jmcgrogan2
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| Recommended Preamp for pairing an Adcom 555II Amp and Theil CS 3.5 speakers You might want to be mindful of the Adcom’s low input sensitivity and input impedance numbers. The Adcom GFA-555 II Spec sheet states an input impedance of 100Kohms, which should be fine with almost any preamp.http://www.kenrockwell.com/audio/ad... | |
| Really satisfied??? I have been really satisfied with the sound of my system several times in the past 40 years.That doesn't stop me from looking, or even buying something else.Sometimes it's another step forward, sometimes it's a step backward or sideways. It's all ... | |
| Just an outlet for music lyrics that have meaning to you at the moment... "Yellow matter custardDripping from a dead dog's eyeCrabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestessBoy, you've been a naughty girlYou let your knickers down" | |
| What's on your audio wish list for 2018? More time to listen. | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) I can't believe Wells Audio amps haven't been mentioned Wells Audio has been mentioned at least 3 times, not including your post. | |
| Room Correction Processor? A lot of talk about DEQX: http://www.deqx.com/products/Here is a thread on Audiogon: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/is-deqx-a-game-changer | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Add Wells Audio to that ever expanding list too... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Clayton Audio, Vitus, First Watt, and Odyssey, as well as the previously mentioned Pass Labs, BAT, and McCormack. | |
| No love for Verity? @trelja , thanks Joe! You have a very good memory, it was wonderful meeting you!!Cheers,John | |
| Mapleshade Isolation: Does Nothing? Yet another hard hitting exposé from madavid0......yawn. | |
| ARC Ref 5se inferior to LS28? @hk_fan , +1. Mere marketing tactics, nothing more. ARC seems more prone to this hyperbole, and model turnover, than other companies though.Now that is not to say that the LS models aren't 90% of the performance of the REF models. The law of dimin... | |
| No love for Verity? Are all the satisfied Verity owners over on one of the other forums? Possibly too busy listening to music to waste time on any forum.......just a thought. | |
| Since Dennis Had left Cary has the company built any new tube equipment? Dennis Had is VERY passionate about his Inspire line, and an extremely energetic fellow to talk to.I think he's having more fun now than when he worked at Cary. | |
| Since Dennis Had left Cary has the company built any new tube equipment? Dennis Had is still making tube gear.His new line is called "Inspire" , most of his gear sells on Ebay, but some stores are starting to "Carry" them now too.https://www.moon-audio.com/dragon-inspire-qmb-25-mono-block-amplifier.html?utm_source=goog... | |
| VAC Sigma 160i SE or ARC LS26/Primaluna Dialogue Premium When you think that you will be raking in a grand or two, remember, that this is a buyers market, and has been for a couple of years now.That means that buyers are loving this market, as you can see by the price on the VAC. However, sellers are of... |