newbee
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| Looking for colored sound. . . I think. I agree with Sean. I'm not familar with your speakers, however your complaints could also be consistent with speaker/room interfacing problems. Have you investigated and expirimented with set up issues? Speaker toe in? Floor coverings? Deadening f... | |
| sexiest sounding female vocalists? Going back a few years - Julie London - deep throaty voice - not bad to look at either. Fine if you like old pop music. Personally I like a little more upbeat jazz - of the newer singers I really like Rene Marie. Sexy, I don't know, but she has a ... | |
| Tube integrated amp less than 12" in depth? Springbok10, No one has mentioned the Primaluna Prologue integrated amps to you. It comes in 2 models, one optomized for EL34's, and one for Kt88's (6550's/KT90's). Produces about 35wts. Its a simple unit, no frills. But its idiot proof as well. A... | |
| Can all amps drive a 4 ohm load? Well in a sense most all amps can drive a 4 ohm load but if they don't have much current delivery they won't drive it to loud levels and the sound in general can be a bit enemic. Maggies in general like lots of wattage and current. I doubt that yo... | |
| Will a more resolving CDP improve my system? IMHO you are at a point in time when you should make a serious commitment to finding a pre-amp that is tonally neutral, well balanced, revealing, and yet retain liquidity. This is a component that you should be able to live with for many years. On... | |
| Platform for amp IMHO neither. Both will transmit vibrations in both directions - I would opt for some isolation materiels which would reduce or eliminate the transmission of vibrations, especially if you referring to tube amps. | |
| integrated Tube C-J CAV50 for spendor Sp1/2 Sp100 It would have enuf power but, IMHO, the sound of the amp might be too soft for the bottom end of the Spendor 100. I would love to hear the Spendor 100 with one of the PrimaLuna integrated amps. The Prologue One is amazing for the price. It has a v... | |
| Am I crazy????? Try THIS Didn't Newton say that "for every action there is a reaction"? The issue isn't whether or not something moves, however imperceptively, its whether or not the movement makes a difference, sonically speaking. IMHO any differences caused by tiny move... | |
| CD v.s LP - When comming from the same MASTER Apart from the theoretical arguments about whether or not LP's mastered from digital sources sound better than CD's from the same sources, as a pratical matter, even if you have the "best" playback systems made, you have certainly set it the param... | |
| Thinking of going to a tubed amp/pre: any ideas? Just got a PrimaLuna One - pretty much fits your description of your needs. Never listened to the Jolida but based on the Jolida's I've seen, the PrimaLuna's build quality alone would make the case for me. Check it out. I doubt that you could buy ... | |
| Speaker cable vs. interconnect cable length Pabelson, LOL! Better watch out, you will be banned from audiophiledom for using common sense. ICSI, normally longer IC's and shorter cables. Unless you are using a passive preamp the cables will have a more easily audiable difference. The shorter... | |
| Hybrid or tube int? Another vote for the PrimaLuna. I got a One and it works quite well on some Dynaudio driver based speakers I have. At medium volume in a medium room it drove these 86db 6ohm speakers very well. Very musical and detailed - the bass was full but cou... | |
| Amplification Recommendations Please If you don't listen at very high levels I'd put the PrimaLuna Two on your list. I bought the Prima Luna One for a second system and it drove 86dba speakers to moderately high levels with no difficulty in a midsize to smaller room. Very musical and... | |
| Jolida Mod vs VTL ST-85 Better imaging and soundstage is more often the result of very careful speaker placement, locating your listening position, minimizing first reflections off the floor, sidewalls, and if possible ceiling, and otherwise putting diffusion materiels e... | |
| Linn Classik ? Sound good? What will you do when the CD portion dies? Personally I would get a good integrated that would match your speakers and a seperate CDP. |