kalan
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| Mapleshade Cables I ordered the Double Helix speaker cables (with the 'Plus' treatment [cryo?]). I had no need or desire to return them. I just love them. They are a bit odd looking, decidedly non-high-end looking in fact. I've had speaker cables in my system that ... | |
| VPI TNT HRX table - what tonearms? I believe, with the TNT HRX, you are stuck with the VPI tone arms because they are completely top-mounted. The TNT HRX has a very thick plinth with no provision for an arm board as such. Unless VPI has a version of the HRX with and arm board cut-a... | |
| Gallo reference /TAS vs Me Vladimir, Thanks for your tip about the forward/back tilt. During the time when that extra forwardness came through with the Gallos, I had already tried tilting the speakers back with some improvement, but that did not address the heart of the iss... | |
| Gallo reference /TAS vs Me Someone mentioned that a dealer once hooked up the Gallo Ref 3's incorrectly. The dealer did not notice that the binding posts have SINGLE wire hookups, NOT bi-wire, even though they look like bi-wire pairs of binding posts.The top pair is the onl... | |
| CAT SL1 Legend or First Sound? I have had the CAT SL1 Ultimate in my system for a few days in the past, and I currently own the same First Sound model as Rayhall (as of his last post): the Presence Deluxe Mk II, 4.0. I did not have both units at the same time. But, as far as I ... | |
| Gallo reference /TAS vs Me Divo: I have the Mk 1 Super Eclipses. Dopogue: I tried the Gallos pointing straight forward; woofer in, woofer out, etc. The upper mid forward thing is lessened by the toe-in. (Side wall reflection makes it worse, maybe .?)I think I figured out th... | |
| Pre Outs on Musical Fidelity Tri Vista Integrated I tried the pre outs on the MF kW500 Integrated when I had it for an in-home audition. The pre-amp section on its own impressed me beyond expectations. The pre outs fed the signal to a pair of Cary SLAM-100 triode, push/pull amps (~ 95 watts). Qui... | |
| Gallo reference /TAS vs Me Dopogue, The speakers I've been using for 3 years do not have the upper-mid prominence (that I hear in the Gallos) at all. The Coincident Super Eclipses sound balanced through that range. The time coherency of the Gallos seems better than the Coin... | |
| Dynaudio Special 25 vs. Contour 1.3 SE OK, let me ask folks for a Dynaudio speaker recommendation for my 12'x 17' room, please. The room will tolerate a bit more bass loading than many people assume. I have been running the Gallo Reference Nucleus 3's and Coincident Super Eclipses. Lis... | |
| Anybody hear the new Gallo Reference 3 speakers??? (Repeat from my comments on another Gallo Ref 3 thread:)I have been living with the Ref 3's for a couple of weeks now. They are fantastically open and revealing in my system. In fact, they sound too prominent in the upper mids/lower treble in my r... | |
| Gallo reference /TAS vs Me I have been living with the Ref 3's for a couple of weeks now. 'Closed in' would be the farthest thing from my experience I could come up with to describe their sound. They are fantastically open and revealing in my system. In fact, they sound too... | |
| Calling all First Sound Preamp Owners Go into the wall, no conditioner just like others have mentioned, but try to have a dedicated circuit, good outlets, and good power cords. I have listened to both the Shunyata Diamond Back and Taipan. In my system (with a First Sound 4.0), I think... | |
| Large Speakers Small Rooms My Coincident Super Eclipses with their two 8" side-firing woofers (mirror imaged) per cabinet sound better in my current small room (12.5 x 17) than in their former room that was twice the sq footage.I was pleasantly surprised by how well the Sup... | |
| Suggested tube amp with First Sound Deluxe? CAUTION: First Sound pre-amp and Cary R version power amps may not mate well. Yes, the amp/speaker mating is more critical, but in the case of some pre's and amps, matching does play a significant role. I tried the First Sound Presence Deluxe, 4.0... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? I have read only the most recent few posts to this thread, but the whole idea of down sizing seems like a good idea: fewer chassis, fewer power cords and IC's, smaller rack, etc. It's nice to see that many others are thinking along the same lines.... |