jimmy2615
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| Can my MC275 power speakers with 91db sensitivity I should add, I realize that the OP has the latest model of the MC275. In which case I second what I said above - "tube amps sound like SS." Then why buy tubes when you can buy SS. By the way, I'm running a 'vintage' MC240 right now, and have had ... | |
| Can my MC275 power speakers with 91db sensitivity Polk432, the MC275 sounds more like solid state than tube? You mean that those Binghamton NY engineers from 1960 found how to make modern SS sound with tubes, only for modern tube amp manufacturers to go back to...tube sound? And in 1970 when McIn... | |
| KEF LS50 Need Help Sometimes when you are missing the lower octave (Bass), you unwittingly turn up the volume to compensate, and given that small monitor speakers such as this are putting out only the higher frequencies, it can seem like they are harsh. Get your sub... | |
| Kef LS50 vs. Emerald Physics CS3 mk2 I've heard both (the KEF LS50 and EP CS2.2?), but never together. My impressions are that the KEF is more dynamic, more energy in the transmission of sound, whereas the EP reminds me of the Magnepan 1.7 or 3.7, realistic, natural, refined. Both ar... | |
| Integrated amp for Wilson Audio Cub 2's You may want to try some great integrateds from the same time period as the Cubs, such as the YBA Passion or Rowland Concentra (if you can find them). | |
| Need multi-channel that's great on 2 channel Get a neutral MCh preamp like the Bel Canto Pre6 and a good MCh amp like the Cary Cinema 5 (I owned this combo at one time) or many other quality amps. I'm not sure that the A/V receivers built for 101 uses can compete with this sort of basic tech... | |
| Harbeth owners and fans I should have added, I am not advocating only speakers made from stone cabinets, just making the point that the heavier/thinker/denser the the better, in general, with the stone being the extreme case in that category. There are many speakers with... | |
| Harbeth owners and fans The SHL5s actually put out a lot of bass/mid-bass (I have not heard the 7's, but probably similar in this regard). I would be concerned that these speakers would get very boomy inside another enclosure, and even moreso than others since they are d... | |
| Audio Research DSI 200 integrated amp That's very interesting, thanks. I wonder if was running out of headroom or something. | |
| Audio Research DSI 200 integrated amp Jon2020, just curious - how did you focus on(i.e., quarantine through testing) the amplifier in your system breaking down at a certain volume as opposed to other culprits, such as the speakers or the room itself? What was your control? | |
| Mel Torme A "Vintage Year" SACD. Sitting here listening to this disc for about the 219th time. I keep coming back to it, and while I like Jazz (although surely this is 'Easy Listening?') I am mostly a classical fan. But everything about this recording is fa... | |
| Best Bookshelf speaker 1300.00 budget While given the budget you have stated for a bookshelf requirement I would normally jump to recommend a used pair of Tyler Taylo's (check them out). But if clarity and imaging are most important I have to agree with the Proac recommendation. The T... | |
| In search of a new integrated Also, to address your question of other amplifiers, while I have never heard the Primare with Sonus Faber, I did recently hear the Cremonas with a Marantz Integrated (I believe it was the PM-11S3) and I thought it sounded fantastic. And to elabora... | |
| In search of a new integrated Going with the recommendation not to change any components just yet, if you can, try to move your entire system to another room. If that is not possible, try to move your speakers to an entirely different wall in your room. I have done this over t... | |
| Which preamps is better? ARC REF 3 vs MC-2300 I find this post interesting, in that it begs the question of whether a preamp should sound like anything. I have read so many reviews (in the rags) of preamps wherein the reviewer said something like "a good preamp should sound like nothing at al... |