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| Any cheap silver cables for Talon Khorus? There are several low cost possibilities. Homegrown Audio manufactures a terrific silver braided cable that is affordable. Stealth Audio and Elco Audio both have silver cables that come up for bid on the internet. Alpha Core Goertz makes silver ri... | |
| Best Pre-amp under 2k-USED My pick would be the First Sound Presence preamp. This unit would be at home in any system regardless of price. The biggest challenge will be to get the rest of your system up to the level of this preamp. As a second choice, I would try out the Au... | |
| How to pick your first SET tube amp? If you listen in a small room and at low levels you should be able to get by with a 300b amp (8 to 10 watts/channel). Antique sound labs has a number of SET's at reasonable priced that are triode based or pentode based in the 8 to 10 watts/channel... | |
| Which SET amp to buy? Be careful with your amp choice. You should have at least an idea of what speaker you are going to use. If you are in a large or even medium listening room, 10 watts per channel on a speaker with efficiency < or = to 98db and a impedence of 8 o... | |
| OPINIONS Best FULL RANGE used speaker for SS Without a doubt the Soliloquy 6.3's are the best all around speaker in your price range. Set them up properly and they will play music to your hearts content. | |
| What is a good amp that cost no more then 3500.00 I have tried numerous amps in the price range you are looking in. With the Proacs, the Marsh A400 or the Bel Canto EVO's would be terrific. My experience is that the Marsh is the most neutral and transparent amp around. It may be the best amp, per... | |
| A good cartridge between 300.00 and 400.00 Check out the Dynavectors......the 10x4 is in your price range. For a few bucks more you can the Dynavector 20H or 20L (H is for high output, L is for Low output). I own a 20H and love it. | |
| Suggestions - Amps for Coincident Super Eclipse. I would go with a little more power in a SET with the super eclipses. You should be able to get a pair of Antique Sound Labs AQ 1006 845's in your price range. They use the 845 tube and are rated at 22 w/ch. They won a golden ear award from the Ab... | |
| Soliloquy 6.3 with which tube amp? I own 5.3's and have used Unison Research and Antique Sound Labs 845 based single ended amps and got great sound. I would not rule out solid state however.....the Marsh 400 provides an enormous soundstage with a neutral tonal palette. The preamp i... | |
| Audio Museum...what would you want? The original Quad stat's with a pair of Futterman's sitting alongside. The Mission 770's in rosewood. The line of Decca Cartriges. A Dynavector 507 arm with a Karat 17D mounted. And for a modern classic......the Unison Research Smart 845 which is ... | |
| Recommend Higher Power SET Amp Antique Sound Lab also has an 805 based mono single ended amp that delivers 50 watts per channel and is less expensive than the 845 based amp. The word is that the 805 amp is not as sweet sounding as the 845 amp......but it is probably worth an au... | |
| Best Used tube Preamp 1700-- 2500: advice needed The BAT vk3i is a very musical but detailed sounding preamp and should be relatively easy to find used. If your lucky you may be able to source a First Sound Presence Deluxe which will compete with the best of the best.....a remarkable preamp! | |
| Best Component Ever, for the money The dynavector 507 tonearm. Brings the best out of just about every cartridge. It is a masterpiece of visual and engineering design. | |
| Recomended speaker cable - Soliloquy 5.3 Try the Harmonic Technology cables in either single or biwire. I also had great sound with a pair of Vampire Continuous Cast Silver speaker cable. | |
| Best Tube Amp under 10K? If you want to go single ended, I vote for the Cary 805C or the Unison Research Smart 845's. If the KEF speakers have no less than a six ohm impedence I would also place a vote for the lower priced Atmasphere, Berning or Prodigy OTL amps. |