john_l
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| Best solid-state amp made anywhere Silly thread, but I've got to play too. My 'personal' vote goes to the Aleph 2 monoblocks. Astonishing clarity and midrange. Followed by the bass monster Mcormack DNA1/RevA. If I had a big speaker, I would probably choose the DNA over the aleph 2.... | |
| Lowther based speakers, worth a listen? I think I saw a magazine (positive feedback ?) on the stand last month that had a cover article using lowther's, an SE tube amp, and the scd-1. Also, if you look on www.oregonlive.com and go to the classifieds, there is a guy selling a used set ri... | |
| What makes / defines an audiophile ? A guy who puts blue ice in his fridge so it won't turn on. | |
| Speaker Cable Length - Effect on Sound I have a variant (as usual) question. If you are using REALLY short cables (like 2 feet with my monoblocks), does the speaker cable quality matter as much ? | |
| How do I listen to stereo audio? I don't know if your levinson has a 'processor input'. My adcom does. With this scenario, you would go Home Theater Receiver variable outs-> adcom pream processor input -> amp -> speakers. You would control the volume with your home theat... | |
| Power for Audio Physics Virgo speakers The neat thing about virgo's is that they are SO high resolution that you can afford to lose a little resolution to have other things - like tube warmth. I use rca nordost red dawn with mine and have excellent sound. I had some balanced kimber 112... | |
| sony dvp7700? Amazon is selling the dvp-7700 for 600 right now. I understand that sony's new flagship retails for 1500 and will have sacd as well. | |
| Aleph-3 Questions David, Have you tried leaving the aleph 30 on all day? I have a set of the aleph 2's, and I find that they sound their best after being on for 5-6 hours, at which point they are indeed hot enough to fry an egg on (make that 2 eggs). I'm getting ex... | |
| Tube sound: Pre-amp vs. amp? I've tried tube pre/solid state amp, and solid state pre/ tube amp. I found I got a lot more pleasing 'tube sound' with the tube amp. The preamp didn't seem to add enough tube euphony (audible illusions 3a) to be worth the loss in detail (to my ad... | |
| considering maggie 1.6's Put on some Van Halen and find out ! They actually play symphonic works better than anything I've ever heard. They do have a slight feeling of 'sound coming from a wall of paper'. With lots of power, they can indeed play quite loud. If you are int... | |
| Any "turn-key" Hi-end Turntable... I have heard the same of rega's - from a long time vinyl guy. He also commented that his old linn lp12 was great sounding, but constantly needed adjustment. | |
| Sony DVD 7700 or Denon 5000 ?? Bookner, I believe that the major difference in the analogue output. I suspect that the Sony has a better drive mechanism too. The Sony XA7ES is one of the best built CD player's I've ever seen - heavy, 1mm thick copper case, all metal with a weig... | |
| speaker degradation question Yup Sfbaydude, thats what I meant. I have heard some of these Boseo-targeted five speaker 'systems' that the mass-market retailers want 1500 for, and I cannot believe how bad they sound. You can get EXCELLENT two channel speakers (like Linns!) for... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV-14 Anyone?? You can see a picture on www.conrad-johnson.com. Never heard, but is supposed to have a large soundstage, and be very lush sounding. | |
| CD/Amplifiers for Dynaudio 1.3SE The above post is great. Additionally, I would try the Pass Labs Aleph 5 with those. You can pick them up for 1800 used. It's only 60w, but that should be plenty for those speakers. My number one pick by far. If you don't need a preamp, I recommen... |