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| THE08: Room: 1001: comments on Berning? Are you asking specifically about the Berning/German Physiks combo, or about the quadrature z in general? Can't help with the first question, but I have the quadrature z's in my system. Email me if interested. | |
| Merlin VSM and SETs? I ran my VSM's with a WAVAC 572 for a while--apparently not their most popular model. Supposedly put out 50 WPC, although I talked to some people who said that was a bit optimistic of an estimate. Couldn't stand the bass, very loose and boomy. I m... | |
| I have just purchased the latest Sound Lab M1 Something else to consider, if you like OTL-type sound, David Berning's new Quadrature Z. It extends the technology used in his ZH270 to much higher power applications--specifically 200 wpc into 8 ohm, 270 wpc into 4, with 'burst' of 300 wpc. Neve... | |
| Unhappy with tubes so which transistor amp? I know that you are interested in SS amps, but here in the U.S. the distributor for Peak Consult routinely does shows with Berning amplification. I have the Incognito X matched up with a pair of monoblocked Berning 270's. One thing everybody will ... | |
| switch mode power supply = trash? Probably like everything else, there is no 'definitive' answer. Poorly realized switching power supplies will be 'trash', well-realized ones will sound much better. So, for example, David Berning's amps use switching power supplies, and while some... | |
| Good Baritone Sax Recording? Thanks for the recommendations. I'll be checking them out ASAP. | |
| Berning ZH270 vs 845 SET amp My experience has been that it isn't the Bernings that make poorly recorded Cd's sound unlistenable. I say that because I've had Bernings through many iterations of IC's, speaker cables, preamps, and speakers. I also have many poorly recorded CD's... | |
| Berning ZH270 vs 845 SET amp I've never had an 845-based SET, but I have had a Wavac 1610, apparently not their most popular amp ever, but it fits the bill for a 'high-powered SET'. I am well aware, though that 845's sound different than 300b's, etc., so not sure how valid th... | |
| preamp for berning/merlin/audio aero system You didn't say how much your budget is, but I would recommend two things. First, wait until the new Berning preamp is commercially available--soon, I think. Promises to be a killer, the prototype has been used at a lot of shows where it is part of... | |
| Former Merlin Owners I've been a long time Merlin owner, had at one time or another the Signature 4's, two pairs of VSM milleniums, and a pair of VSM MX, first with the regular BAM and then the superBAM. Each new model I got was a definite improvement over the previou... | |
| Personal speaker evolution 1. Some old drivers I tore out of an RCA console stereo from the 1950's and put into homemade boxes2. A pair of Merlins (forget the model number, but entry level) from the late 1980's3. Merlin Signature 4 Bi-wires (still have them on 'passive disp... | |
| Car audio system How much money do you want to spend? Milbert makes a tube amp for cars, it's basically a Berning EA230, has gotten rave reviews everywhere, but it's pricey. | |
| Cables for Merlin VSM-MXe speakers Well, the Peaks are far from broken in, at least 100 hours to go, but....there will probably be a pair of VSM-MX up here on Audiogon in the relatively near future. | |
| Berning ZH-270 Diamonddude, the SIRA is a 5687-based preamp, isn't it? So is the Tron, always wanted to pick up a Sira to compare (plus emotive audio is only about 90 minutes from me). | |
| Berning ZH-270 SLowhand, Nkj got it right, so far there is only a prototype preamp that has been demo'd at shows. |