mceljo
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| Focal Maestro Utopia , need advice for AMP/PRE To follow up, I can't say that the Focals require a solid state power beast to perform their best, only that the Krell gears was far superior to my ear compared to Asthetix.I did hear one of the mid level Utopia speakers with a Pathos Logos and ha... | |
| Which $500 Speaker Next? There are some good deals on the Focal Chorus speakers right now as they are being phased out. 705v, 706v, and 806v are likely in or close to your price range. I love Focal speakers myself, but not everyone agrees. Music Direct has the 30 day retu... | |
| Advice on selecting a tube amp I have not heard a lot of gear, but I would spend $600 on my Yaqin before I spent $2,500 on a Krell S-300i that I have always loved and almost purchased recently. The guy that recommended the Yaqin prefers it to a $4,500 Pathos that he sells. The ... | |
| Advice on selecting a tube amp I just picked up a Yaqin MC-30L tube amplifier. For under $650 it is a fantastic value in my opinion. It might sink your boat as it weighs around 45 lbs.Seems like solid state would be a better fit for a boat. The Rega Brio is well reviewed and is... | |
| Focal Maestro Utopia , need advice for AMP/PRE I've had the opportunity to hear most of the Focal Utopia speakers at one time or another, but I'm not 100% sure if I've heard the model you have. I know I have heard the Diablo, Stella, Grande, and one of the ones in the middle of the range.My ex... | |
| How Does Gold Wire Handle? Almarg - Good points. Any input on what sonic factors may be effected by the various materials? | |
| How do I break in a tube amplifier? My tube amplifier is in a cabinet that I either leave the door open on or just remove when the amp is running. I have noticed that if I turn the amp on and leave the door shut for a few minutes it really warms up much faster.Is this a good way to ... | |
| How Does Gold Wire Handle? Because gold has inferior conductivity compared to copper and cost a lot more. While I may believe that any objective difference between silver and copper is likely well below the threshold of being audible at least there is some science to suppor... | |
| How Does Gold Wire Handle? Agree that gold is a poor choice for conductivity and durability. People are conditioned to think it is the best... | |
| Marantz AV7005 or Oppo 105 Do you know how many points of correction XT32 has that would directly correlate to the subwoofer? The lower the frequency, the close the points of correction have to be. | |
| Are you an Audiophile? I think I've officially joined the audiophile club, if I hadn't before, with the purchase of a tube amplifier. I didn't build it so I can be excluded due to nerdism. | |
| I recently picked up the Yaqin MC-30L with the opt Had another good listening session this morning. I fired up the amp about 8:30 and let it play some background music until my friend arrive a couple of hours later. There were a couple of things in particular to note.First, we listened to a couple... | |
| Marantz AV7005 or Oppo 105 68pete - Do you keep a written log of your equipment use? I have a new tube amplifier and I am in the 20+ hour range and really don't have much of an idea beyond that. Are you just estimating based on an average day or week of listening?Also, when... | |
| Marantz AV7005 or Oppo 105 I just looked up your speakers and they should sound great as long as you like the B&W sound. | |
| I recently picked up the Yaqin MC-30L with the opt I just noticed that I managed to not get the intended subject on this thread and also have a couple of errors. I was having computer issues and when using copy/paste to redo the post it appears the subject was a copy of the entire post rather than... |