madisonears
Responses from madisonears
| Built your own speakers ? I have built about twenty pairs of speakers over 30 years, from folded corner horns to hemi-spherical satellites to transmission line towers, using KEF, Peerless, Vifa, Altec-Lansing, Electrovoice, Radio Shack, Phillips brands of drivers. No, you ... | |
| BATVK500 in Plinius league? I have not heard either the Plinius or the BAT 500, but I have just recently purchased a VK-200. I would like to say it is the most realistic, musical, tube-like SS amplifier I have ever heard, including Krell, Aragon, Levinson, Proceed, ARC, Brys... | |
| Better Electronics or New Cables??? There a several magic numbers and divine ratios to be found in the natural sciences. I won't pretend that this is one of them, but it has been my observation (over 30 years of buying audio stuff) that, much like a doubling of power to achieve 3db ... | |
| Classical Audiophiles Rejoice! Anyone who has been at this audio game for twenty years or more knows that we have recently emerged from the darkest period of recording history into the brightly lit day of digital sound. Nothing was worse than LP's in the late 60's and all 70's ... | |
| WATT3/Puppy2 - too bright. You should audition a Bryston BP-25, a verrry smooth SS preamp. Closest thing to tubes that I've heard, with lots of useful features and a 20 year warranty. | |
| Best Preamp For $1200 Used The Bryston BP-25 (not the 20) is a very musical, accurate pre-amp with useful features such as balanced and RCA in's and out's, and a nice headphone output. It is definitely in a class above the Adcom stuff. It has the sound of a tube preamp with... | |
| Balanced lines solve hum problems? I don't know if that's the ONLY way to solve the problem of hum induced in long single-ended interconnects, but it is the only way I could solve the problem in my system. I tried a lot of different things, but the day I hooked up the balanced outp... | |
| All cables are Neuteral? Please note: the original topic was the neutrality of cables and the possibility of smoothing an edgy high end. Carl, I know that you are experienced and have a lot of knowledge to share, but your answer pretty much missed the point. I didn't mean... | |
| All cables are Neuteral? Ignore the techno babble and pointless posturing of audio snobs. What you need is a real solution to a real problem. I cannot believe the answers people foist upon the innocent beginners who visit this site. No wonder people are scared of their st... | |
| Vote for best US made solid state amp Both of you, Audioears AND Carl, belong in a private site where you won't be ruining a perfectly legitimate discussion. Audioears, we get the point that you prefer Bryston, and they do make excellent products. I own a BP-25 preamp. Carl, anyone wh... | |
| Comments on Cal Audio Icon II MK I have the HDCD Power Boss version, and I find the sound very smooth and open, with excellent bass response. Altogether, a very musical player. My other equipment includes Bryston BP-25 pre-amp, and I listen a lot through headphones. Amp is Aragon... | |
| Help with Bright B&W 802H I agree that AQ wire tends toward brightness. I use AQ speaker wire only for bottom end of biwire, with VandenHul silver for top end. Also, I use VandenHul The Second from CD to preamp. Very smooth, with lots of air, good soundstage, etc. |