jpsreno
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| speakers with balls I would suggest you audition the speakers from VanL speaker works in Chicago (Actually Norridge IL) When modified to your tastes, let John VanL know your want to rock, these have significant balls, but transition to Blues Jazz or classical in a... | |
| Switch preamp? To my ears the best combination with my Martin Logans was Cary tube preamp with pwerful class A solid state power amps. I tried several different power amps matched well in this scenario | |
| Worked Backwards and Would like to Hear Suggestions on Speakers In that price range audition a set of VanL speakerworks, quartets with as many mods as you can get John VanL to make. | |
| A vote for the little guy suppliers I'm a big fan of VanL speakerworks just outside of Chicago. John is a brilliant speaker artist and Mark does wonders with electronics.They might take a little longer than some to customize things for you but the quality is top notch | |
| Lesson Learned it is all so personal and you hit the nail on the head it is about building a synergistic system that appeals to your ears no matter what else you listen to. Does the journey ever end, i don't think so but the resting points on the way can be so ... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? Because it is POP music | |
| Emotiva xpa 1 monos I have multiple XPA1 gen 2 and XPA 100 amps. They power two separate music systems and a five channel home theatre. For listening to music I run a pair of XPA 1's in class A mode with a Cary tube pre and an Oppo 105D as one source. Speaker are V... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? having my old Adcom 555, redone at VanL speaker works to use in my office. always will have a softsopt in my heart for that amp. | |
| Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers i have three of them no ticking or problems for 9 months now I use them constantly. That may have been a gen1 problem but actual experience with gen2 has been fault free | |
| Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers if you want clean SS power Class A 60w auto switchable to ClassA/B 600w try the Emotiva monoblocks XPA 1 gen 2 about a grand a piece will power Maggies beautifully with excellent soundstage and detail. You can audition them at home with a... | |
| Concert Experience for $5k? VanL Quartettes from Van L Speakerworks (chicago) fit right in your price range and outperform speakers at a much higher price point. These spekers returned many of us to the joy of the music ... | |
| Is there a Blu-Ray player that does SACD and has Audiophile quality sound? as everyone says the OppO 105 great player, excellent price, well build I would also suggest it with the ModWright truth modification just heard one and wow |