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| Tube amp rough guidance sought The room is way to big for the 805s. My thinking is that you need a much larger speaker a floor stander and a big amp to power them. Taken your pick nSS or tubes. Ilove tube gear and most of my equipment is tube powered. I don't do it for the syru... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for Goldring GR1.2 turntable A used Dynevector 20X HO meaning the high output version it is stupendous. I also owm Heresys but mainly as keepsakes as my first serious audio buy. I understand that there crossover upgrades which even out the sound and make the bass more obvious... | |
| Recommended Integrated Amp for Dynaudio Focus 260 I think your suspicion regarding the Prima Luna was true. I am a tube amp guy through and through but I know their limitations as well. What you give up with tubes is compensated for what they do in other ways. Formost among them a sparkling trebl... | |
| Any bad experience with wilson audio sasha w/p? I have heard them recently at 2 different demos. One shop was hosting Wilson and a cable I don't remember. The second was at different shop which was promoting JL subwoofers. I was very impressed to put it ,ildly and I tend to be a negativistic sk... | |
| how make your speker faster Buy faster sounding speakers. I am being quite sincere when I say that, although the Ayon speakers have the outward appearance of a quick speaker. As an intermediate measure, you might want to try setting them on spikes as this tends to clear up t... | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 You will need a lot more power with Magneplanars to make them sound good. Vandies as they are being called are a warmish sounding speaker which should match upo well with the SS amp you are planning to use. I am not a Vandy expert but I think they... | |
| Which is REALLY the best Conrad Johnson Preamp If you ask CJ the only sensible answer is the most expensive currently produced model. I don't know a lot about them but give them credit for using 5751s in a commercial product and personally like the warmth nay virtual glow from the old PV 10. W... | |
| Unusual TAS bomb To be fair you see this kind of writing in other hobbys. I like cars like many others it is a rare day indeed when a car that isn't a family sedan gets a mild panning. Otherwise everything is pretty positive some writer will alude to a somewhat be... | |
| Krell Evo 402e vs Evo 400 mono and Evo 202/Phantom I don't know the newer products you are concerned with, but the KSAs are true classics which many say were the best products Krell evermade. If you can afford to keep them I would no matter what you do next. | |
| HELP MB Quart Tower Speakers Q-100 nr 1000? Be careful and make sure they aren't automotive speakers. MB Quart makes a lot of car speakers. The rubber surround is less likely to degrade but may have issues. Can you audition them before purchase? | |
| Which Preamp - Modwright or Joule-Electra? I wish I could guide you, but truth be told, what I or anyone else likes ,isn't necessarily going to be what you like. Your options are virtual auditions reading as many reviews as you can, Or listening to one trusted friend or knowledgble person ... | |
| has anyone heard the differences between psvane an You may want to contact the US based audiogon member Trelja. I am not sure if he matches up quads but he is the best businessman to buy from period price and quality with full testing on the better Chinese tubes. He has a comercial website, but fo... | |
| Almarro 205 MK II vs Line Magnetic 218 Mini Get the bLine Magnetics they look waaay cooler than most speakers, with their ALE type drivers and long horn system boxes. At that poimt it is more about the concept not the sound. | |
| Does anyone use the older version MBL101's Make sure that you have adaquate power. The speakers are notoriously power hungry and very accurate. This translates into not just a lot power but lots of very good power, an expensive combination as if the MBLs weren't expensive enough as it was. | |
| Advise on Mcintosh mc40 Thw standard repair advice would be to ensure it meets spec . Then to replace the all of the old electrolytic and the other caps as needed. The value of an amp is only estimible for a moment in time, and for an amp of a certain condition. The best... |