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How loud are Cary CAD 300 SEI amps?
I am finding that the 4 ohm tap has made quite an improvement in dynamic and bass control on my Heron i.I have quite a large room and sit about 15 feet away from the speakers. I have yet to turn the volume control past 11 o clock.There is as much ... 
Speakers for Cary 300sei
Thanks for the responses.The headphone out is super and on a cheap pair of Grados no less.Now I've got the itch to upgrade in that respect as well.The 4 ohm taps seem to work best on my Heron's,yet other amps tapped for 8 ohms have worked better t... 
Biamping Triode Tubes No Feedback With Solid State
I am serious about the Cary 300 sei.I was thinking about using the Vandersteen Quatro with its powered bass or the Zu with powered bass.Any other speakers like these and has anyone gone this route?I know Aurum has a system only set up where a 300 ... 
What kind of power wakes up electrostatic speakers
I have used a pair of Classe DR8 in mono with a Blue Circle 3.1 MK11 pre amp with CLS 11Z and this worked very well in a two chanel system.I have also used the EAD Powermaster 500 on the CLS in 2 channel and in a complete ML system,in which the EA... 
Best processor that is excellent for 2 Ch music
About the EAD gear used for 2 channel.I totally agree.The Theatre Vision DVD player when used as a cdp is ok when you use the analog outs.It is really transformed into a different player when you run from its digital out(I use Harmonic Tech Magic ... 
type of house wire
I use Carol 10/3,stranded copper water proof cable to a dedicated 30 amp line.If all my power cords use stranded copper, then why use solid wire romex to power them? 
is it the connector or the wire ?
Also consider to what the connector is connected-ie binding posts.And "bind" the sound is what they do indeed do.Whenever I can I bypass those nasty things and solder directly .Think about it,amplifier speaker binding posts made of?, then speaker ... 
Options matching 15 ohm LS3/5A to amps?
I have a Bell tube integrated(20 watts) that is very nice driving Meadowlark Heron i.It has 16 ohm taps and 8 ohm and it drove a stacked pair of ESL 57 with no effort. Try and find some vintage tube gear such as this.Mine still has the original RC... 
Question about Spectral DMA-100S amplifier
I had the Spectral 100 watt amp and used non approved cables with an Audible Illusions mod 3A and auditioned a Spectral DC 10 pre.The speakers were Martin Logan CLS 11Z.Never had any problems and preferred the Audible Illusions pre amp.Sorry I let... 
A multi-channel amp approach that is musical
Believe it or not, but my EAD 500 powermaster drives a Martin Logan Theatre centre, a pair of CLS 11z front and a pair of CLS 11z rears.The processor is an EAD theatremaster encore and a Martin Logan Depth sub and a Paradigm 1000 sub round out the... 
Museatex Bitstream vs Bidat
I can't vouch for the bidat being better but I can say that I have an original CD3 meitner that was way ahead of it's time and never had any of the sonic characteritics that most other players had. This unit was and is still more analog sounding t... 
Sutherland Direct Line Stage preamp
I have nothing but praise for the PHD.I replaced the batteries once in the two years of trouble free listening I have had with this unit.I would seriously like to audition the Direct line stage with the PHD in my system,and this is where the probl... 
VPI table owners, help please.
I had a hum in my system occur when I placed the tube integrated amp in the same rack that the VPI was in.No hum when the amp was on the floor between the speakers.Problem was solved by running a thin wire from the ground tap on the table to a scr... 
Analogue Synergy....Which is the best Cartridge?
I have the Scout and though I can't say this is the best cartridge it sure is the most hardy- a 25 year old Fidelity Research FR1 mk3f,still ticking after a twenty year sleep.It bests the Grado Platinum I had been using. 
oil change t/t
I use pure virgin olive oil,if it's ok for your insides it should be alright to lubricate a bearing.Is this going to harm my bearing? If so in what way?VPI Scout.