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| The Absolute Sound vs Stereophile Corey Greenberg was very entertaining in Stereophile. Could not wait for the next issue to arrive to read his reviews. He blended every guy logic with a great sense of humor in all his reviews. | |
| Liquid Amps I always prefered tubes. I then tried a Pass First Watt, F6. I realized solid state can sound just as liquid, 3D, and smooth as a good tube amp.I am not sure, but I think what drew me to tube amps sound, was not the tubes per se, rather it is that... | |
| Phono Preamp Recommendations Quicksilver phono stage. | |
| please help! which turntable , michell gyro se ,, pro ject rpm 10 carbon ,, avid diva 2 ? Ok, so your talking about $4600 for everything. I would go with the following.VPI Scout for $2100, with tonearm. Denon DL-130R cartridge, $400.That leaves you $1600 for an excellent sounding, Quicksilver tube phono stage. Leaves you $500 for some ... | |
| Klipsch vs Infinity I owned Klipsch Lascala horns and Infinity Rennasaince 90's which are ribbon/cone hybrids. There is no comparison. The Infinitys demand a high power/high current amp. The Klipsch were driven easily with a 2 watt ,45 ,tube amp. As for sound. The ... | |
| bose 801 speakers Years ago, I had Bose 601’s. I bought some "Audiophile approved" speakers and gave the 601’s to my Brother, along with a Pioneer receiver, and a CD player. Mainly because he is too cheap to buy anything, but enjoys listening to Tom Waits, and lots... | |
| Speakers Bought Brand New For The Cost Of A Good Night Out, That "Kick Ass". Without a doubt. $125.00 for some old Fried Beta Signatures. | |
| Wow moments while listening to vinyl records Buddy Miles Live.Michael Jarre. EquinoxPink Floyd . The Final CutSteely Dan. Aja, GauchoRick OcasekSupertramp Crime of the Century | |
| Most musical, enjoyable affordable amplifier The most enjoyable listening , out of scores of amps, tube and ss, I have ever enjoyed, is the humble little Dynaco ST-35 with Mullard el-84's, and a Pass First Watt F6 clone built from Pass article ,and DIY Audio web site.Class A does it for me. | |
| Full-Range to Monitors I have tried many full range speakers in my room. Big Infinity Rennasaince 90's, Magnepan mg1.6, Horns. I just could not get them to throw a credible stereo image in my 12' by 24' long room. I have gone to Proac 1sc, with Marchand, line level, pas... | |
| First Watt vs McIntosh vs Ampzilla I use a First Watt F6 with Proac 1SC. I second it for Nelson Pass amps. Class A Mosfets ,with lots of bias juice sounds incredible. IMHO.Mg16 | |
| Now, I'm confused. I disagree that changing preamps will not give you are wider soundstage. Definitly try a tube preamp. I had owned Adcom 555 in the past. While they can be a very good sounding piece of equipment, they can be somewhat cold and clinical, especially ... | |
| Roger Waters Amused To Death I second The Final Cut, as my favorite. Its an emotionally moving, anti-war themed, well recorded , album. OP makes some valid points about Amused to Death. | |
| Be Careful! If all the chassis of your equipment has a secure connection to ground, this should never happen. Voltage,(static or otherwise) will always seek a lower impedance,path to ground from the chassis, rather than through any internal electronic circui... | |
| Getting into tubes I priviously owned the Merlin TSM. They were great with a Quicksilver Audio ,60 watt , EL34 monoblocks. They are available on the used market. Quicksilver new products range from 25 wpc, 40 wpc, 120 wpc, 170 wpc tube amps. I loved the Merlins wit... |