mrtennis
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| CD players with no or configurable upsampling i have reviewed, auditioned and owned many 24 bit oversampling cd players, including:bat vk5, musical fidelity a5, lector .6, vincent cd s6, esatern electric minimax, etc. .such players are not warm or tube like. i have gone to ces and auditioned ... | |
| Weights on top of equipment to dampen vibration go to a scrap metal shop. you may be able to purchase lead, copper and brass. i bought lead weights several years ago. i have a number of lead objects varying in weight.if anyone is interested in purchasing any, let me know. | |
| Best amp under $6k, in your opinion? go vintage. consider the conrad johnson mv 125. it is my favorite amp. i can't think of any current production amp i would rather own than the mv 125. | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? it's a stereo 70 that rings the bell. i am auditioning it. it has the classic tube sound, in stock mode.i will be comparing it against a consonance m400.i have given up on the cyber 800, conrad johnson, quicksilver and music reference. | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? i auditioned a synthesis 25 watt amp, using 6l6gc output tubes. even after replacing the 6l6 tubes with nos 5881, i would hardly call their performance liquid. i recently acquired a dyna stereo 70. that amp has liquidity. | |
| Marantz SA7S1 owners - stock or modded hi dgarretson:i am looking to darken the sound of the marantz, by attenuating the high frequencies and defocusing the sound, creating more body and less detail, heading towards the cclassic tube sound.i have heard reference audio mods modification... | |
| Marantz SA7S1 owners - stock or modded hi jgwilson:i will be getting a marantz 11s2. i am looking to smooth out the treble. i would consider adding a tube analog stage or having caps replaced.i suspect that the underwood mods render a component more transparent and "faster". i want to ... | |
| musicality and dynamics without enhancements the problem with terms like "musical" is that they are ambiguous. they don't precisely communicate the intentions of the communicator.as you have suggested the term "euphonic", may be what people mean when they use the word "musical". why not say ... | |
| musicality and dynamics without enhancements the term "musical" cannot refer to an audio component. an audio component is not an instrument. it is a reproducer, inaccurate though it may be".the qualities of music--pitch, timbre, and harmonics are contained in a recording.if a component exagg... | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? hi joe:thanks for your timely observations. i am looking into a cj mv55 and a dynaco stereo 70. they may offer a bit more of a euphonic character than either the quicksilver amps or the consonance amps.i am somewhat disappointed with many tube amp... | |
| What is your favorite type of tweeter? no one has commented on electrostatic tweeters. why ? | |
| Why are older tubes so much sought after hi eldartford:you made a very insightful staemnet when you referred to stereo systems as "musical" rather than "reproducing" instruments.in fact, all components are imperfect. thus at best, all stereo systems are imperfect reproducing instruments.... | |
| What is your favorite type of tweeter? rtr electrostatic tweeters were wonderful.the original quad esl treble panel was no slouch, either. | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? hi mint604:if you believe the el34 is inherently harsh, what output tubes do you consider, spectrally balanced ?also, how do you explain some of the older cj amps, which used el34s were very warm sounding ?perhaps the output tube is one of many fa... | |
| Best EL-34 Amps? has anyone owned the quicksilver mid monos or consonance m 400 monos ?if so, how would you describe these amps ? |