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| Stand Mount Speakers Reference 3A De Capo Be. Once you hear them you'll know. | |
| Looking for a new phono preamp A great value for an outstanding phone pre is the PH-16 from Valve Tube Audio. It is sold as a kit, but I had mine built for me by Troy, and with a Lundahl SUT added for low output moving coil carts, the price was around $1200. Without the SUT it ... | |
| REFERENCE 3A De Capo BE I've had a pair of MM DeCapo-i speakers since 2003. Have used with an Anthem Amp 1 (40 watts EL34 tubes), and now with a Granite Audio Aspen 800 (8 watt 300B SET). They are uniquely wonderful. I was perfectly happy without a sub for over 10 years,... | |
| Wow moments while listening to vinyl records 15 years ago when I was auditioning speakers I burned a CD from digital and vinyl sources with songs that had various important speaker-choosing attributes. Some of the songs:Boats To Build, Guy Clark, from Boats To Build CDBridge Over Troubled Wa... | |
| Reference 3A choices? I use the de Cappo-i with and 8 watt SET amp from Granite Audio (Aspen 800). It's wonderful. Previously I used a 40 watt Anthem AMp 1, and that worked, too, but I love the SET sound. Definately the de Cappo over the dulcet or veena, although the v... | |
| Power amp for Reference 3A speakers? I'm using an Anthem Amp 1 (40 watts EL34 tubes) and Anthem Pre 2L. They sound great and I have lots of headroom on the power (I never get past 10 o'clock on my preamp volume. Good bass, great mids and highs. | |
| Reference 3A Grand Veena I heard them at the dealership where I bought my Ref 3A DeCapo-i speakers several years ago. They were being driven by Simaudio Moon Cd and Integrated amp. They were glorious. Fast, dynamic, detailed, cohesive. Great at low and high volumes. If I ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I heard them where I bought my Ref 3A deCapo-i speakers. It was a large basement room that was about 17 wide and 28-30 feet long. The speakers were about 8 feet apart, 5-6 feet from the back wall, and I was probably 10-12 feet from the speakers. I... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? The Grand Veena...Coherence, I knew there was a word I was forgetting. They were magnificent loud, and it was impossible to ignore even at low volumes. You're lucky to own them- I have the deCapo-i from Reference 3A, and I love them, but they are ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Reference 3A Grand Veena. Why? Accuracy. Imaging. Big sound. Speed. I'm sure there are better speakers, but I'm not sure any of them cost $8000 or less. |