larryi
Responses from larryi
| Tube Vs. SS Preamps As others have described above, I find tube to offer sound with better texture, saturated harmonics and a presentation that seems to bloom naturally into the listening space. I think good solid state can sound smooth, natural and lacking in artif... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? spirtofradio, I am a fan of horn systems too. I think that some cornerhorn systems don't develop a free-floating image and a sense of depth because of the placement close to the back wall. I hear the same sort of limitations when non-horn syste... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? I liked the Volti room too, but, they had a little bit of a problem with bass response (probably the room and show conditions)--the bass was not well integrated with the rest of the sound. Still, the old school technology (horn drivers, tube elec... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? I heard that rumor too. That would be sort of in keeping with Audio Note having developed a field coil phono cartridge. I like the idea of Audio Note improving on the dynamics and "speed" of their woofer/midrange driver--something I would expect... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? I am also a fan of field coil drivers. I've heard a number of Western Electric cone and compression field coil drivers, G.I.P. Laboratory clones of Western Electric field coil drivers and an outrageous improved version of the Western Electric 597... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? One more reason to go with Audio Note: There stuff retains its value, so it is not quite as expensive to trade-up when you decide to improve your system. They don't make much changes to their gear just for the sake of churning the market, so th... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? The Audio Note setup at Deja Vu is better than what was at the show. Also, they have their own custom systems that are terrific sounding and they can show you what medium and low-powered tube amps can do with even not so efficient speakers like H... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? Given how much you enjoyed the Audio Note room at the Capital Audio Fest, I would suggest, of course, Audio Note speakers, DeVore 93 or 96, Charney Companion , Pure Audio Project, SoundKaos Wave 40, and maybe the Volti Rival. While I like the Hor... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? I did not realize the budget was in the Avantgarde Zero range (good speaker). In that case, something like the Voxativ Ampeggio is also a candidate. In that price range my favorite remains the Charney Audio Companion speaker (particularly with t... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? I'm with charles1dad--it is the combination of higher efficiency speakers and low-powered amps that is important to that kind of sound. Most of the better high efficiency speakers suitable for low-powered amps are not budget items unless someone ... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? I have a ND 555--I recall that it is more than $24k, with the 555 PS added in (not an option) and the UnitiCore ripper and hard drive). I would consider it to be in a comparable price class as the Linn. I like it, but, I cannot say how the two c... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? $39k for a server/DAC IS an OUTRAGEOUS amount (because it exceeds the $30k I paid for mine). People are always spending either too little and buying junk (i.e., less than I spent) or are spending way too much and bringing ruin to the world (i.e.,... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? I am betting the OP has not heard of most of the extreme gear out there that makes the Linn server look like a budget model. A local dealer installed the top end CD transport/DAC combination from Audio Note in a customer's system. I got to see a... | |
| High Fidelity Sound Speaker I have not heard the BD5, but, the lesser models in the line that I've heard were fantastic. I can only wish to hear a properly designed speaker with that model of driver. Another good full-range driver, whizzer cone and all is the 10" driver ... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? The person being quoted said it is the best server he ever heard. How do we know that this is a lie or hyperbole? It might be that, and whether or not it is worth $39k is a different matter. I have not heard this latest Linn server. But, many ... |