mrtennis
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| Tube Preamps...I'm sold do you have any objections to older products, say from the 80's or prior to that ?if "old" is ok, how about an audio research sp 10, or one of the jadis preamps, conrad johnson pv 5 or conrad johnson premier 3, or mfa luminescence ??? | |
| What is the best SS Amp and Pre given the trends? by the way, the best solid state amp is no solid state amp.a decent tube amp is preferable to the best solid state amp.tubes rule, don't be a solid state fool. | |
| What cable would you choose? it depends upon your preferences. it is difficult to recommend a cable in the context of a stereo system with which one is unfamiliar.what are your sonic preferences ? | |
| I am looking for a CD player that has the ........ what is the difference sonically, between the ah tjoeb and the lector .6 ? | |
| What is the best SS Amp and Pre given the trends? mr g:i do not have a preferred solid state amp. i'm sorry to disappoint you.i guess i am consistent. i'm sure your perspicacity can conjure up a worthy contender.i could say, why ask a question if the answer is obvious ? but i won't. | |
| Speaker placement.. there is one other possibility regarding toe in.if you have already tried toe-in, try to out,. and if you have room treatment on the walls, near your speaker, you may absorb some of the treble frequencies and change the spectral balance.try moving... | |
| Can any player challenge Audio Aero Prestige SE ? how can a component have high resolution, transparency and musicality ? musicality is a term refering to the qualities of instruments, mainly timbre and harmonics.a component can't have transparency and musicality as the latter implies coloration ... | |
| What is the best SS Amp and Pre given the trends? i think asking a question, such as "what is the best....", is not helpful. only the one who asks the question can answer the question.there is no best amp, preamp, cable, speaker, cd player, etc. .they all sound different, they are all imperfect, ... | |
| If you had to pay full retail, would you...??? mr edwards:it's amazing to me that you are successful. your know-it-all attitude is offensive. a truly wise man knows he knows not. you probably know very little, and are insecure and full of opinions as well as full of yourself.you probably shoul... | |
| If you had to pay full retail, would you...??? hi tvad:i bought the quads and quad amps from harmony house in manhattan some time in 1966. i paid full retail and a salesman set them up in my living room.the problem with some audiophiles is that they are not interested in music or sound quality... | |
| How high is your soundstage? try not to be too concerned about soundstage. real music doesn't present a soundstage in the manner audiophiles perceive it or talk about it.if you enjoy the spectral balance and the timbre of the instruments, you have accomplished a lot. | |
| do burnt CD copys sound as good as originals? i have done many comparisons between copies and original cds. taking into account one's concept of what "better" is, my experience is that i prefer the original to the copy.there have been some exceptions where a copy sounds less detailed and the ... | |
| If you had to pay full retail, would you...??? hi tvad:my personal best stereo system was stcked quads, mac c22 preamp, 4 quad mono amps, a thorens td 124 turntable with ortofon cartridge.i had that system for 7 years and would have only replaced the cartridge and kept that system forever exce... | |
| Super Clif speakers the value in use equals the value in exchange. if you have auditioned a number of speakers in the price range $1200 to $1600 and you prefer the clef speaker to all others, then the value in use , i.e., what they are worth to you, may exceed $1400.... | |
| Why Tube Pre-SS amp over SS Pre- Tube amp? dc generated by some preamps can damage some ss amps, so ss pre and tube amps may be safer.sonically, i prefer tubed pre and tubed amp.however, if my back were to the wall and i could find a lush tube pre and felt confident that a ss amp would not... |