jpsreno
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| 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 |