krisjan
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| speakers for classical music Check out the Vandersteen line from the 3A sigs on up to the 5A sigs. Magnificent full range speakers that handle all types of classical music well. I pair my 3A sigs with a Cary SLP-05 preamp and Cary 211 AE monoblocks and the results are fantastic. | |
| looking for good detailed and warm player If you can stretch your budget just a little bit, you can get a used Marantz SA-11S1. This will be just the ticket. A wonderful, non-fatiguing player with all the details of natural instruments present. | |
| Should 'a' been a contender Back in 1986, I had a room at the Chicago CES show where I was demonstrating speakers of my own design (the company name was Shannonbrooke Audio FWIW). During the show, the one speaker that impressed me as superbly musical from top to bottom was t... | |
| Marantz SA7S2 There is no SA7S2. | |
| If you had 10k to spend on tube amp????? A used pair of Cary 211 AE monoblocks can be had for under your price point. These would be an excellent match with the 5A's. I use a pair with the 3A Sigs with excellent results. | |
| What is the 'Chales Shaw' of loudspeakers? For natural reproduction of classical music in a moderately sized room, the 2CE Sigs II's at SRP of $2195 are the "2-buck Chuck" of the loudspeaker universe. Lots of bang for the buck with these. They are full range and you can listen to them for ... | |
| Looking for good repair shop in Chicago Check out Deltronics - they have two locations: one in Chicago the other in Woodridge. I had them do a little work on a Sonic Frontiers Line 1 preamp a couple of years ago and they did a good job for a reasonable price.http://www.deltronicschicago... | |
| Looking for $20k system for Mahler No 6 I love large-scale classical (and the Mahler 6). Here's a basic system that should give you everything you desire (including natural timbres from top to bottom):Marantz SA11-S2 SACD/CD ~$3500 new (may be hard to find used right now)Cary SLP-05 pre... | |
| Used CD player for under $2000 I'd like to add another possibility to your list - a Marantz SA-11S1 CD/SACD player. These can be had used for well under $2000 and they are very musical CD players. I think it would compliment your set-up nicely. Plus, you'll get SACD as a bonus ... | |
| How to make sound less detailed with warmth? I would pin most of the blame on the Thiels. In my early audiophile days, I was a Theil owner (mid-80's, model O3A). At that time I was also getting interested in classical music and it became very apparent that the Thiel's would not produce violi... | |
| Review: Marantz SA-11S2 CD Player John - loved your response, especially that last sentence.M | |
| Review: Marantz SA-11S2 CD Player Disbeliever - not sure you can draw that conclusion from my review. I did not say anything about the capabilities of the SA-7S1 player (nor about any other CD/SACD player for that matter). I like very much what the SA-11S2 does with acoustic instr... | |
| Amp for Vandy 3A? I run my 3A Sigs with Cary 211 AE monoblocks (70 w/ch in class A 8 ohms, 110 in class A2). My room is small but I never get even close to running out of power. I listen to large scale orchestral music (but not rock). The 211's have a lot of iron a... | |
| New or used??? Bobgofury said: Figure that you will lose 50% value the day you pick something out new or used. I disagree with the "used" part of this assertion. Buying used can be a very good way to get equipment. I know this from experience since I've bought q... | |
| New Marantz SA11S2? I've had the SA11S2 for a few weeks. I would use these adjectives to describe this player (both CD and SACD): musical, non-fatiguing, full, rich, robust, natural, engaging, realistic. SACD playback is better than CD but CD is also excellent. I lis... |