kurt_tank
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| Best Solid State for Avalon Isis Lamm M2.2 hybrid monoblocks should be on your list. My friend with similar musical tastes uses them with his Rockport Antares speakers.(FYI: they do have one 6922 tube per amp, so technically they are not a "true" solid state unit, but only having... | |
| which tube mono blocks? Hey Missioncoonery,The original post did not ask for anything other than recommendations for tube amps to try. I assume because he just wants to try tube amps after having had solid state amps, (which most of us have also thought about at some poi... | |
| which tube mono blocks? Well, you could try out the VTL MB 450s. They are very good, and very powerful. Used they run around $4,500. (I doubt the MB-125's (100 wpc) would work very well, as they are not powerful enough, IMHO.)(You are on the right track though, as you wi... | |
| which tube mono blocks? The Vac PHI 300 could be run as monoblocks, if you choose to buy two of them. (However, it is also set up to be run as a stereo amp. As a stereo amp it runs at 150 wpc, and as monoblocks, they run at 300 wpc.) The cost of two of these amps is rath... | |
| High speed Internet connection question Well, I am not sure of your provider and their services, so I will give you my experiences with our providers in the Bay Area. (Both my home and work environments.)Phone DSL - good, but not great upload and download speeds.Usually somewhere in the... | |
| Dynavector cartridge upgrade decision I too believe the XV-1S is one of the true reference cartridges that you'll probably never upgrade from. (I have no plans on upgrading from this cartridge, after having tried four other cartridges in as many years.)Good Luck! | |
| Mitch Mitchell RIP It is tough to believe that the entire band is dead now.So sad, especially since they were one of the leaders of the '60s music scene. | |
| Best way to sell 50 rock albums There are probably only a few worth selling, and the rest of them are a waste of time even trying to sell to be honest.To help you out, just send them all to me, and I'll cull them out for you, and return the few that are worth selling.No need to ... | |
| My brother dips a toe back into rock music Here are five really good albums from artists your brother probably never heard of, but which should appeal to his sense of taste for good old rock 'n roll.1. Wilco - Being There (or Summerteeth) (The later albums (especially Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ... | |
| Burmester test CD 001 & 002 Yeah, I'd like to know why we're dangerous too?! | |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan Blues Music & Record Stores Yes, all Ann Arbor stores have the Blues this year, not just music stores, (due to their team's woes)!:-)(Sorry, but being a Notre Dame fan, I just could not resist! Misery loves company, as they say.)And not that my team is doing a whole lot bett... | |
| Life without a remote I too found the great desire to have a remote, too much to avoid in my last round of upgrades a few years ago. (For twenty years I had lived without one with my Counterpoint and ARC preamps.) This is why I went for the Ayre K-1xe, as its remote co... | |
| Burmester test CD 001 & 002 So, can I come over and listen to it?:-) | |
| vinyl on the move So how good is the Dynavector P75 phono preamp?(Do you have any other phono preamps to reference it against?)I ask, because I am always being asked for recommendations for preamps that are above the standard entry level models.(I pretty much went ... | |
| vinyl on the move Hey Kennyt,I was just yanking your chain! ;-)So, what turntable, tonearm, cartridge and phono preamp did you pick up, btw?And thanks for the sticks and coal for Christmas. Given the energy prices, I can burn them to keep warm! That is a very thoug... |