mitch2
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| Review: McCormack DNA-225 Platinum Edition Upgrades Amplifier George and 4yanx, after upgrading to a DNA-500, I promised myself I wouldn't think about comparisons and further amp upgrades for awhile.....still working on the preamp thing a bit though. 4yanx, good to hear you are enjoying your new Platinum upg... | |
| Tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1? Who knows??? I am new to this also, having just purchased and tubed a SF Line 2 to try something different compared to my Muse 3 Signature SS preamp. Sort of a mixed bag. I talked with one "well regarded on the net" tube vendor who basically said ... | |
| Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others Bigkidz, I had sort of a similar issue with my Vk-500 amp, while the bass was great, and it sounded quite good at lower to moderate levels, when the going got rough...like during complex passages at moderate to higher volume...well, dynamics (espe... | |
| Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others Thanks Semi, your comments are very helpful. In your opinion, how much does the LS16 give up to the LS25 and the non-SE version Line 3, and in what areas. I am narrowing down to LS16MkII or Line 3, probably to be upgraded later. Thanks | |
| Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others Thanks everyone so far,Mthieme, how good is the Vk-30? I used to own a Vk-500, and it sounded pretty good, but sort of broke up a bit when asked to rock on complex pieces. The DNA 500 was a definite improvement. Could you elaborate on the strength... | |
| Dual-Disc Destined to fail?This reporter thinks so Don't get me started.....I feel like a rant, but will try and control myself. The thing is, we have these highly resolving systems that we have put our time and money into, and the software is crap. My DVD audio discs sound good enough to let me k... | |
| Eagles on DVD-A I second, third, fourth, etc. those who have described how good this DVD-A sounds. My listening is in two channel 24/196, not multi channel. There are some DVD-A's out there that suck, but this is not one of them. BTW, I saw the Eagles in 1977 and... | |
| Good In-Ceiling Speakers?? Thanks everyone for all the suggestions, my dealer/friend sells Speakercraft and I was looking at a pair of AIM4's (8" 2-way). I really like their outdoor speakers and am disappointed to hear Elevick did not like their in-ceiling. Maybe some more ... | |
| McCormack DNA 500 This amp is at the top of my (very) short list for a near-future amp upgrade, so I am very interested in the responses to this thread, not only by those who have read the reviews, but by those who have actually heard (or preferrably owned) one. I ... | |
| Outboard crossover box location?? Aarsoe, the speakers are Alon V MkII's that have been upgraded to all alnico drivers, exactly the same as the Stereophile Class A Alon Circe. It is a very worthwhile upgrade, since cabinet construction is the same in both speakers, except for how ... | |
| BAT vs Pass Labs Amp Hi, the BAT VK75 is a tube amp with 75wpc. You can buy a second one and have a pair of very good tube monoblocks delivering 150wpc. That should be enough to easily drive most speakers. OTOH, the Pass X250 is a solid state amplifier, and the sound ... | |
| Outboard crossover box location?? thanks Eldartford, that helps. | |
| Outboard crossover box location?? Thank you for the response Aarsoe. I am currently running 3 lengths of 15 feet long speaker cables from my amp to the speakers, which have the crossovers inside them. Long story short, moving the crossovers to an external box is the last step in a... | |
| Aragon 4004MKII upgrade,Aragon 3005 or Rotel 1095? The 4004MkII is IMO still a good sounding amp compared to comparably priced amps these days. Have you considered keeping the Aragon and adding a 3-channel amp such as an Acurus A-200x3? That would be a cost effective way to maintain your good soun... | |
| Anyone know of any cryoed speaker wire? VH Audio promotes and sells the same star quad cryo'ed wire used in the Flavor 4 power cords as speaker wire. According to the website; "THIS WIRE IS ALSO HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR USE AS SPEAKER CABLE." I have a pair 15 feet long with the Furutech g... |