magnaryder1
Responses from magnaryder1
| Silver Seven's? They are exceptional amplifiers, great sounding and capable of driving almost any load. Worth every penny. Wish I had that many pennies.🤣ray | |
| Hidden Gems in Pre-Owned Solid State Power Amplifiers? Carver Research Lightstar Reference. 300/600/1200 into 8/4/2 and is <1 ohm stable. 80 lb badass amplifier Carver Research Lightstar Reference 2.0 the big guys lighter weight (only 42lbs) brother. Still 300/600/1200 watt capable and can do 3500 ... | |
| Are there any current high end dipole speakers (dynamic)? I have a set of Spatial M3s, love them. Great tunes fill my 24X18 room powered by my 24 watt EAR Yoshino V20. They’re accurate, holographic and create a great sound field and soundstage. They also can handle big watts too. You can be very happy wi... | |
| Most annoying song, period. Anything by the King of Pedophiles(Micheal Jackson)ray | |
| Phono Preamp I’m running a Fosgate Signature phono pre with a Grado Statement Master1 cart on an SME 3009 typeIII arm. The sound is glorious. EAR Yoshino V20 in front of Spatial M3 speakers. Love the synergy. ray | |
| Bought some `Vintage Gear` Damn, I love this talk of vintage gear. I still have and use a Technics SL1900b TT I bought new in '76 and a Shure V15 typeIIIG cart and several (Jelco) needles for the cart. My office rig isn't '70s gear but '80s vintage Carver. The 'old' stuff s... | |
| Integrated amplifier search EAR Yoshino V12 or V20. 50watts and 24watts respectively. Pricing close to $10k but well worth it. Absolutely magical with the right supporting cast.ray | |
| I feel bad for speaker manufacturers I’m a huge fan of the Spica TC-50 and the Carver Amazing Loudspeaker. Both are relics but have strong followings to this day. To go outside the box like Carver has takes big cajons and he continues to do it, look at his new ALS. I liked the Time W... | |
| Disco...yep, I'm going there I own 'Saturday Night Fever' as part of my collection, you really can't talk about the '70s and not include that particular piece of music. Its as definitive a work as DSOTM. It defines the era. I play it for my kids who are in their mid 20s. They... | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... No, you’ll need to spend a lot of time listening and a lot of money on amps you don’t like to  figure it out. Go to trade shows and listen. It’s a journey and a lot of fun.ray | |
| Will Technology Kill the Audiophile Hobby? Did Zager and Evans get it right on their trip thru time?.ray | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? I have an EAR Yoshino V20. I own a lot of other tube gear and none of it is built or sounds like this. Two thumbs up for Tim deParavicini. Seriously, give EAR a look. ray | |
| What amps/preamps/integrateds to use with a particular speaker? My EAR Yoshino V20 was specifically designed for the original Quad speaker, known as the ESL-57. Prices vary, if you can find one for sale. I've heard them together and its magic.ray | |
| MQA is Legit! MQA is DOA. It was debunked as a fraud and worse. Do some research. I not paying more for less. ray | |
| Unforgiving DAC or add Tube Preamp?? Leave your DAC on for several days playing something on a loop to get it up to snuff. Then listen again and see if that doesn't help. Call the maker and see what they have to say. My Yggdrasil continued to improve past 200 hours and is remarkable ... |