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| Vinyl. Is it me? the producer? cartridge? Record? I dont know if this has already been brought up, but have you checked your tubes/capacitors in your scott. Both bad caps or failing tubes can cause a shift in tonal balance. I had an old Conrad Johnson pv5 that started to sound bright and shrill. ... | |
| Can Vandy's get along with cats? I own both a cat and a set of vandys but I do not let the cat in the listening room for your exact concerns. I have seen a number of vandersteen speakers on audiogon for sale that are treated as scratching posts...I would recommend that you either... | |
| Natural, musical, dynamic phono preamp 700 used I owned an Audio Research Ph3 for a few years and sold it. I bought it for 750 used and it was very musical and dynamic like alot of ARC equipment is. I kick myself for selling it!! | |
| Vandersteen 5 - Best amp and pre/pro under $3k ? What about a nice ARC VT100 with a Cary, CJ, or ARC PRE? The VT100 I have heard is a decent match with the 5s. | |
| Disappointing Evening Shadorne: I can agree such reference dynamics cannot be ignored even from the untrained ear. | |
| Disappointing Evening Impress people with loudness? I understand what you mean but just simply stepping out and getting some 1000 dollar used Vandersteen 2ce sigs's, a 900 mccormack, and a 600 CJ pre and replacing a bose lifestyle is night and day. Thats good sound vs ... | |
| Disappointing Evening I agree with Jaxwired. I think only some people are cut out for this hobby. The rest are fine with ipods. I believe that alot of people can appreciate the increase in quality after being exposed to a fine system but it may take a long time. Some n... | |
| Tube amps and speaker matching I am sorry I did not read your first paragraph of your question. So yes the swings are important. And just like someone said above, impedance swings that large are rarely seen. Atmosphere makes some excellent points. Sometimes you just have to try... | |
| Tube amps and speaker matching Sensitivity is only so important. It is also important how stable the impedance curve is. For Example:An 8 ohm 91db speaker that has impedance swing from 2-8 ohms will not be controlled as well with medium powered tube amps as an 8 ohm 87db speake... | |
| Inexpensive speaker cable for Merlin Go for the cardas or Jena labs....I owned anti cables with merlins and although they were excellent when many speakers, they are just to dry for the merlins. Save yourself some time and call Bobby. His advice is only in your best interest. | |
| For 75-85 dB a few watts are enough so ... I also believe that this subject can be rather misleading to some. Sound pressure operates in a logarithmic scale. The difference between 1 and 10 watts is perceived as a 3db increase or a doubling of the volume. 10 to 100, then 100 to a 1000. So ... | |
| Mid-Fi Integrated Amps? I cannot vouch for the Anthem, but have spend a good amount of time with NAD. They are truly amazing for their price. Mike84 brings up a good point, you could put that 1500 dollars in a used piece if that is your budget or buy the NAD or Anthem us... | |
| Replacements for Dynaudio Floorstanders Like I really dont want to hate on Krell. I owned a krell a few years ago and it was overall a very nice sounding amplifier. But I do believe synergy is key here. Krell and Dynaudio (in my case it was Totems that had dynaudio drivers in them) tend... | |
| Replacements for Dynaudio Floorstanders the krell is your issue my friend | |
| Can someone help out a newbe? I have heard a lot of great things about the Dynacos...probably a very good choice you made there! Surely an amp that will keep its value over time as well. |