mribob
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| Venture Audio Speakers Mike at Precision has even outdown himself, in my opinion. He is showing the new Venture upgraded speaker, which only has 2 7" woofers; a 5" midrange, and 2" tweeter; all proprietary designs with underhung voice coils and Abacaca carbon drivers, p... | |
| Why Not More Conversation about VAC? I sent my VAC Phi Beta preamp in for service; as I bought it used. Kevin and Brent kept me informed every step of the way; it was finished on time; Kevin spent a lot time listening to, tweaking it; and replacing the tubes with a matched set. It wa... | |
| Ear 868 compared to vac signature mkii oops; meant the VAC phi beta is close to the Signiture Mkii; not the EAR; my bad | |
| Ear 868 compared to vac signature mkii I auditioned an EAR 868 with my Bryston 28sst2's and enjoyed the combo; it was rich; full, easy to listen to...I purchased a VAC phi beta tubed preamp; which is sonically very close to the EAR; I thought the build quality on the VAC was much super... | |
| Any opinions on new type of amps from BMC, Hegel, sorry the thread is drifting off topic; even advertisers who disclose can provide reasonable info..and this info is worth what we are paying for it...which is only time on the 'net; we are smart enough to separate wheat from chaff; and I'm glad th... | |
| Any opinions on new type of amps from BMC, Hegel, TBg: Thanks for your note; yes; I saw yoursystem posted on Virtual systems; it looks great. But I don't think you accurately answered my questions about how the BMC amp works; and how is different from other amp designs. Does it sound best when pa... | |
| Which Multi-Channel Amp? I have a Parasound A-51 running balanced from my Marantz 7005; sound is rich and full; the amp is a beast; weights around 80 lbs; 5 channels at 250 watts/; and runs a bit warm; but built like a tank; with sound quality and punch is spades... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations try to find some new cd's coming out on Paulette McWilliams; great female jazz singer; who has sung back up for Celine Dion, and Michale Jackson; now has her own cd out...sweeet and saltry.. | |
| Extremely High-End "Pre-Pro" Surround Pre-Amp I am using the Marantz 7005 in conjunction with a VAC phi beta pre; and am very pleased with the sonic qualities of both my two channel;and home theater. The Marantz is well priced for its features; I use an Oppo 95 and Directv for video sources. ... | |
| Best Preamp for Ayon Orthos II monoblocks? What about Ayon CD-5s; functions as integrated tubed DAC, transport; an preamp; should have great synergy with Ayon Amps...list new for $11.5; but sure you could get for a bit less... | |
| New Giant Television anyone compared picture quality; brightness; and sharpness between the Mitsui 75" laserview vs the 82" or 92" dlp's? The laser view seems attractive as you don't need the bulb changed; and it runs quieter without the fan noise..the laserview's are... | |
| another thread on DACS/players...thoughts please to Teajay; and the other responders, many thanks for your suggestions and research.I do need a dac to process the high res downloads; and prefer a volume control and remote control to allow switching sources, which seems to eliminate the AA tubed ... | |
| Hum issue - driving me more crazy Jea; I had electrician come out to house and attach dedicated ground wire to a grounded piece of metal on house; ie; electrical conduit. I did try to put a piece of steel rod in the ground to a depth of 5', and attach copper grounding wire; but th... | |
| Hum issue - driving me more crazy Mnorl: I also have a ground loop hum that I have traced to my Directv dish; but only on my main system; the bedroom system using an Integra receiver has no hum...I've checked and made sure the dish is grounded properly; and have used some cheater ... | |
| Meridian Sooloos or Qsonix? which is better? I have some experience with both; but own the new version of Qsonix. I like the Qsonix; and find the user interface to be simply incredible; very easy my wife can use it; the software updates are great and solve some of the issues with meta taggin... |