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Responses from mcgal
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? I would also recommend a used pair of Sonus Faber Stradavaris if you have the space. They are quiet wide. | |
| I'm a Consumer Reports sort of guy. Is there a pla I find McIntosh amps and preamps to be very reliable and very good sounding. The only problem I had with a McIntosh amp was that a couple of light bulbs burned out. The amp was over 20 years old and otherwise still played perfectly. | |
| Acoustic Zen wow bright? I find the WOW to be an exceptional cable for the cost. I use them on my HT processor to my amp. When you need 8 interconnects it's a very good value. For 2 channel I like my AZ Absolute Copper interconnects but they are much more expensive. | |
| Isolation platform - Gingko vs Mapleshade I really like my Symposium Segue ISO platform for my VPI Classic 3 TT. I purchased it in a large size. | |
| Running All Your Cables with The same Brand I prefer all cables being the same brand. My brand is Acoustic Zen though. | |
| What are your favorite speaker finishes? Rosewood glossy or matt for me. Second choice glossy black. These colors seem to go with everything. | |
| SACD & other Formats To my older ears I prefer vinyl over everything else. The main problem for me with vinyl is that there is not to much newer music that is available. I then must use SACD/CDs. I tend to not listen to digital and analog during the same listening ses... | |
| Which Mc better Mid/High performance in BiAmp set up? I had B&W 803ds and they sounded better to me with the more power I gave them. Had one MC352 switched to 2 MC352s bi-amped and this was better. Then went to MC601 monos. This was best for me. My experience is that B&Ws love lots of power. | |
| Floor Stander with Small Footprint 7K - 15K I looked for a pair of narrow speakers myself for a smaller room and purchased a pair of Audio Physic Classic 30's. They are only about 7" wide and 16" deep. Sound great to me. I a larger room like yours I would most likely prefer a larger speaker... | |
| Audio Physic Virgo 25 I have AP Classic 30s. I connected them to 2 McIntosh MC275 tube amps in mono and 2 McIntosh MC601 SS amps in mono and preferred the MC601s. I admit to being more of a SS fan even though I rarely listen at over 6 watts. Just my preference. | |
| Lyra Delos or Helicon versus Soundsmith Zephyr I had a Soundsmith Zephyr which was made and labeled for my VPI TT. Sounded great to me but I am always looking to upgrade so switched to a Lyra Kleos. I do prefer the Kleos but it is quite a bit more expensive. | |
| Anti-cables Level 3 v. Acoustic Zen products Soundqcar, I am using AZ Hologram II for 2 channel and AZ Epoch for HT (much longer runs). Very happy with both. | |
| JL Audio 2nd sub - mix match F112 and F113? I had 2 F113s in my 2 channel system and 1 F112 in my HT system. I found I listened more to my 2 channel system with my full range speakers than with the 2 F113s so I moved one of them to the HT system with the F112, it sounded fine to me but I de... | |
| KEF 104/2 woofer replacement? I couldn't find the factory replacement drivers for mine, and didn't want to change why I bought them, so I don't use them anymore. I did use them for 28 years so I am not complaining. | |
| Anti-cables Level 3 v. Acoustic Zen products I had Anti cables a couple of years ago on my speakers. I don't remember the Level. I think they only had one level at the time. I wasn't that impressed with them sonically and didn't like how stiff they were to move around. They may have changed ... |