larry510
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Cary SLI-80 integrated or AES Sixpacs? hi,I have Harbeth compact 7es speakers and use the Cary SLI-80 in the ultralinear mode most of the time to drive them in a 13x24 foot room. I listen to jazz and classical and am quite happy with the combination. To get 3db more head room you would... | |
Are Harbeths really "all that?" hi,I have the Compact 7ES and find them completely satisfying. They have excellent imaging and are faithful to the sound source. The HL-PES-2 will be somewhat bass shy but the remainder of the "Harbeth sound" will be there and it's glorious.Larry | |
need transparent hi-rez powerful integrated CrySLI80 great amp | |
Time to change. But to what? hi,Give Harbeth (any model) an audition ... they are stunning.Larry | |
Harbeth 7es-3 Sound hi,a review herehttp://www.stereotimes.com/speak103107.shtmlLarry | |
Harbeth 7es-3 Sound hi,Well in a word they disappear. The musicality, transients, clarity, faithfulness to the recorded medium ( IE, the recording engineers interpertation of the sound) are all there in spades. I do use it for all geners of music and all are presente... | |
More evidence that LPS are still alive hi,About 12 years ago I got divorced. I had shelves ( about 12 running feet packed with LPs ( jazz, classical, rock and folk). I BECAME TEMPORALY INSANE and when it came time to move I gave, yes gave, most of them to oe of the men on the moving va... | |
speakers for classical music hi,Classical music has a large dynamic range ( 20 db or more) and the problem with some of the speakers listed is that they are inefficent and on the peaks of orchestral sound will send many amps into clipping. Tube amps have an advantage here wit... | |
speakers for classical music hi,Harbeth compact 7s | |
Best LP cleaner fluid for fingerprints hi,Ok,you all are going to think I am nuts but here's how I clean my records. I learned this by cleaning fingerprints off of my telescope mirrors which have silver coatings a few microns thick. I don't use a brush on my mirrors but soft cotton pad... | |
Who LOVES their under $ 1000 table combination ? Hi,I use a Denon DP 500M TT with the Denon 103R cartridge total cost about $950.00. I love the combo.It tracks well, is very quiet with a black background and has great dynamic range. I fell no need to spend more time or money looking for somethin... | |
Tube Integrated - Narrowed down to 4 - Help pls hi,Tube rolling continued. Output tubes NOS: These tubes break the bank. The gold standard is the GEC kt88 but they cost $1600 a quad. Too much for me. I have and like the Tung Sol 6550 solid gray plates and you can find strong testing used ones f... | |
Tube Integrated - Narrowed down to 4 - Help pls hi,Tube rolling, if you do it you are about to take a ride down a long and winding road from which there is no turning back because its so much fun doing it. I've rolled tubes in every position in my cary SLI80 from the rectifiers to the output tu... | |
Best location setup of turntable If I hung my TT on the LR or FR wall my wife would ..fill in the blank.. me Larry | |
What to expect in a TT upgrade? hi,I am also into amateur astronomy and ccd astrophotography. I've spent much more on telescopes & ccd cameras then on audio equipment. FYI my astro web site address is www.starryforge.com.That does not mean audio takes a back seat to astronom... |