mcpody
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| Best Value Speaker Model for the Buck? I like the Reyanuds...MK II version, and subsequent generations on up to Signatures. Costs range from $500-$900 on Audiogon. They are amazing in the way they convey the intent of a singer, are extremely musical, and 90db efficient...sound great wi... | |
| new to tubes EL34s are closest to solid state sound of the three tubes...clear and articulate, not as much bloom or romance as the KT88, truer timbre and more accurate tonal balance, a tad more clinical, but without the transistor signature or chip sterility o... | |
| Integrated amp with phone and headphone jack? Yes, and more times than not, it is called a receiver, and includes a tuner. The Marantz solid state receivers of the 1970s are excellent integrateds, and the tuner section is also very fine by today's standards. | |
| Power: Good or Bad Whether a low powered or high powered amp in the same line is "better" depends upon the rest of the system, especially the efficiency of the speakers. The best systems I have heard employ speakers that fully untilze the amplifiers power output; i.... | |
| Mini-monitor suggestions for a Blue Circle CS I have heard the Reyanud MKII, III or IV with this amp. Hook it up with Audio Note Lexus cable, and prepare yourself for an emotional response. Reynaud may be the best kept secret in the industry...affordable...and with the Blue Circle amp, pure m... | |
| Judy Garland Hey, talk about Consensus...Carnegie Hall...you starting to feel it? | |
| Going into the dark side.....please help Rich,Want low profile, and yet quality sound? By a Bryston B-60 integrated. You can't find a bigger sound, and tighter bass response, in a more compact unit. If you kid stand on the Bryston, no big deal. Then get yourself a pair of Monitor Audio M... | |
| Tube amps & warm speakers? You may be able to drive the Dynaudios with a small integrated tube amp, but the 4ohm speakers are going to sound much better with a 75 watt solid state amp. I had a pair of Dynaudio Contour 1.8s and they were unbelievably musical driven by my Thr... | |
| Buying Someone's Records: An Ethics Question I recently bought records from a 89 year old man who was moving out of his home, due to financial circumstances. I bought the albums that were moderately priced in Goldmine; anything worth more than $30 I put in a pile and asked his Grandson to pi... | |
| Speaker power rating and amplification??? Check the efficiency rating on the B&W DM604s. If the rating is 87db or higher, either amplifier should drive the speakers efficiently without qualification. The A150 would probably provide a tighter grip with transients that demand higher pow... | |
| Best integrated for rock music under $1,500? The Bryston B-60 is fast and features a high quality build...about $1,100 on the 'Gon. If you are into tubes, the vintage Scotts are hard to be and a 222 or 299 goes between $400-$600. | |
| proac 125 If you have tube amplification, the 1SC is an amazing speaker. Yes, you sacrifice the low frequency bass response, but the imaging is to die for, and the speaker is as musical as all get out. Another amazing characteristic, the speaker is relative... | |
| Thiel/Crutchfield Just shows you how far Thiel has dropped. Where are the good old days of high pitched, chalk on a blackboard highs for the hearing impaired, only available through your local dealer? | |
| Others Industries deal with Journalistic Integrity In this industry, a reviewer provides a stellar review for a line of equipment,and then becomes the U.S. distributor for the line. Twice. Three times. | |
| combining different cables In practice, I always used cable and speaker wire from one manufacturer. But, I have learned that system matching of the electronic components may not always be optimized by the same brand of cable. For example, I am using a one half meter Monster... |