lissnr
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| Sonic Frontiers line 3 vs. AR 25 II I agree with shamburg's opinion and assessment of the Line 3. It is extremely neutral to the point of simply doing its job without added colorations... Whatever sound you're looking to achieve must get its character from other parts of your system... | |
| Best in depth of soundstaging and ease for 2k? I'll second the SR 17's or any of the Silverline speakers.... They sound like just what you're after and can be driven with almost any of your favorite flavor amps (from SET to SS muscle). The Coincidents are also worth investigating for similar r... | |
| Is this rude? Someone gave me good advice a long time ago "everything in moderation". Most of this thread leans toward being up front with your dealer. I agree. Let him know you are serious about buying speakers at your pricepoint and listen to him. Don't have ... | |
| best SET amp for Sonatas I've heard the Art Audios would make a nice combination if you have the $$. I've also pondered whether the Atma-Sphere M60's might be a good alternative... although not quite the 300B sound, they could bring that clean OTL and single ended effect ... | |
| What are best speakers for low powered tube amps? I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Coincident speaker line. They are dynamic speakers built with low powered tubes in mind with a number of models you can find new (and used) at your price point. I would also recommend Silverlines. I have the ... | |
| REL stadium II vs. stadium III As a Stadium II owner I would concur with Dodgealum. The difference in power could conceivably be noteable in a very large room but I too don't even come close to pushing it near its maximum. I tend to keep it "subtly introduced" at barely 1/4 pow... | |
| Personal amp evolution Throw in a Hafler 100wpc between the Nikko and Sumo (I forgot to mention). | |
| Personal amp evolution Starting with a 45wpc Technics receiver then to a Nikko 85wpc integrated ampMy first "real separate" was a Sumo Model Nine (60wpc) thena B&K ST 202 (150 wpc?) on to a Counterpoint SA-100 (a nice little amp and 100wpc), then anAragon 4004 Mk2 (... | |
| Which Counterpoint Preamp SA-5000 or SA- 5.1??? It sounds like you know the product very well Harvey. I can only add that I've been a fan of the Counterpoint pre's (as well as the company in general). A friend had a 5.1 which he loved, and subsequently turned me on to the lineage starting with ... | |
| Would like to hear Silverline Speakers in NYC/NJ Hello Bigkidz, I was scanning the 'gon and noted your interest in silverlines. I picked up a pair of Sonata 2's a few months ago and have been enjoying them since. I live on Long Island and have made the best out of converting my 12' x 15+' [apart... | |
| Has anyone tried Tekna Sonics on floorstanders? Thanks for the input guys, I'll let you know if I choose to go for it. Regards. | |
| Balanced Tube Preamps I Should Try I'll second the Sonic Frontier Line 3 in "regular" or "Special Edition". Excellent preamp, fully balanced, great remote, HT throughput (if that's important to you), and very well made. Retail from $5k + , used Agon from $2.5k + . | |
| VTL Tetrode/Triode Oops, looks like my answer didn't get posted quickly enough. Is it really true we can switch simply without a signal going through? That would be a lot easier... mute the pre and we're all set? BTW, I am driving 95 db efficient speakers (into a fa... | |
| VTL Tetrode/Triode Hello again, I agree that turning the amps off is a definite inconvenience... I'm always pondering how long to linger (off) before flicking the switch and going on again (I do the whole procedure in less than a minute) but there's always that hesi... | |
| EL 34 based amplifier recommendations I've been using a Sonic Frontiers Line 3 with a few "custom upgrades" (done at the factory when I ordered it) equivalent to the most recent "Special Edition" (upgraded caps, gold tube sockets, Valvo tubes,a few other things, and I had the internal... |