pair of Solo Crystal interconnects and now I want to acquire the Solo Crystal speaker cables. You guys are making it harder to find them used and driving up my cost. So unti... | |
| CJ PV series + SS amp Hello, I had my choice between a PV-11 and the PV-12 and my audio salesman recommended the PV-11 over the PV-12. He said that the PV-11 had a much better phono section. He is very knowledgable concerning CJ. I guess that CJ changed the materials/c... | |
| Need fast help picking preamp before its too late Hello, You are in luck. I had a CJ PV-7 and the PS Audio 4.6 preamps and I used them both with a B&K ST-140. I replaced the PS 4.6 with a PS 5.5 and then upgraded to the CJ PV-7. The PV-7 was the best sounding of the bunch. Both PS Audio pre-a... | |
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| Matching amp/pre for Soliloquy 6.3 Hello again, I didn't notice that you were also interested in a preamp as well as an amp. I use a CJ PV-11 Tubed preamp and a Musical Design solid state amp with my 6.5s. I like the smooth tube sound of the preamp with the deep bass of the solid-s... | |
| Matching amp/pre for Soliloquy 6.3 Hello, Soliloquy most of the time recommends a solid state amp. I think they prefer the higher damping factor of a solid state amp over a tube amp. However, look on the Soliloquy web-site in the Reviews Section. The reviewers loved the speakers wi... | |
| warm amp ss around 650 There are some Musical Design amps for sale here on Audiogon. They are smooth, warm, tube-like, etc. Musical Design uses high quality components such as Mosfets to get the smooth tube-like sound. They are high current and pretty much bullet-proof.... | |
| AAD C800i speakers vs. Axiom M60ti Hello, I have not heard the AAD C800i speakers but, I have a pair of Soliloquy speakers that I really like. They are both designed by Phil Jones. Phil Jones is famous for designing speakers for Platinum, Boston Acoustics, Acoustic Energy, Soliloqu... | |
| Two different cable pairs from amp into speakers Newbee, My speakers have two sets of posts for bi-wiring and I have removed the solid metal jumpers. I was concerned primarily if this was safe and secondarily about the sound. Thanks, Jim | |
| Soliloquy 6.5 vs. Coincident Super Eclipse same $ Kalan, The Supers have the latest tweeter upgrade and the associated crossover, but that is all I know about the vintage. I am going to run whichever speaker with an 150 watt SS Musical Design amp. The pre-amp will be a tubed CJ PV-11. I have a qu... | |
| Soliloquy 6.5 vs. Coincident Super Eclipse same $ Thanks Sutts and T bone, I am glad to hear form some Coincident fans. My room size is very similar to Sutts' room. I am glad to see that the placement of the Supers isn't as critical as I've heard. Thanks for the information. Jim |