mikesinger
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| Alon Mark IV vs. B&W 801/3 and Aerial 10 T agree with the comments on the alon IV and V. they sound/image like a magnapan but with bass and dynamics. the v has a better bottom end with a smalller cabinet and woofertha alons are great speaker that go to 25 hz and does very little wrong. ple... | |
| best turntable for 500$ or less take a look at some sota's. they offer very good performance at a incredible price.mike | |
| Positioning Vandersteens something to consider...as much as i love the arc classic 60. it may be a little to underpowered in this situation. also, as good as the vandersteen 3a signature is, it may be too big in your room.you have very, very good gear and a tight room. i ... | |
| Cardas Neutral Ref vs Harmonic Tech Pro 9 Plus tried both and went the cardas netural speaker cables..they are by far one of the best products i have ever had "in my system".(btw, the az satori was too rolled off at the extremes for my taste) havent had much luck with the cardas ic's ( went wi... | |
| My Belles 150 is buzzing when I turn it on.. more than likely transformer noise. quite common with that model.mike | |
| Cables for Conrad Johnson MF2500A, Dynaudio 1.3SE? from what you have said, it sounds like you are looking for a fast and neutral cable that has good externsions at both ends, but with a warm midrange.couple of points... imo, no cable really fits into that description. cables fall into warm/bloomy... | |
| Vandersteen 2ci: what a pleasant surprise despite their age, they are still very good speakers. it sounds like you have have some serious system synergy going on with your associated gear.there is a very strong chance you might have a late pair of 2ci's with metal domes ( you can confrim ... | |
| What preamp to get to replace my quicksilver? the audible illusions is a step up. imo, quicksilver makes great amps, their pre amps are just okay. the same can be said of audible, great pre's but okay amps.there are very, very few manufactures that produce great sounding amps / pre-amps and v... | |
| What preamp to get to replace my quicksilver? i would suggest the audible illusion L1 (IIIa if you need phono). awesome pre's that are very well balanced and musical. also the arc ls-2bmkII is a good one. a little more dynamic and revealing and requires only 1 tube !!!! spend more an pu a arc... | |
| Biwired Speakers - silver for high, copper for low i run different speaker cables on my biwired alons. what you are probably hearing is a differnce in the "speed" of the differnce cables and they are not fully intergrating.i had noticed this when i had a "slower" cable on top and a faster on the b... | |
| Why are these speakers so bright but others not? i would experiment with the following:the tubes in the audible illusionschange the ic and speaker cable ( i would suggest cardas neutral speaker cable, they will let you know exactly what is happening upstream)change out the amp ( can sound bright... | |
| Best digital for under $1500 marantz sa-8260...pretty darn good cd player ( close to sacd)nad can be had for $750/$800 new. the outstanding reviews on the unit on true.goodd luck,mike | |
| ARC LS-2 tube recommendation you are lucky you only need 1 tube...you should be able to tube roll very easily. the only questions that will arise is:reliable seller - there are a lot of fake tubesreliable tubes - nos premims are the 50'-60's variantprice- they can get very $$... | |
| audio phyics vigro help.... would anyone know if any of the virgos are biwireable ?regarding positioning... my concern is how close they will be from the side wall (20" to 30") and that would allow (80" to 90") in between. and i can sit any distance from them.i have a shoebo... | |
| Keep the cal audio or buy a new cd player? had a cal cl-20 for a while...not a bad player. there is a sweetness to the sound.the maranatz sa-8260 is pretty darn good...comapring the two, the marantz blew it away imo.. consider it a excellent cd player with free sacd playback.would suggest ... |