mbovaird
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| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE By the way, this thread is over a year old. Did the OP actually decide on something? | |
| Cary 805 vs 211 amp Guys - what do you think of Pass XA amps with B&W? The XA amps I've heard are quite tube like - especially the XA.5 series.Mike | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Dave - no, I have not tried the super tweeters with the Tannoy's. I hope to one day soon. I've heard, depending on the room and associated gear/cables, it can be quite good.Usermanual/Melbguy1 - I like to change gear and try different things in my... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Charles - I agree with you. The Magico S5's are not bad speakers and they do a lot of things well - you know, all the audiophile sound things. But in my room, they just didn't do it for me. The Canterbury GR's do. I'm running (for the moment) a li... | |
| Cary 805 vs 211 amp I have the 211's and just ordered the 805AE's. Give me another week or two and I'll have both to compare. My GUESS is that the 805AE's will be sweeter sounding because of their SET design. Plus, the 805's allow 845 or 211 tube options. Be aware of... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE I've owned the Magico S5's and now have a pair of Tannoy Canterbury GR's in the same spot. It's no contest. Tannoy's are much more musical, and their excellent efficiency and easy load allow for near endless amplifier choices - including some wond... | |
| Best 300B SET I know the amps mentioned here are top dollar...but I think the Cary 300b SE monos are fabulous for the money. | |
| Sold speakers you really enjoyed?... But why? Sold Sonus Faber Stradivari's to move up to Sonus Faber Aida's. Huge mistake. They didn't work in my room and I had no way to test drive the Aida's ahead of time. The Strads on the other hand were perfect in my room and likely would still have the... | |
| Pass M2 so good, $80K Pass mono that much better? Has anyone compared the M2 to the SIT-1's? | |
| coincident statement vs. VAC Std or REN preamps I too own the VAC Ren. Podeschi has nailed the description of the preamp perfectly. I don't think you can go wrong with it. | |
| VAC Signature Mk IIa Preamplifier with phono? Yes! Absolutely. You are going to be over the moon with this new preamp. I own the Renaissance with phono. The Sig iia is fabulous. Congrats. | |
| Has anyone paired Ayre with Raidho A friend of mine is running the Ayre stereo amp (forget which one) with Raidho D3's and loves the combination. Definitely don't sell the Ayre until you try it. He was saying the same thing as you while waiting for his D3's to arrive and is now sup... | |
| VTL Verses ARC, which is better? I agree with Ebm. Try VAC and you'll never go back. A VAC preamp with a built in phono is as good as most separates. Take a look at a VAC phi200 amp (or two and run them in mono). | |
| Revel Salon 2 or Raidho I've owned both and currently own the Raidho D3's. Send me a PM. I would be happy to chat with you on the phone. The answer isn't so simple. It depends on many factors such as room size, room type, music type, music listening levels, associated ge... | |
| any experience with Polymer Audio Research speaker Dweinstein - can we keep things in perspective here? You are quoting SHOW REPORTS! The only thing worse than a review, is a show report! The guy comes in, listens for a few minutes or 30 minutes and leaves! There is no comparison to his reference ... |