jjss49
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| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) man, great deal indeed, as they cover return shipping too in event of return... that is some seriously aggressive retailing... (and vast confidence in the product..or something else not as complimentary ... š). | |
| Biasing issue with Audio Research VT100 Mk II or the output tubes placed in the amp are not a good set and wonāt accept the designed level of biasing? if the tubes are confirmed to be fresh and a good set then there is likely still something wrong with the amp, despite the service definitely... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! @swede58 there is a subtle but definitely noticeable difference as i heard them ... non i sounds leaner through lower register of piano and male voice... mostly in the midbass/upper bass is the impression i get -- both are limited in true bottom... | |
| If you had to narrow your choices to 4 - 5 speakers i will speak to mine, which is what actual speakers i have kept in the fold after so many years in this pursuit maggies proac quad esl spendor and the latest, wonderful addition -- laufer notes (all of the above with pair of relās) | |
| Sbooster with Lumin PSA like a dog peeing to mark their territory you want better power supply for better sound from your lumin? well now, one must buy a more expensive lumin!!! š that said, if i were lumin, i would say exactly this... | |
| Questions about Resolving Systems excellent thread and some excellent observations and comments if this board had a 'stickies' function, this is one that would deserve it, so noobs can learn what it is we are shooting for with all this crazy stuff | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) woj pacula is an excellent reviewer... one of the best out there i recall a little while back his review of the spendor classic 100 and comparing it to the harbeth mon 40... wonderful review, so insightful and complete, and absolutely spot on in ... | |
| DAC for second system couple years back i had compared the original terminator to the pontus 2 at length, both had the āupdated dsp moduleā offered in that period - i felt the terminator brought the treble energy forward quite a bit and had a slightly broader soundstag... | |
| PS Audio BHK 250 Power Amp owners? the bhk250 sterep amp is rated at 250 wpc into 8, fully doubling into 4 so based on the specs alone one would think they would have no trouble driving any of the maggies to very nice levels in any normal domestic listening enviroment i do recall... | |
| Cartridge Advice Please i support the idea of koetsu black or higher benz and also, don't rule out a better dynavector... they are superb... | |
| Sold a component and bought it back, am I nuts? i have bought sold then bought back so many things... some things you miss when they are gone, that other thing you had to try was just a fling... | |
| Recommendation for sub with high level inputs if one is trying save some $, the prior rel t-i series are very very good too (t7i, t9i), for less money than the x series used, which makes a difference if one is going for a pair of them... 95% of the performance in my estimation | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! i think one of the most instructive things about this thread of @arafiqās is the sheer number of magnepan supporters who have chimed in with their enthusiasm and suggestions for proper use ... owners old and new, of maggies old and new, the vast m... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! a few additional comments on what has been said I have owned 3 sets of Maggies and love them dearly. Properly set up, Maggies have bass, but a subwoofer is always a good idea. Cross it over around 80 Hz. If you think of your walls as mirrorr, yo... | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please golden rule for krell amps for smooth natural 2 channel sonics... avoid any model with a 'vā in it like the plague |