markwatkiss
Responses from markwatkiss
| Bryston 14B SST ot 7B SST The difference between the two amps is in the power supply.The 7's use smaller capacitors,16 I believe,which provide a faster power supply whereas the 14 uses 4 large capacitors.The 14 also has a lower supply voltage.In terms of sound the differen... | |
| VTL 6.5 vs any pre for the same Dollar or less How coincidental,I had just flipped Lysaker a pm this a.m. suggesting he may want to reach out to you.Enjoy the rest of your week. | |
| New amp or new cd player? Yes a fully tricked out Denon 3910 is a serious contender.I have one with the latest propreitary technology and it's as good as it gets.The internal DAC will rival some of the best available. | |
| Do Tube Amps go better with QUAD 2805's Speakers?? Well PC's and interconnects only do so much and at the end of the day you're going to have make a move.Quads like most electrostats perform better with tube amps.There is just a natural sysnergy between the two.This opinion is based on my experien... | |
| Best tube amp $2000-2500? Third on the M-60's but don't discount the MC275 IV or V.They're built for the long haul by worker bees that are passionate about their gear. | |
| ICEPower or Tripath? That is true,30 wpc into 8 ohms.It doubles to 70wpc into 4 ohms.Further,the 70.2 offers 2X the maximum output current drive capability. | |
| ICEPower or Tripath? I owned a Red Wine 30.2 for a short period of time and in my system it was the most musical amp I have ever experienced.Unfortunately,it wasn't a seamless match with my Electroststats and clipped on more difficult musical passages.Hindsight being ... | |
| Linn amps vrs Bryston My recommendation,based on personal experience,would be a Bryston 14BSST.I paired that amp with Magnepan 3.6's and the combination was seamless.Together they yield a distortion floor lower than any combination I've used. | |
| Which Component Needs to be Upgraded First Hey guys,my question is sort of on topic.Anyone had any experience with isolation transformers and their application at the source (CD/DAC)Comments,opinions? | |
| Which Component Needs to be Upgraded First In the bigger scheme of things cables make marginal improvements.Place a high priority on the source. | |
| New amp or new cd player? Yes a top tier front end will yield dramatic improvements.Feel free to send me a pm and I'll provide some specific recommendations. | |
| New amp or new cd player? The replacement of your source will out weigh any improvement realized by changing amplification.The front end is where it all begins and everything downstream will benefit accordingly. | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? Dchod,careful with Red Wine,if you're going that route you may want to consider the 70.2 mono blocks.I auditioned the 30.2 with my Innersound stats and it didn't float the boat.It was simply a clipping issue which I'm sure would not be a problem w... | |
| A weird thing happened to my Red Wine Audio 30.2.. Chin up old boy as the British say.I owned a Red Wine 30.2 it was an awesome amp in my system,bested both a Cary V12 and a Bryston 4BSST.For additional reassurance read the 6moons review,it's a world class amp. | |
| MA2275 preamp section against other $4000 preamps? Audio Horizons TP 2.0n line stage or the more recent 2.1n premium version beats them all. |