johnnyb53
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| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly 01-04-12: ThankfulThe Cherry 180 is a special amp. Does things I would not have imagined tubes would do well, like lightening dynamics and extended tight bass and ability to drive 1 ohm load.There are tube amps that have high power, speed, extende... | |
| Audio Technica AT150MLX preamp suggestions? I use a Jolida JD-9A with my AT150MLX and the Jolida's adjustability makes for an excellent match. There is 100 pF in my cabling and the Jolida offers anything from 0 extra capacitance to 47 pF to 100pF and beyond. So I was able to load my cartrid... | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly 01-02-12: Mitch4t.I have been following Bob Carver's listings of his amps on eBay over the last year. He has totally redesigned his legendary Silver Seven amps. He calls the new beasts the Silver 900. They deliver 900 wpc of tube power, nearly dou... | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly 12-30-11: RlwainwrightNegative feedback, transformers? Ummm, no thanks. I'll stick with my BK Butler designed and built TDB-5150. BK's designs are revolutionary and the build quality is superb.www.ButlerAudio.com-RW-Hardly a fair comparison when t... | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly 12-30-11: HifihvnOne odd thing, Bob Carver always made it quite clear he is not a tube amp person. Who would have guessed.Really? Here's an excerpt from a 1990 Stereophile interview:Atkinson: One of them, of course, was the C19 tube preamp. That's... | |
| Magnepan 3.6, 3.7 or Tannoy Westminister SE From a price standpoint, you're looking at $5500 for a pair of Maggie 3.7s or $35,000 for a pair of Tannoy Westminster Royal SE's. Maggies present a challenging load for amplifiers; the Tannoys practically demand a quality tube amp. They are two e... | |
| System 12-31-11: Spinaker01There are basically two types of subwoofer sound. The under $1000 home theatre boomers and thudders and the over $1000 (probably more like $1500) for real subs like Velodyne, JL and Martin Logans that can actually integrate wel... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-33 Has anyone else noticed the similarities between the VR-33 and the GoldenEar Triton 2? Both are trapezoidal footprint towers wrapped in a knit sock, have an MTM array with cast frame midranges for the low mids on up, and use a special approach to ... | |
| Amplifier power needed by 1.7s Somehow (in my first response) I missed that you already have a REL sub. Everything I've read (and heard 1st hand from an owner of 1.7s and a Rogue Cronus Magnum indicates that that is an excellent amp/speaker match. After that, add a second match... | |
| Compare Jolida 1501/to Onkyo 955 Since the Jolida and Onkyo have pretty equivalent power ratings, what are you getting with the Jolida, and what are you looking to get that you're not getting now? | |
| Amplifier power needed by 1.7s I think your room size (20x30) stretches the intended volume for 1.7s. The Cronus Magnum IS a great fit for this speaker. The Absolute Sound used that amp to review the Maggie 1.7 and came away all aglow. I told my audiobuddy (who owns 1.7s) about... | |
| Reflections of another year in Audio March: Replaced Cambridge 640P phono stage with a Jolida JD-9A. A revelation.April: Replaced Onkyo A-9555 serving as line stage for a Jolida JD5T tube-buffered line stage. More smoothness and dynamics.June: Replaced 1986 VSP Labs TransMOS 150 powe... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-33 12-25-11: TgrishamI am curious. Since you already bought them and are awaiting delivery, what is the reasoning behind asking opinions now?Someone might be able to offer tips on getting the best from them--placement, break-in, amp-matching, room tr... | |
| suitable tonearm for audio technica AT-150mlx 12-23-11: AudiofeilThe AT-150MLX is not a relatively high compliance cartridge.You are correct, sir. The AT150MLX has a dynamic compliance rating of (x 10-6 cm/dyne, 100 Hz): 10.0. The Ortofon 2M series is about a 20, the Grados a 25 and the Shure... | |
| Small speakers...big sound?? If you can wait until they hit the stores, the new GoldenEar Aon series, especially the $998/pair Aon 3, looks promising. It's not listed as a product yet on GoldenEar's website , but it's been showing up at shows. Here's a picture and description... |