mikelavigne
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| Comparing sound of Tenor 150 HPs vs. Lamm M1.2 Thom y; as a well-known Tenor proponent (who also likes and has recommended Lamm) here's my 2 cents.forgetting about which sounds 'best'.....the Lamm is likely going to have less chance of any future hassels. only one tube....compared to 5 with th... | |
| Meitner DCC2 vs. Analog - Opinions Please i've owned 4 different levels of analog in the last 8 years, from an early VPI TNT Mk II with Graham 1.5tc arm, to the Basis 2500/Graham 2.2, to the Rockport Sirius II, and now the Sirius III.for digital there has been the Levinson #36s/37, the Li... | |
| Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better? about a year ago i compared the DV-50 to the Meitner DAC6/modified Philips SACD 1000......although it was very nice and a great performer for the money it was not very close on either cd or sacd in my system to my ears. the Meitner combo had a goo... | |
| Dynaudio Audience 52se anyone give em a listen? i got them for my 50" Fujitsu Plasma in my family room.....very impressed. they are mated with the Rotel RSX-1056 reciever and it makes a great combo.these 52SE's have remarkable clarity and dynamic snap. | |
| Mixing Tenor hybrid with SS multichannel for HT ? D, my comments regarding the 'Phantom' approach relate to 2-channel and multi-channel music. for film i agree that the benefits of a center channel for dialog outweigh the negatives. also, in my room i could care less about the off-axis listening ... | |
| Mixing Tenor hybrid with SS multichannel for HT ? i don't know for sure.....but i believe the DCC2's analog input can be used as a pass thru. yes, it would go thru the gain stage of the DCC2 but that would be easy to figure out. you could do it a couple of different ways.you could simply preset t... | |
| Mixing Tenor hybrid with SS multichannel for HT ? Thom, the 'warm-up' circut of the Tenors will protect it as long as your kids know how to properly turn the amps on and off. it IS important to not be turning the amps on and off immediately (allow for full 'power-up' before powering off). once yo... | |
| Mixing Tenor hybrid with SS multichannel for HT ? that is exactly the way i'll be going. although my new room is no-compromise 2-channel......i did set it up for multichannel and anticipate using ss of some sort ( maybe Dartzeel or Rowland) for my rear channels. i have 2" conduit buried in my con... | |
| Which is better, gain in phono stage or pre amp? typically you are looking for the least 'noise'. try turning up the volume with the arm raised. which combination of phono stage gain and preamp gain is the most quiet?at the various gain settings of your phono stage; are there variations in the c... | |
| Anyone: Wilson X1Grand Slamm/ Lamm ML2's David,30' x 60'x 13' is extremely large. i have a friend with a 40' x 28' x 14' foot room (that i consider large) that had X-1's for 6 years until he recently got the JM Labs Grand Utopia Be's. i listened to many amps (of many different configurat... | |
| Anyone: Wilson X1Grand Slamm/ Lamm ML2's David, i have nothing but a great respect for your opinions.but we might disagree on what is acceptable in terms of having the dynamics to energise a room. as i said, even in a large room this combo would be engaging.....but would also sound somew... | |
| Anyone: Wilson X1Grand Slamm/ Lamm ML2's i would think that a blanket statement here would be a mistake. on this combination, room size and listening tastes would be big varibles in apparent performance.in a small room with an emphasis on intimate accoustical type music i would think tha... | |
| Review: Emm Labs DCC2 DA converter Joeycalda, i do have a comment on the Levinson #32. i was a Levinson guy for quite a few years (1995-2001) and loved every minute of it. i owned the #37, #36S, #38S, #335, #33H.....and my final Levinson system was the #32 and #33 monoblocks.....wh... | |
| Opinion on Mark Levinson 33H Monoblocks i've owned both the #33 and the #33h in a relatively small room (12' x 18') with no air conditioning. the #33h's really don't get hot at all. the #33's do put off a fair amount of heat but less than any of the many tube amps i've tried.neither the... | |
| Wow .....Pat Barber Cafe BLue HDCD version no, it comes as the regular 'Premonition' cd, the FIM HDCD, the FIM hybrid SACD and the Premonition LP.i agree that the HDCD Gold pressing is better than the standard cd.i have not seen it as an XRCD or other variations of XRCD.the SACD is better ... |