monroe1
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| Best amp for Scorpio I have the Scorpio I and have used them with Art Audio Concerto Plus mono amps. I have heard them with Spectron amplification and it was very good but I prefer tube amps with these speakers. I would think that any good tube integrated amp would be... | |
| interested in exploring classical I have found this book to be very helpful as I have explored classical music over the last seven years: "The Essential Cannon of Classical Music" by David Dubal.http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Canon-Classical-Music/dp/0865476640/ref=sr_1_3/186-849... | |
| Long run USB and other questions... A steinman,I use an Opticis cable running from a Mac mini to a Benchmark usb dac (about 30'away). It works very well for me as long as I use a battery power supply instead of the supplied wallwort. See links for information. You can find near endl... | |
| Should I go to a Benchmark DAC1 pre in my system? I own the Benchmark DAC1 USB (not the pre) and have been listening to it for about three months in a computer based system (Mac mini/Itunes/CD collection imported to hard drive-AIFF)and my opinion so far is that it compares favorably to my Linn Ik... | |
| USB Cord Recommendation I use the Kimber USB cable with good results. Sounds better than the generic USB cable that came with my Benchmark DAC1usb.There is a review here:http://www.computeraudiophile.com/node/207 | |
| Non classical piano based music recommendaiton Herbie Hancock: "The Piano" Thelonious Monk: "Monk Alone" | |
| Tube amp for my A.P. Scorpios??? Jackaroe,I am driving my Scorpios with Art Audio Concerto Plus mono tube amps with excellent results. Preamp is an EAR 864 (tube) and the digital source is a Linn Ikemi. Room is 25' long by 15.5' wide with the speakers on the short wall. I listen ... |