john_l
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| I've lost my bass.... A few things to try. 1. Push the speakers either 1/5 or 1/3 out into the room and try moving them around until you hear the bass get stronger. You might want a friend to help you with this. Even better, I would reference the AP setup guide on www.... | |
| Vandersteen question It's matter of taste but I don't think the 25 watts will drive. I would go with at least 100 watts tube and 150 watts solid state for the 3 a sigs. I found that my old 100 watt tube amp was not up to the task but my 160 watt monoblocks were quite ... | |
| Cary v12 or Audio Research VS110 I have not heard the ARC, but I did have a Cary V12 go through the shop a little while ago as a used piece. FANTASTICO. Like most of Cary's new stuff I simply enjoyed listening to it. No analysis, nothing to jump out at you, just a great easy list... | |
| Amping JM Reynaud Twins II Disclaimer: I sell JM-Reynaud and Rega. I would pick up sweet little nice tube integrated if you can find one and know a local repair guy. The JM's are very forgiving so be careful not to get a tube system that is too mellow or the system may lack... | |
| a couple of questions about maggies I would get a nice 40 watt+ tube amp and use that to drive both channels. One of my friends uses an old CJ mv-50 with his Maggie 1.6's. You can buy those used for 450-500. To me a small tube amp gives the magnepans a magic that is unmatched by sol... | |
| Mcintosh MA6900 v Krell 400xi for S F Cremona It could go either way with those amps. The one thing that could possibly be a concern with the McIntosh/Cremona could be that the combination will be a bit too laid back. Both of sonus and mac favor musicality over sheer resolution. I have not he... | |
| Sony S7700, S7000, or ??? best low cost transport? I would go for one of the older heavily built dedicated transports like CEC's or some of the EAD's. The 7700 is a good transport but the above (or an SCD-1 or 777) do sound quite a bit better. | |
| Merlin VSM-M or VSM-MX vs. Kharma CRM3.2 series Disclaimer: I am an audio dealer, and friends with jtinn. Having been at Jonathan and his customers houses a few times I have heard the many different combinations of Kharma and Tenor. That combination is flat out world class and one of the best I... | |
| Vandersteen 3A vs new 2 Series ? I would go for the 2CESigs over the older 3A's myself. I've owned both the 3aSigs and the 2CESigs. In many ways I like the 2CESig better and I think it would be my choice in your situation. They seem to be a little fleeter in the bass and also the... | |
| Reference Monitor Recommendations Help-Please For a room like you have you might want to audition some of the excellent lower powered tube products on the market. I personally have found I am happiest with tube equipment in smaller rooms. Check out the Cary 300 SEI or other mid to low powered... | |
| will monitors work in a large room? I would go with the floor standing full sized speakers for the room you describe. The VS's go down to the mid 20's which should be ideal for that sized room. I've heard a lot of good things about the new VR's and am anxious to audition them at CES. | |
| Quad 22L vs. Linn Espek vs. ? Disclaimer: I am a Quad and AP dealer. I do not ship either line and only offer this post to give some advice. With the 99/909 I would only avoid speakers that have a naturally rough sounding treble. Stick with refined speakers that have a good le... | |
| Cables for JM Renaud Trente's Disclaimer: I'm a JMR and Supra dealer. I have had good results with the $5/foot biwire Supra 4x4 and Audioquest type 4. I find that more gentle coppery cables can sweeten the speakers sound more than I would like. I show the Trente's with the $95... | |
| Best monoblock tubes amp with Vandersteen 5As You can get away with a less powerful of a tube amplifier since they use a high pass filter between the amp/preamp. Because of this, the amplifier is almmost entirely freed of supplying power for bass. A few years back I got along just fine with a... | |
| Quicksilver V4 amps Beautifully built and from a no-nonsense honest to the core manufacturer. My friend the tube repair god thinks very highly of their simple build quality and engineering. The external build quality of these amps are even more impressive when viewed... |