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| Proac Response D30 DS Not that many companies have successfully married ribbon tweeters with regular dynamic drivers. The two types sound so different that the disconnect is noticeable. For my ears, ProAc has managed to blend the two driver types quite well and I pre... | |
| DECWARE.....ZTPRE anyone have any expeiriance with one ? I don't have any experience with the Decware linestage, but, I do have a few suggestions on what to consider in your choice of linestage. From a practicality standpoint, I always turn off tube gear when it is not in use. But, because solid state... | |
| Why people says SE is better PP There are some theoretical problems with parallel SET topology. Some designers claim that it is hard to avoid one tube in a pair from becoming a "current hog" and seemingly end up doing most of the work while the other tube puts out much less out... | |
| Audiodesk Vinyl Cleaner Pro - Drying Issue I never had a problem with the record not being completely dry. But, a little touch up drying would be the easiest cure (apart from just ignoring a little bit of water. I have considered dampening the cleaned disc, as a final rinse and then dryi... | |
| McIntosh MC 275 Mark VI Two more suggestions. The 30 watt Atma-Spere M 30 should be considered. While I personally find it a touch "lean" in overall balance, there is something utterly magical about the liveliness and vivid quality of output transformerless amps. The ... | |
| McIntosh MC 275 Mark VI It would help to know what you have already heard with your set of gear, what you liked or didn't like about the sound, whether you felt you needed more power, etc. It is hard to make recommendations without knowing what general direction you wan... | |
| McIntosh MC 275 Mark VI I heard the SLH5+ speakers sound very good with a Conrad Johnson tube amp (I think it was a Classic 62 amp), a Synthesis A100 (integrated tube amp) and what I think was a rebuilt Western 124 amp. The speaker struck me as being a bit on the finick... | |
| Do Bigger Speakers Mean a Bigger Window? If you place a pair of small speakers correctly (well away from the back wall and the side walls), you can achieve an amazingly large soundstage. In that sense, they can sound "big". That actually is the case with any sized speaker, proper place... | |
| Solid-state preamp with tube power amp I prefer using tubes for phonostages, linestages and the main amplifier. I might consider using a solid state amp if I were in need of much more power (I generally do not like high-powered tube gear), but, I am less inclined to use a solid state ... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? I have NOT attended a chamber music concert that sounded small in scale or lacked startling dynamics. But, I suppose that might be the case if one were sitting well back in a large hall (not they usual way I hear chamber works). | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? The issue of whether horn systems deliver proper "imaging" depends, in part, on what one considers important in that department. Most horn systems are physically large, and like a lot of other large speakers, they deliver a "big" sound. The soun... | |
| What makes a speaker sound great at low volume? I don't know if particular design attributes contribute to, or detract from, low level listening. But, as a general observation, the best sounding systems at low volume tend to be high efficiency designs, particularly horn-based systems. It may ... | |
| Tried tubes and LOVED it, now what? It is always a pleasure to hear from someone finding something new that they really like, particularly when I share the sentiment. I think that whatever direction you go from here, it will take listening to a wide variety of alternatives because ... | |
| single driver speakers Sunshdw,Thanks for the information. I looked up the Audio Nirvana drivers. I like what I saw. I am a fan of drivers with pleated fabric surrounds; they tend to be more lively sounding than drivers with the half-roll soft surrounds that are comm... | |
| single driver speakers Sunshdw,I hope you are willing to share details about your single driver system, such as the kind of driver and the type of cabinet it is in. I have heard systems built around a pretty wide assortment of drivers--from modest Tang Band drivers (qu... |