jkaway
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| Van den hul integration - interconnect? Park, I have both these ICs in my system for different reasons.The Hero is,to my ears, dead neutral and disappears.The vdH integration was described in the TAS review as warm and tubey which is pretty accurate.I used it to warm up a rather mechani... | |
| Integrated to match Von Schweikert VR-2 I'm running my VR2s with a vintage EICO all tube amp and the new Rotel 1072 cdp. It all took forever to break-in but is very musical now. | |
| Cheap class A intergrated power..... I sold my MF A300 last year for $ 900. and felt lucky to get rid of it,even though I'd lost a bundle.The reason ? Even though it had great build quality and a lot of features including a ton of power, the sound was uninvolving and dull to the poin... | |
| Please recommend speakers for ASL 1003 The Von Scweikert VR1 is a fantastic pairing wit ASL tubes.I used them with my ASL MGSI15 DT with only 15w and they were wonderful.Since moved up to the VR2 with a vintage EICO st70 amp.Get a pair of good stands and you're ready to roll. | |
| No posting from me for awhile Have a safe journey and return with new insights ! BTW, the prterport installed as the main wall outlet for my system made a stunning difference withih hours, | |
| "hard bop" jazz heads.... Phase, well to start with, all the artists that Albert mentioned plus : all of Dexter Gordon om Blue Note.the Wardell Gray double album originally on prestige,and one of the Charlie Parker box sets for background in where the style evolved from. | |
| Great Vintage Amps-which one for you? Last year i bought an old EICO st-70 here and had it modded by Scott Frankland.Great sound matched with VSA VR2s and a Cary 308 cdp. It uses 4 RCA 5791s . | |
| How Much Time do You Surf on Audiogon? I almost got a huge parking ticket for not moving it for street cleaning this morning cause I had to check ONE MORE thread about certain brands of tubes, HELP! | |
| Your favorite J.S. Bach Edwin Fischer's 1936 version of the Well tempered Clavier on Naxos. | |
| Who u gots da most uv??? great thread, my clear winner is Claude Debussy, mostly solo piano--- 20 cds. the winners are:the 2 double cd albums,complete solo piano by Jean Yves Thibaudet on decca( great recording).Next: Walter Gieseking all remastered on EMI,a short recital... | |
| Is anyone listening to OLD 78's? Needledoctor.com sells a Stanton TT specially for 78's with cartridge for $250. which I plan to get soon. Don't know if it is adjustable for speed. There is a lot of good though obscure music out there on 78's available nowhere else. | |
| Anyowner of Von Schweikert VR2 in Bay Area James, i've had my VR2s since last summer, bought them at the show at the St. Francis. Glad to talk to you about them but am away this weekend ,back in town on Tuesday. Later, John | |
| Review: Musical Fidelity CDpre24 vs Cary CD 308 vs Nixon TubeDac+ vs Xindak SCD CD Player Socrates,Great,very helpful review. I also thought the jolida a little bright depending on the cd.I own the Cary and though not perfect ( sometimes a little too punchy and forward) is a no brainer at $750. used. | |
| JAN / Phillips 5814A / 12AU7 Tube Bigkidz, For 12AU7 I am using RCA regular tops(not clear) that I bought from member Terribleted in Canada for around $10. apiece .Much better than JJ.He also has Sylvania. | |
| Srangest ,most out there sounding music Find an LP called MC 900 foot Jesus with the track "Born With Monkey Asses" . Very strange, like a mental hospital rant with a back beat.painful and foul. |