mmike84
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| Atma Sphere deserves praise Thanks Acresverde! I forgot to mention that!!Samujohn- Most of us can't or don't want to pull that off. Maybe you're best suited for DIY but I'm not. The value of having it done inexpensively at the factory, while resetting the warranty is really ... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon Mlsstl-Nicely said. | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon Semi-Here's how I measure musical. Speakers that make me quit analyzing the sound. I bought more music in the 2 months I borrowed them, than I had bought in the previous 6 months. I simply quit analyzing and listened, and for the record the Harbet... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon I lived with a pair of Super HL5's and I am still haunted by what they did well. Here's my take. For me it all comes down to what you value and listen to, and how you listen. If you find yourself listening to Black Sabbath, Nine Inch Nails, Radioh... | |
| Amplifier progression and change Bingo. In my first post I recommended a VAC Avatar Super. The standard Avatar is no more powerful than the Manley. There are other for sure but those Harbeths came alive for me with tubes, especially on the VAC. | |
| Amplifier progression and change 04-23-10: Pubul57I think you can get a heck of a good integrated for your price range, in the $3000 range, I think the Manley Stingray II is well worth looing into. They use EL84 tubes which I really like in one on my amps, and if the triode setti... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence C2 or Focus 360 ? 04-22-10: ToetapfactorI've seen them for $8k on the used market.Ill take every pair you have at that price ..try 10-11 grandToetapfactor (Answers)About a year ago there were a bunch on. Some sold. Others didn't. One Rosewood pair in DC went to $75... | |
| 2A3 Set power amp 04-22-10: AmandaraeI am with Paul!Mmike84, have you tried your 300B amp on a 100 dBor greater sensitivity speakers? If so, which one? Amandarae-No I have not. Not yet anyway. The 300b Amp and the speakers were made by the same company though so yo... | |
| Amplifier progression and change This is not an answer to your question but I had Super HL-5's for about 6 weeks and the best sound I ever heard from them was using a Vac Avatar Super. | |
| 2A3 Set power amp I agree that you're not giving us enough information to make a complete determination. I don't agree that you need 97-100db efficient speakers. A friend of mine is currently using my 8 WPC 300B amps on 90 db efficient 6 Ohm Green Mountain Audio sp... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence C2 or Focus 360 ? Then try the C-2 and add a sub later if needed. They are a tough sale on the used market though so don't pay too much. | |
| amp for Usher speakers I owned BE-20's and for fun I tried an Ayre integrated on them. I'll tell you that was an excellent combination. If it drove teh BE-20's I'm pretty sure it will have no trouble with 718's. | |
| Dynaudio Confidence C2 or Focus 360 ? The C-2's are good, but I agree that you should target the C-4's. I've seen them for $8k on the used market. | |
| Tube vs. Solid State-Basic Question Another tube convert! | |
| Tube vs. Solid State-Basic Question I have one additional comment to add in addition to what's been offered already. It is my understanding that when a tube amp clips, meaning the volume and complexity of a passage overwhelm the tube amps ability to adequately drive the sound, the c... |