mikesinger
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| Is there any obvious advantage for monoblocks? in reality alot depends on the design and efficency of your speakers. i have heard alot of stereo amps that sound great and alot of crappy sounding monoblocs. the advantage to a great sounding monobloc to a great sounding stereo amp is the monbloc... | |
| Is there any obvious advantage for monoblocks? seperate power supplies ( this is a big one)better dynaimics and imaging (another big one)channel seperation ( big one )i like my pse studio v monoblocs i just picked up another pair for my bi-wired alons. that a total of 4 monoblocs.that will giv... | |
| Which SS amps sound like a tube amp? i agree with above on two points...1. no such thing2. get a tube pre, you'l; get roughly 75 TO 80 % there.btw, muse monos are very nice ( liquid) and pse studio v's ( clear /transparent)mik | |
| Cables - Where to begin? as far as ic's. if you can stretch a little more, here a couple of suggestions.the coincident interconnect is a fantastic ic cable. they can be had for $140 to $160 used. this is "the" bargain high end interconnect in my opinion. the only cable i ... | |
| What cable caused you to become a cable "junkie" ? xlo signiture 2.2 | |
| Cardas Interconnect Upgrade?????? going up the line in cardas ( outside of the neutral series)is a step toward warmer and warmer cables. the golden cross was probley the warmest cable i have ever heard before in my life.alot would depend where you want to take sound. most cables f... | |
| How good is Monster 2.4 bi-wire? i found it to be a excellent cable. i am not a monster cable fan ( ie mass market crap ). but this is a excellent cable as is the 2.2s single wire cable.i use them with:pse studio v mono blocs ( transparent)arc ls-12 ( just sold )( transparent)mar... | |
| Best SACD for under $1200 marantz sa-8260.incredible redbook and sacd too ( i would dare say the redbook is 95% close to sacd). it is that good - thereviews are true.would sugggest buying new- there have been problems with toc/servo/transport issues.also the philips 963 wo... | |
| Audio Research and Aragon i just sold a arc ls-12 here on audiogon. it was the last of their solid state preamps. if i was to describe the sound, i would say extremly neutral and transparent.in fact it is most uncolored pre i have heard to date. the only interconnect that ... | |
| Which preamp? Audible Illusions Rogue Audio ARC i havent owned rouge audio but i have owned the other 2.the local dealer in southern cal ( wont mention thier name) but they have stopped carrying rouge because of reliablity issues, he mentioned that 1 out of 3 had to be returned. that is a 33 % ... | |
| Best interconnect under$400 for Jolida JD100 a very neutral cable is the xlo signiture II. it is fast, detailed, clear, and very very neutral)i have tried alot in a completly ss system ( tara, cardas ( all but the golden reference), harmonic, tech, transparent, wireworld).and i am very blown... | |
| Tube pre amp suggestions for my Bryston 3BST audio research ls2b mkII or one of the variations.it is alot of preamp for the money and probabley the best buy for under $1k in my opinion.tube rolling is cheapfor the unit.hope that helps !!!mike | |
| Lazarus hybrid amps...anyone hear them? i have a chance to hear them recently. i had 2 on hand, but the power switch on one was broken.sonically speaking, it is very warm in the midrange and a little soft in the bass. a little distant in the soundstage department. the detail was a littl... | |
| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase it is nice to know that i am not the only one. after 15 years of marriage, i cant tell you how many fights and arguments that have happened ( the first one was over a pair of vandersten 2ci's).my wife has been very good overall and i shouldnt comp... | |
| Coincident speaker cable experience i have found their interconnect a bargain for the price. is as good as my xlo signiture II. no, but at 1/2 the price it is very close. |