joey54
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| Are Theta amps made by Ayre ? Charles Hansen, founder of Ayre, helped in the design of the Dreadnaught. The Theta amps are not manufactured by Ayre. | |
| Vienna Acoustics or Proac I just heard a pair of Proac D38's, $9K (big brother of the D28) with a small Primare integrated amp and CD player( under $5K for both). I have not heard Proac speakers in years but I was shocked at how good they sounded together. I could happily ... | |
| TT Noob questions If you are using the supplied small rubber ring (washer) that is recommended for use with the screw down clamp, remove it when using the heavy centerweight. I use the centerweight without the ring clamp because after borrowing it (the ring clamp) ... | |
| Music Server If you don't have a network in place with almost any server you will have to type in the song information for each one you load to the server. All of the music servers I am aware of require an internet connection to retrieve this data. I currently... | |
| cayin A70T vs. Rogue Cronus vs. Prima Luna PL2 I would make sure you hear those amps with the Harbeth's before you decide. Harbeth's seem to do better with solid state than with tubes. I tried a tube amp with my Harbeth Super HL5's and it just did not work well together. (ARC VS55, Quicksilver... | |
| Tube pre to match Theta / Snell The Audio Research LS26 and REF3 mate extremely well with the Theta Amplifiers and meet all of your criteria. I listened to the BAT VK51 SE (which he owned) and the ARC REF3 in a system with the Theta Citadels and there was no comparison. The REF3... | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? If you are open to trying something a bit different, on the mellow side, you might want to check out Keola Beamer who plays the Hawaiian Slack Guitar. Try "Moe'uhane Kika-Tales from the Dream Guitar. It is not your typical Hawaiian stuff and there... | |
| Linn classik and Harbeth M30s??? I would definitely recommend listening to the Monitor 30's before you buy them. I am a great fan of Harbeth but have heard the M30 on many occasions and it is by far, my least favorite Harbeth speaker. I would suggest a good listening session befo... | |
| Anyone using Pass amps... I am using an Pass X250.5 and an Audio Research LS26 with my Quatro's. They sound great together. What is your question on this combination? | |
| Speaker setup experts please? Go to the Cardas website and see their Room Setup guide. It gives you the formula to use to setup your speakers in your room. | |
| Aqvox phono stage There is a review by Michael Fremer in the current issue of Stereophile. | |
| Best Integrated Amp? Help... The Primare i30 works great with the B%W's. | |
| My MF tri-vista sacd broke KEF in New Jersey is now the MF distributor in the US, you should try them. Rick Walker from Signal Path ( the old MF distributor) is a really nice guy and he may still handle MF Service as well although I don't know. If the transport is the probl... | |
| Room setup Check the Cardas website for their room setup guidelines. It's very helpful and informative. | |
| Best source for advice/sales acoustic treatments? Have you tried the guys at Real Traps? Their products work great and are reasonably priced. You can contact them atrealtraps.com |