orfeo_monteverdi
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| Who has heard and can comment on any of these brands?? Audio Physics, Stenheim. About the fabulous Stenheims, I posted this on Audiogon, so useless to repeat myself: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/speaker-recommendation-up-to-70k/post?postid=2255705#2255705 Go listen! They are really astoun... | |
| Tube preamp options [Please forgive my poor English] Without hesitation: Aries Cerat Incito tube preamplifier (approx. $10K). Ultra-quiet zero feedback Single Ended Triode (SET) preamp with transistor-like figures. Big and heavy (33Kg !). 3 chokes in the circuit... | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? [please forgive my poor English] - Stenheim Alumine Two, or Alumine Two SE Fast, articulate. Highly revealing. Impressively realistic if the amp (preferably on the "rich-sounding" side) is very good. - Harbeth Monitor 30.2 XD Good clarity; amazin... | |
| Does remote control degrade the sound of tube preamps? @jumia , [please forgive my poor English] Sorry if my post was not clear. I cannot edit it anymore. What I meant is: Generally speaking, a standby mode leaves the unit always on, and shuts it down partially with remote. Aries Cerat does NOT wa... | |
| Does remote control degrade the sound of tube preamps? It’s my understanding the incito s from aires cerat does not offer standby functionality. So it’s not a fully functional remote. I believe the Power switche is on the back. very disappointing way to design something. (@emergingsoul) This requir... | |
| Does remote control degrade the sound of tube preamps? [other brands mentioned + ]... Aries Cerat, and many others, fall very short not providing a fully functional remote. To not have a remote that controls standby. Volume and input selection is a major major disappointment.(@emergingsoul) [please... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? [please excuse my poor English] Just a few thoughts: - buying a $2700 speaker blindly is like having your cat ordered on Amazon, and have it delivered by drone: completely, totally, dramatically nonsensical. But I am European (nobody’s perfect).... | |
| Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why? The price is totally pointless here. I just wished to suggest that there are various specifications, that could explain the contradictory feedbacks. | |
| Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why? [please excuse my poor English] @toddalin The ESS AMT will shine when played using a high current solid state amp, but they don’t do nearly as well on tubes. In these videos, I went to extremes to match the volumes... Thanks !! The differen... | |
| Which Tweeter preferred- dome natural material, Beryllium/Metal or Planar Ribbon? Why? [please excuse my poor English] IMHO, the AMT (Air Motion Transformer) technology is unquestionably the best of all (when the manufacturer makes it right). "AMT Air Motion Transformer" is an Oscar Heil patent, now in the public domain. But its q... | |
| Amplfiers that Sound like Pass 30.8 that are not so heavy I’ve just bought the XA25. [please excuse my poor English] Thanks @millercarbon for that interesting input about the 25w Pass XA25’s sound. It weighs 45 lbs/20.4 kg (so it is up to the OP; did he mentioned the maximum weight that he/his back c... | |
| Amplfiers that Sound like Pass 30.8 that are not so heavy [please excuse my poor English] Given the easy impedance (min. 6 Ohms, see graph) of your QLN Prestige 3 speakers, I would give the new and terrific NuPrime AMG-STA ($1695) a try, seriously. Compact and lightweight (8.8 lbs). Input stages in ... | |
| How much of High End Audio is Horn Speakers? "Is it the Klipsch name that illicits this type of response (1) or is it Horn speakers in general? (2)" [please excuse my bad English] I am afraid it is the #1 answer. But there is nothing wrong with your choice; after all, it has to suit you... | |
| Can recommend some non-fatigue SMALL bookshelf for near-field listening? [please excuse my poor English] Given you requirements: 1. nearfield 2. relaxed sound => Harbeth P3esr (or P3esr XD, but slightly more defined) + subwoofer, if necessary (later) + Antimode 8033 DSP correction for the subwoofer only (approx. €... | |
| Best speakers around $130k? [please excuse my poor English] @mjbishop99 (=OP), please, be more specific. I attended countless of live, un-amplified performances (mainly classical) throughout Europe. It fine-tuned my ear-brain over the years, in a much more effective way... |