nzera
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| Best monitors under $5,000/system combos You might also look into Harbeth, especially for the kinds of music you listed. They also work well with solid state. I have the SHL5s- very natural sounding with zero listening fatigue. Depending on your preferences, the Harbeth's will be less fo... | |
| Tubed Integrated/$1500/New or Used For under half your budget you can get a used Antique Sound Labs AQ1001DT. I have had one for almost 2 years (a record for me). Reliable, sounds great with no mods (but does benefit from good tubes), and drives most speakers easily. I 'upgraded' t... | |
| What to do about speakers? Second the Athena's. Easy to drive and great with all types of music. Some might find them a little bright with certain equipment, but should match well with the Marantz and Rega. Only thing to keep in mind is that they are fairly large. They have... | |
| Help on some under $2500 speakers Carolina Audio JTMs. One of the few single driver speakers that shine with solid state. Works exceptionally well in small spaces and close to the wall. Surprising bass. The most natural sounding speaker I have owned. Currently also own Harbeth SHL... | |
| Help me decide b/w a Stealth XXX or a BPT 2.5 Not familiar with the Audio Magic products, but currently have a BPT-1 and an upgraded CPC. The BPT-1 is OK for some sources, but definitely not for any amps. It's the CPC that has made the biggest improvement. Mine is the 20 amp version with Z-sl... | |
| Push pull 300B amplifiers Thanks everyone for your responses. My current system includes Granite Audio 860.1 (KT88 monos), Consonance 2.2 CDP and Equation 25 speakers. Although tubed, it is very fast, detailed and transparent- perhaps too much so for my tastes. The higher ... | |
| My Journey to Digital Nirvana Part 1 Thanks 711,Sounds like it is worth giving it a shot- especially at the current factor direct prices. How 'musical' is the minimax? I had a stock Jolida JD100- nice tubey soundstage, but seemed lacking in musicality on anything too complex. Now hav... | |
| My Journey to Digital Nirvana Part 1 Any more on your impressions of the EE minimax CDP? | |
| Seeking warm, smooth musical amp 2k with features I was looking for exactly the same qualities in a kid-friendly integrated. A Plinius 9200 worked for me- warm full-bodied midrange, great phono stage, pre-outs and HT bypass, detailed but not thin or bright. The Plinius sounds great with the VR2, ... | |
| Tonearm - Incognito VS Origin Live I had the same Horizon/Clearaudio Aurum Beta S combination. I found upgrading the counterweight to the Expressimo was worthwhile. Switching to incognito was more of a mixed bag- it brought out a bit more detail, but was a lot edgier, analytical, a... | |
| Jolida 100 vs Eastern Minimax I recently replaced a Jolida JD100 with a Consonance 2.2 and Quad 99 CDP. Both are a solid improvement over the Jolida, without costing much more used. | |
| Cables for Meadowlark Audio Kestral 2 speakers.... Of the speaker cables I tried with the Kestrel 2s, I liked the biwire (double run) DH Labs Q10 the best. A bit of warmth, good bass, and very smooth highs- was surprised with the Q10's since I had previously used the T14s and found them too bright... | |
| Music you would like to turn someone on to. A few of my lesser known favorites:Universe Zero James Chance (and the Contortionists)Michael HurleyFracois HardySerge Gainsbourg (at least not well known in the states)Paris ComboApples in StereoGlenn BrancaOs MutantesMotor Totemist GuildHalf Jap... | |
| 4 ohm tap vs 8 ohm tap Would like to add that this has been a useful thread for me. I am running a pair of Granite Audio 860.1 tubed monoblocks into Equation 25 speakers and had been using the 8 ohm tap- never gave it much thought. The speakers are 6 ohm. Tried the 4 oh... | |
| Trelja's new tube amplifiers - Granite 860.1 As a satisfied owner of the Granite 860.1 monoblocks, my impression is that there is truth in both Trejla's and Eldartford's take on negative feedback. To my ears, the lowest negative feedback setting is more accurate than no negative feedback, bu... |