john_l
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| Audio Physic Virgo III I felt that the virgo III's were a step down. Better bass yes, but they just don't have that magical mid and upper range that made the II special. The II's basically sound like the worlds best minimonitor, yet they happen to have decent bass. The ... | |
| What happened to Jonathan Scull? One of my favorite writer's in high end audio. A true credit to high end journalism. I know that from this reader's perspective he shall be sorely missed. Hey! Can I have his stereo stuff ?!? | |
| Tubelike solid state: Ayre Vs Aleph I've actually tried the wolcott 220Ms with my old magnepans. By a big ol mile the best amp I've heard with magnepans. I didn't try them with a dynamic speaker, but my friend who loaned these to me said they didn't really do it for his wilson's. I'... | |
| Tubelike solid state: Ayre Vs Aleph Hi All, Thanks for all of your inputs. My next immediate plan is to try adding a small, fast subwoofer to the system. I may also try to borrow a big amp from someone. The avanti's are the fastest speaker's I've heard, and go down clean to 30 hz. I... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? (disclaimer:the 4275 it is for sale).I have a mac 4275 receiver which is from the late 80's/early 90's. It's almost laughable how good it sounds. I also have completely stock 30 y/0 mr71 (tube), mr78, and mr80 tuners. They all sound magnificent. I... | |
| Best Phono stage for a .3 mv Ruby 2 ? Well I found a review of the ruby 2 in TAS. They used the high end herron with it for a time, then switched to the pp-Lukaschek pp-1 T9. They said it was a closer match to the character of the cartridge, but there was a small loss of detail. I am ... | |
| Audio Physic Virgos...... I owned the virgo's for 2 years, and have heard them with around a dozen amp/pre combo's. Best ss : pass labs aleph 2 w/aleph P. Best tube : vt100m2 (esp with a vk-30SE or 50SE preamp)Cabling : Nordost red dawn/spm/quattro-fil for i/c and spkr. R... | |
| Audio Physic Virgos...... I owned the virgo's for 2 years, and have heard them with around a dozen amp/pre combo's. Best ss : pass labs aleph 2 w/aleph P. Best tube : vt100m2 (esp with a vk-30SE or 50SE preamp)Cabling : Nordost red dawn/spm/quattro-fil for i/c and spkr. R... | |
| Best Phono stage for a .3 mv Ruby 2 ? The ono is not in production - I got a used one. Wow! Lots of helpful responses. I'm most anxiously looking for feedback on the T9 (newer) lukaschek that TAS gave a product of the year to in 2000. More importantly, I read in an albertporter post t... | |
| CR Developments tube amps and pre's, anyone heard I don't believe it has a remote control. The power cord is an iec detachable. The integrated amps are nice looking too. | |
| Need inexpensive amp help and questions on Hype I do agree that a solid state amp has a little more bass, but the cj mv-55 is still far and away my number one recommendation at a low price point. In fact that combination (mv-50) is the highest performance/buck I've yet heard. Tubes are a wonder... | |
| Teres Turntable / Portland Well, it's been decided. I got a MINT condition basis 2500 with Graham 2.2, quattro-fil tonearm cable,clamp, dustcover and a 60 hour old Benz Ruby 2 cartridge from a local friend. The table is very very impressive. It already sounds as good (maybe... | |
| Harmonic Technology vs Acoustic Zen Recomendations I would stay with the ht pro silways. The az silver ref does sound a little more open and detailed, but probably not worth the extra cost. Vandersteen speakers, not being hyper detailed, do not tend to benefit as much from the last 'nth' spent on ... | |
| Bel Canto EvO 200.2 monoblocks vs Pass X350 I am interested in trying some bel 200.2's mono's. I am currently talking with a guy about buying his setDo those have tons of power with the libra's ? What do you find lacking, and what are the strong points ? I use avanti's, and prior to that th... | |
| Best used 500 1m XLR interconnects My general advice to you is to get together enough cash to buy two or three sets of i/c's used. Compare them all and sell what you don't want. Different cables in general do respond better/worse in different systems. I like spm(my favorite - very ... |