monk
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| Blue Circle BC3 Galatea - thoughts I auditioned the BC3 despina(and BC phono), along with BAT VK 3i, 5i, Audible Illusions M3A, Cary 98, YBA 2 Pre; all with Bc 2 mono's. The AI for me was an EASY choice. The AI had more of the Cary midrange magic, plus the widest stage, with huge d... | |
| BAT VK 3i vs Audible illusions mod3a ?? As far as phono stages go, the AI M3A wins hands down between the 2 in question. The AI's phono stage is tube(even for MC Gold board, its signal goes through the MC stage is SS, then tube MM stage, to tube line stage), where the BAT is SS through ... | |
| Tubes for modulus 3A ? Check out NOS 7DJ8's. This is my favorite way to experience the true NOS in the various AI preamp's I have had. From Modulas 2 to Mod3, to a new Mod 3A, the 7dj8's last a LONG time (1-2years each pair, esp with the M3A). You can have the Orange gl... | |
| Which Tube integrated for Virgo? There really, as far as i am concerned, only 3 intergateds for this speaker, based on one's preference. Cary sli80 sig., Manley Stingray, VAC Avatar. The Cary is my favorite of the group, most musical as well as the most powerful(in ultralinear mo... | |
| Room too small - any suggestions Merlin TSM"M" are the way to go. Designed as near field monitors for small rooms. Extremely musical, esp with your electronics! USe Cardas/JPS/HT cable throughout(maybe even Silver Audio), use maybe a foam pad for the first reflection points (side... | |
| Merlin vsm m and bryston I am using Blue Circle with VSM-SE and find them a magical marriage. The VSM -"M" with the SS harness (and not the "T" tube harness) would ,after having spoken with others who use this SS harness for just such an amp/speaker combo, be as sympatico... | |
| CDP 2K for Cary sli80 Shearwater H.R. Jay, I would think about a DAC for the 63 as a transport; upsamplers like Bel Canto, Birdland Odeon lite, and add a good Ac cord to each as well. JPS Digital for the DAC, and JPS anaolg Ac for the MArantz. Maybe work some isolation cones in the bu... | |
| Speakers for Magnum Dynalab MD208? Merlin TSM-M's mate very well with Sim Audio gear! Blue circle as well for that matter. I think they would work very well in your space, and gear, as well with WAF. | |
| Blue Circle BC8 monoblocks I only heard them briefly. They are slotted to replace the BC2's; although they are more powerful, they are not as detailed, or musical as BC2's. More effecient class AB (not class A), more power, with a smaller power supply. But the BC2's design ... | |
| Power Cable for a Single - Ended Amp I have a pr of Blue Circle BC2's; a hybrid SET design. I have tried various pc's,Blue Circle BC64,Wireworld Aurora, Nordost Eldorado,PS Black Mamba, Electraglide's highline amp pc(forget which model); the Electraglide was the best by far, but 2-4 ... | |
| Jazz- Modern big band Mingus Big Band! Hands down, the most organic, most passionate, most musical (esp when led by Steve Slagle). Mingus is one of the greatest composer's as well as band leaders of last century.Huge songbook, so many alumni of mingus in the band. Sue ... | |
| BUZZ IN SPEAKERS Plato, with improperly sheilded interconnects, do mean, say, Nordost? (whose design is supposed to fight RFI/EMI). I have a similar hum, and wonder if replacing my Blue Heavens would make a difference; but what link in the chain should you isolate... | |
| Cardas or Nordost??? I am an imagining freak. I also like my sound smooth. Next to SPM and Quattro fil the Blue Heavens are as smooth as butter when compared to Red Dawn. And I have yet to hear anything image better than Nordost(depth and width and Height); Including ... | |
| 24/96 Upsampling upsampling IS the SAME thing as oversampling(been around since 1984) just a new way of "marketing" new DAC's.And oversmapling is pretty much essential for the 16/44.1 format(almost every cd player I know of does this).My opinion, do one of three t... |