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| McIntosh Amp Paired with Apogee Stages? For years I drove Apogee Duetta Sigs with Mac's 1000 watt monos and was very happy with the pairing. Just choose the right size amp for the loudness levels you desire. | |
| Amps for Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage Downunder, The 100.5's drive Maggie 3.6's. With the ART 3 in front of the Pass, I find it very easy to listen to, smooth and excellent low level detail. This is coming from a guy who loves SET/300b amps (have them in another system). I had Mac 100... | |
| Amps for Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage Johnb30, haven't that exact combo but would opine:I have the XA100.5's. I believe a lot in preamps. I matched up a Conrad Johnson ART 3 with them and the combo produces a sound that is the best I've heard. I have a lot of respect for AR's preamps ... | |
| Marantz 10b hum Have you tried reversing the 10b's a/c plug orientation in the wall?And to clarify: Do you hear the hum from the Marantz itself or the speakers? | |
| moody blues vs rock hall of fame I remember an watching an interview with Graham Edge (drummer). He said a middle aged woman told him about the time she and her teenage daughter were not doing too well relationship wise (ah, teenagers). One day when she was downstairs, she heard ... | |
| Sonus Faber Guaneri Homage or Extremas? Based on the E's rep for needing power, I'd go for the 501's. While only 100 watts more than the 402, I like the idea of monoblocks, each amp having its own power supply. | |
| How can a 40 watt amp outshine a 140 watt amp "If you can't hear it, then no reason to invest in better amps!" by Grannyring.Now there is a quote and a half! Let that guide you thru the Sea of Snake Oil.I'll add that while navigating thru that sea, there may be differences that you won't hear... | |
| Sonus Faber Guaneri Homage or Extremas? It "is" the GH for me.What aspects of recorded music do you like the most? | |
| Conrad-Johnson LP66S Amp? Lak,Let us know your impressions. | |
| Amp advice sought for Coincident Total Victory I'll add to what Charles1dad said regarding the Cary's: Don't judge a 300b by it. I love/have their 845/211 based 805 AE's but their 300b SE monos just weren't for me (had them/sold them). I don't know if it's because they run it so near the max's... | |
| moody blues vs rock hall of fame I love the Moodly Blues. I'd vote for them. They will eventually get in.Moodies = deepRRHOF = shallow | |
| Amps for Sonus Faber Stradivari Homage 0461,Interesting. Let us know if the 160.5's do it for you. | |
| Conrad-Johnson LP66S Amp? "I am also considering the Allnic A-1500 300B SE amp."I'd urge you to go this way. I've not heard this specific amp but own a couple other 300b SET amps and just love listening to them.In one room I have a Pass XA30.5 hooked up to some Guarneri Ho... | |
| Recommend a 6922 input tube for CJ Premier 140 Pdreher, I envy the fact that you only need 1 6922. I have CJ's ART preamp and it takes 10 of them. You might want to wait until you have received your 140 and listen to it for a few days. That would give you a better idea as to what you want to c... | |
| Conrad-johnson TC5 or Cary SLP 05 ? Let's be fair on the output impedances. Here's a quote from Stereophiles measurements (available online) of the Cary SLP-05:"The SLP 05's output impedance is specified as a usefully low 400 ohms. However, I got significantly higher values for the ... |