mikech
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| Best Power Conditioner PS Audip Power Plant is the only thing to consider IMO. Backed-up by a 100% money-back guarantee, you can't go wrong by trying one in your system. Best investment that I've made in my hifi. | |
| BAT or Sonic Frontiers w/ Martin Logans? I'm using a VK-3i with my Magneplanar 1.6QR's also. I found that the preamp benefits from using good NOS tubes - I settled on Amperex Orange Globe 6922's after trying various brands and substitutions. The 3i is very neutral and sounds great but I ... | |
| Ok, some of you suggested Magnepan 1.6QR Best amp I've used on my 1.6QR Maggies by a large margin: Music Reference RM200. | |
| ANALYSIS PLUS CABLES get ready **** I'm bi-wiring with A+ Oval 9. Great stuff! | |
| Best Interconnects for under $300 pair Homegrown Audio makes a cheap solid-core silver/teflon cable that's as good as anything I've heard. | |
| Krell or Mark Levinson amp.? While you're at it listen to Muse, Ayre, McCormack DNA, and SimAudio. All are great SS amps and much less expensive than Krell or ML. | |
| Any Experience with Stax headphone? The SR-30 was the entry level electrostatic phone from Stax. Believe they are about 12 years old. The SRD-40 & 84's are electret - not electrostatic and do not sound as good. The Lambda's are great phones and IMHO are much better than the mode... | |
| Best Subwoofer for around $1500.00 A set of HSU VTF-2's. Recently "Class A" rated by Stereophile | |
| Best loudspeaker on the 3k range??? IMHO, it's the Magneplanar 1.6QR. This option has the added advantage of leaving you with $1,500 change in your pocket. | |
| Maggie 1.6 or Hales Revelation 3 The 1.6's are incredible in terms of their tonal balance and ability to resolve inner-detail. I love listening at both high and low volume levels. IMHO, I believe due to their dipole radiation pattern, low volume listening is better than most othe... | |
| It's not the sound I want! Borrow a good turntable (VPI, Gouldman, Rega, Linn, Project, etc.) from a buddy or dealer! You'll be amazed how good your system sounds. Your system is so revealing that you are hearing artifacts of the digital source. | |
| VANDERSTEENS vs. THIELS I used to sell both Vandersteen and Thiel but own Magneplanar 1.6 QR's. They are all very good speakers and I agree with most of the comments noted above. The Vandersteen's are easiest to drive, the Maggies and Thiels are less efficient, with the ... | |
| Vandersteen 2Ce and bass performance Experiment with placement! 2C's are very critical in terms of how far away from the rear wall they reside. The speaker does have very good low-end extension if setup properly. Using a good amp will also help your situation. | |
| passive crossover help Please The formula for calculating the size of the capacitor is: c=1/(2*pi*r*f) So, for a 70hz cutoff with a 10K input inpedence the result is: c = 1/(2 * 3.14159 * 10,000 * 70) c = 0.227uf For best results use a Hovland Musicap. | |
| Speakers: all-time worst EPI microtower |