marco1
Responses from marco1
| Switching to solid state amp? You can say I went back to Pass after owning Threshold more than 40 years ago. In between I've owned many different SS and Tube amps. The switch back to Pass was originally intended to downsize somewhat from tube separates. I had the Int 30 fir... | |
| Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic Caveat 20W will not do. | |
| Upgrading path from Merlin VSM black magic Look at the Dynaudio C2's or C4's. They will give you everything your Merlins give you plus what you are looking for that the Merlins do not. Plus, at least IMO they are gorgeous. I almost went that route myself (I have the Black Magic edition)... | |
| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio Would you buy from someone on Audiogon with 50+ negative feedbacks? Isn't that what we're talking about here? | |
| Conrad johnson 16ls owners it's best to get 6 matched. I tried many different varieties when I had mine. If you really want to treat yourself get a set of Telefunken 7dj8's. Upscale still has them I believe. They're a little pricey, but well worth the investment imo, an... | |
| Conrad Johnson CT6 Teflon upgrade, anyone done/heard it? Another way to look at it would be to comparre the 17 S2 with Teflon to the 16 without and the CT6 with Teflon to the CT5. In both cases I think the 16 or CT 5 would be the better option. | |
| Conrad Johnson CT6 Teflon upgrade, anyone done/heard it? Have not heard it with the upgrade. I did own the preamp at one time though. Sold it and found a Pr16 that I enjoyed quite a bit more for a number of years. Also thought about doing the upgrade to my CT 6 before selling it. At the time I was gi... | |
| Conrad Johnson CT6 Teflon upgrade, anyone done/heard it? Buy a CT5 (there's a couple for sale right now on A'gon) and sell the CT6. The cost difference between the two will probably be less than the upgrade cost and you'll end up with a much better preamp. | |
| Merlin TSM speakers alignment Correction height is 11 9/16" | |
| Merlin TSM speakers alignment The alignment tool is for toe-in. You can make one out of plywood or cardboard. It's a right-angled triangle. The base measures 2 1/8" . Height measures 11 7/16". Set the triangle with the 90 degree corner at the front inside of the speaker. ... | |
| Pass Labs amps questions You have "settled" on a very nice pair of amps. If/when you decide to upgrade again, try the .8's | |
| Pass Labs amps questions I strongly recommend that you audition the .8 series before purchasing the .5, just because its Class A. I recently upgraded from the Int 30A, their Class A integrated, to the Int 60, their Class AB integrated. Not quite the same as what you are... | |
| proac d25 vs totem Mani 2 The Mani 2's are not a small room speaker. You will be overwhelmed with bass. That is of course you have sufficient and quality and power to drive them, which like mentioned above is a whole separate issue.If you're looking at a stand mount Tote... | |
| bent cantilever We'll throwing it away may be going a little overboard. But it's a pity how many brand new cartridges seem to be coming through with bent cantilevers. I recently had a bad experience with a very well known manufacturer. I never should have acce... | |
| why no recent Merlin speaker reviews? Still running my Merlins, now with Pass Labs. Too bad Bobby's not around. I'd love to tell him how good they sound with solid state. |