krisjan
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| Monitor with sub or Full Range Speakers I would also recommend the Vandy 3A Sigs as an excellent choice for a full range speaker in your room and with your gear. The LSA appears to have plenty of power to drive the Vandy's and they are indeed a full range speaker with a -3 dB point of 2... | |
| Vandersteen 3a and Spendor sp1/2e's Mike - I've only heard the 3A Sigs. The older 3A's can be updated by Vandersteen to the Signature version. | |
| Vandersteen 3a and Spendor sp1/2e's After posting, I looked up your system and noted you have a Jolida integrated amp. Just to let you know, the Vandy's do like plenty of power (either tubes or SS). If your room is small, the Jolida MAY be just enough (depending on your listening ha... | |
| Vandersteen 3a and Spendor sp1/2e's I am in a unique position in that I changed from Spendor SP-1/2E's to Vandy 3A Sigs a couple of years ago. It was a very positive change. The Spendor's have wonderful midrange and highs (as do the Vandy's) but I was not happy with the low end. I l... | |
| SLP-05, REF3, LS26, Mac C2300 I'm a current owner of the Cary SLP-05. This is a wonderful preamp. Does timbres perfectly without excessive tubiness. I think its one of the best tubed pres one can hear. It does have individual channel gain trim pots - don't know where you heard... | |
| Underestimating the influence of studio monitors? Sthomas - Yes, I get that. But you are missing my essential point (I think). You say you like weight and slight warmth in the sound. But what we hear in the home may not be what you want us to hear if your studio monitors are flawed in some way. I... | |
| Fvorite pop/rock albums of all time Can't resist chiming in. Here are some of my faves:Yes - FragileYes - Close to the EdgeTodd Rundgren - Something/AnythingTodd Rundgren - Hermit of Mink HollowGenesis - Selling England by the PoundCSN&Y - Deja VuSteely Dan - Aja | |
| Thiel 3.7 Placement My own experience with Thiel speakers (as a former owner) is that its best to sit as far as possible away from them. I'd suggest at least 2000 feet - more if possible. No listener fatigue that way. :-) | |
| best hybrid integrated amp 100wpc or more Plato,The SP-T800's tubes are in the usual tube sockets. Check out the Audio Advisor web site - you can see a picture of the interior. | |
| best hybrid integrated amp 100wpc or more I have recently added a pair of Vincent SP-T800 monoblocks (replacing much more expensive all tubed monoblocks) and I am extremely shocked and pleased with these Vincent amps. They have a tubed front end (1x 12AU7, 1x 6922, 2x 6N6) and solid state... | |
| Vandersteen with? I have the 3A Sigs in beige cloth direct from the factory. You can see a picture by clicking the system link by my signature. | |
| “Real” bass vs. “Boom” — how do you know which? All these suggestions and no one has yet pointed out the only true way you can know - you must be intimately familiar with the real thing (i.e. acoustic instruments in a real space). This takes some time and effort. You should attend some classica... | |
| The Most Beautiful Song of The RnR era? I could nominate a bunch of Todd Rundgren tunes as most beautiful but I've narrowed it down to two: Bag Lady from the Hermit of Mink Hollow album and Compassion from the Healing album. Beuatiful, haunting melodies and touching lyrics. | |
| Musical full-range in the $3-4K range used? A used pair of Vandersteen 3A Sigs can be had for ~$2200 and they are excellent full-range speakers. Usually several used pairs to choose from on this site all the time. You can out the "savings" into a good amp. | |
| Cary SLP-05 users I use balanced in and out on my SLP-05. My main source is a Marantz SA11-S2 CD/SACD player and my amps are Cary 211 AE monoblocks, all connncted via XLR's. This gives the lowest residual noise in the system and the sound quality is excellent. Two ... |