mimberman
Responses from mimberman
| Spend my $8,000 pt. 2 Rbstehno: I like the classe unit, but It also only goes to 225 at 4 ohm, and while that's not a concern with the Totems, I don't want to rule out the idea of getting a pair of huge brutes down the road if I end up finding something I like more tha... | |
| Spend my $8,000 pt. 2 Cellorover: Thanks for the info. As the Aesthetix pre is 6500 and the Ayre pre is 8600, it appears I'm not looking at preamps under 5-6K. I'm not looking to spend this money on principa (the plinius is on my list)l, it's just worked out that way, ... | |
| Watt Puppy 7s/Maxx 2s Last year I heard the 7.1s with Lamm and an Accuphase SACD player. It was a very exciting sound! | |
| Django Reinhardt. Hmm, audiophile and Django Reinhardt don't necessarily fit in the same sentence, since even the best recordings have some problems, but here's a few I think are great:Jazz in Paris: Nuits de Saint-Germain des-Prés --an excellent live show with goo... | |
| Best integrated amp for about 2.5k I've been back and forth about the Krell. There's no debating the build quality, which is pretty great (they've made better, but also worse!). I listened to it against (both in different sessions and also in A/B/C) an Audionet Art, Plinius 9200, P... | |
| Moon I-3 and Totem Forest? Mani_canadian: you're right in that the i-5 would sound better. I've been thinking about this alot and trying to remember my initial impressions on both amps with the forests. The i-5 is a much better sounding amp. I think the i-3 challenged the F... | |
| Help with a wide/twin bay rack Bgarzman:Thought about doing this myself, but I'm a total perfectionist and pretty busy to boot. I would try to build one, but it wouldn't be ready for about 4 years, and I'd love to get some listening done before that. Yours turned out great, con... | |
| Spend my $8,000 pt. 2 Swampwalker: Yeah, that's what I gather about the BAT. I don't think it's ultimately the route for me regardless of the phono. This is a petty concern (and I'm petty person) but I can't stand the look of the BAT. I know it should be abot the music... | |
| Any Impressions on the IsoRock GR3 Have heard the Ref 3 and think they're great. Haven't heard the Stands BUT my initial advise would be, if they're still breaking in, wait before buying any stands, as the midrange and sound stage may just develop into what you're looking for witho... | |
| Help with a wide/twin bay rack Thanks everyone for the responses, and keep them coming.Boa2: Love the timbernatin stuff....I'm going to contact Chris to see what the cost of a custom stand would be. The Bell'o looks to be about 6-700 for the nicer finish, but is this thing just... | |
| Best integrated amp with MartinLogan Aerius I would also take a look at a classe (a CAP 150/151 or 80, or maybe a Plinius 8100. Could throw in the Portal Panache at the upper end of the price range.The MuFI 3.2 would work, and I think is a better option than Creek (not a creek fan, personal... | |
| Driving Totem Forrests with 40W Tubes??? That question I can't answer, because I'm not a tube guy. I'd email Totem and ask; they've always been helpful with my requests. | |
| Am I missing something? Before each listening session a 98 year old Japanese woman peforms Reiki therapy on my speakers, not to mention that my record brush is made from the hair of a 16th century Castrato. So I guess a clock doesn't seem _that_ insane. | |
| Moon I-3 and Totem Forest? I'm a little overkill on what I think the Forests like. True, they're not the Mani-2's, but they're also not super-efficient. The i-3 would be fine, and would have just enough power. Is it the last word in an integrated for the forests, no? But it... | |
| Jazz Recommendations. FYI:I posted a thread about a Blue Note Records sale at Tower Records (25% off--no affiliation with tower) and included a list of Blue Note recordings that I think would be a welcome addition to any collection. It tends mostly towards Bop and Hard... |