kirk930
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| Is pure class A ss the equal to tubes? this discussion will go on forever. the only ss amp i have heard that i could live with is gryphon. it is better than many tube amps . the best ss i have heard to date. i still am a tube man. if you blast your music tubes genrally are not the choi... | |
| Shanling CDT-100 Great or Bad ? i agree . what a deal for cd playback. i have both models. it even allows you to run the cd player right in to the amp. or if you have a non remote preamp. you can ajust the volume with the remote. | |
| Electrostats i owned the sound lab U1s and ml prodigys, and the list goes on. if i liked to rock and roll then i would not buy stats. i agree with sean in hybrids never seem to blend. the the U1s give plenty of volume and bass but macro dynamics never seemed t... | |
| Has anyone heard Piega speakers? if you have jm lab minis with the sub to match. that is very hard to beat. the piegas i heard in new york. i was not very impressed myself. you might want to consider the new utopia line . i have the nova utopias. they are awsome. far better than ... | |
| What's to prefer; tube preamp or tube amp? if you get tube research driving any speaker is not an issue.i prefer tubes over ss in most applications. however if forced to live without tubes give me gryphon . i would say start with a tube pre then try an amp. | |
| Tubes v. SS: can you mix and match? i think it also depends on the kind of music you listen to. if you listen to heavy metal only . ss would be better. i think the combo of tubes and ss is a good idea for the audiophile who is on the fence. most audiophiles will eventually prefer tu... | |
| What tube pre amp for live sound on rock and roll maybe the b.a.t preamps would be worth a listen. jadis are hard to beat i like the cj gear very much as well. | |
| Martin Logan - wow i tryed to love the mls. i still really like them. a friend of mine and i picked up a pair of prodigys and were really hopeing they would be the winner. we compared them to sound lab a3s and jm lab micro utopias. the mls were cold sounding, lean .... | |
| Are there speakers after Stax? anybody ever heard of the older 250k stax amps. i would love to hear a pair of those. stax headphones are awsome as well. i feel the same way that most of you do. i prefer the impact of a speaker. you may want to try sound lab speakers i think the... | |
| boyfriend is getting on my way he is probaly right. the monster cable would have to go as well. what is your musical taste? maybe try tubes as well. | |
| Older home & 2 prong outlets, Help No Ground? i moved from georgia 7 months ago. i had a house built in 1904. i updated most all of the wireing. i just bought a house in south florida built in 1917. i am getting ready to revamp the wireing in this house as well. bottom line, you must update t... | |
| The Worst Speaker you have ever heard. i second al gore as the worst | |
| C-J Premier 12's vs. ARC VT100 MKII--advice? i would prefer the cj as well. the twelves are awsome amps. i also agree that the 8s if you can swing it are much more dynamic. good luck on your search. | |
| Jeff Rowland Concentra II vs Gryphon Callisto 2200 the rowland is a great piece but i would think the gryphon is going to win. i have a gryphon amp on mezzo utopias right now. i am the biggist tube freak on here. i could live with the gryphon. good luck. | |
| Question for recording artist/engineers you guys should direct this thread to tom wright at audio forest.com. he has 104 gold records and builds and designs speakers , cables,etc. he is an honery cuss but a great guy . |