john_l
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| Best I have several giant killers: Vandersteen 2CE Signature speakers, Magnepan 1.6QR speakers, Adcom GFP-750 preamp, VTL IT and ST-85 tube amps, Nordost Blue cables, Sony XA7ES CD player. The Magnepan 1.6QR is the first serious competition to the 2CE ... | |
| Will the HDCD format survive You two should just stop denying the inevitable. On a more serious note; I don't believe that HDCD is all that much of a factor. I have approximatly 500 cd's, and out of those I have only noticed a half dozen that play in HDCD. The HDCD does sound... | |
| Integrated Amps vs. Separates. I have heard the IT-85, and it is a very nice integrated system. I have never a-b compared an integrated to separates. I think on the used market you will probably get a little better deal on an integrated. You have to figure in a 100-400 savings ... | |
| Sound Cards You should go to Radio Shack and tell them what you want to do. They sell a nice variety of cable converters and cable signal amplifiers. They helped me run long cables for my satellite dish. The results are good, and it was reasonably priced. The... | |
| Best Power Amp for Adcom GFP 750 Pre? I've used the gfp with Sonic Frontiers, AR and mccormack amps. I didn't think it mated well with the AR amplifier. There was quite a difference in sound quality using the preamp verses the CD direct. I recently put one together with the mccormack ... | |
| Best Speakers - low volume & nearfield. I second that. Very detailed without having to be played at high volumes. I've heard the steps, the tempo III and the virgo - all great speakers. The only negative is that for them to get the spooky imaging thing to work, they have to be placed we... | |
| Advice from tube "lovers"... You will get different sonic characteristics depending on the amplifier and the type of tubes you are running. KT88/99 (Sonic Frontiers SFS-80/SFM) type tubes have a warm, but less detailed sound. Amp designs using 6550 (Audio Research vt100) are ... | |
| Volsamp (Pass Aleph Design) ?? Audio-video logic out of des moines sells these, and deals in the occasional used pass labs alephs as well. I have heard the volksamp aleph 3, and it is phenomenal sounding. I think it's the best ss amp I've ever heard. The cabinet is indeed diffe... | |
| Most cost effective room treatment? 1) Buy a house with a bigger room ! There is truly no substitute for a large room with high ceilings and heavy non-vibrating construction. I used to have one, and I miss it. 2) If you have a television, or even your audio racks between the speaker... | |
| Pass Labs Aleph 3 I have heard that the aleph 3 is a soft clipper when it runs out of steam. Audio-Video logic in Des Moines sells new volksamp aleph 30's as well as used units. You might want to give them a ring. I too would recommend that you go for more power. | |
| Sony DVD 7700 or Denon 5000 ?? I did quite a bit of research into DVD as audio and the reviews concensus seemed to be that the Denon 5000 was the best sounding of the top shelf DVD players followed by the Pioneer then the Sony. This was last January. I did purchase a DVD 5000 i... | |
| Anyone with Spectral Experience? I heard one of the high end (over 5K) spectral amps powering a vandersteen 3aSig, and didn't like it. It was very detailed, but cold and antiseptic sounding to me. I had never heard the 3aSig sound bad until I heard that system. | |
| Looking for loudspeakers under $4,000 I assume detail and imaging are important since you are a mag fan. The audio physic tempo III is around 3000 ish, and has tremendous detail and imaging. It is not that powerful in the bass. I like the joseph audio speakers in this arena as well. | |
| In search of........Reception Buy an amplified FM antennae. I found that solved ALL of my reception problems. | |
| power-amp for magnepan tympani 1-d I have heard that you want 300 watts plus to drive those monsters. |