mcgarick
Responses from mcgarick
| B&W 805's VS Quad 12L speakers thanks | |
| How many years is a flagship component good for? I would put my $350 Accuphase C-200 up against any new pre and it's almost 40 yo | |
| Audiophile speakers that rock well Panasonic THRUSTERS | |
| B&W 805's VS Quad 12L speakers Nobody?? | |
| Transmission line speakers I still love my TLS 50's My Accuphase P-300, C-200 combo is perfect for them.I'm off the merry go round for awhile.That's good because I'm out of work! | |
| Older Altec horn speakers I have now got out of tubes and back to Solid State, and I'm using real inefficient speakers! lol But hey, it all about what sounds good to you, huh?I would still like to try SET amps one day...Tube are great and more musical than most SSBUT not m... | |
| nad 3020 vs advent 300 The Advent 300 is wonderful,it works really good for a small 2 channel AV amp. | |
| Refurbish a classic amp or replace it? I am having my Accuphase P-300's refurbed, they are fantastic even by todays standards and then some.If your amp is only twenty years old,just use it the way it is,and enjoy...I once had a very popular amp modded and was VERY unhappy with the outc... | |
| NAD classic power amps good, great or mediocre I'm going to spend my money refurbishing my P-300Thanks for the input everyone. | |
| Class D amps,bang for your buck ones Anyone familiar with the PS Audio HCA-2? | |
| Lost that "Tube Magic". Can you help? It's great that here at Audiogon,we can buy used!Really de-flates those inflated prices a lot.The trick is to FIND the piece that satisfies.Not just throw money around.;^) Cheers,Mcgarick | |
| Genelex Gold Lion KT-88 reissued tubes I run these in my Quicksilvers mid mono's They work and sound great,I did not like them for the first 150 hours or so, as they were bright sounding,they mellowed out now, and are smooth now with great detail,tone and dynamics.I would get them again. | |
| Lost that "Tube Magic". Can you help? Quote:"The Scott developed some coughs and sputters within a few months and I had most of the caps replaced. Magic gone. Still a very nice sounding unit.. bass was more extended and tauter... over all sounded "cleaner" but a lot more... well... so... | |
| Lost that "Tube Magic". Can you help? Technology has advanced,but has not made better sound, to your majesty, the ears.I'm using tubes, and they're old technology, 1920's?,and they sound more pleasing than transistors (to me and many others) than the newer technologys. Salesmanship an... | |
| Lost that "Tube Magic". Can you help? Quote"Pardon me if my words fall short as I've only been at this hobby for several years: The top end was not as extended as some and bottom end was a bit flabby but the thing sounded good on all types of music and soared on vocals and solitary in... |