ozzy62
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| Looking for the next best thing? Underground welco Well, they don't boast new technology, radical drivers, or new age psychobabble, but Montana loudspeakers can be considered off the beaten path. These are excellent speakers that can compete with most anything out there in their respective price c... | |
| Anything better than Magnepan 1.6? Your original budget was 3K, but I see you mention up to 4K in your last post. If you can stretch it to that you can get a brand new pair of Montana SP3s. I once owned xover modified 1.6s and replaced them with the SP2 and was very happy. Since th... | |
| Budget power amp for Promethius TVC and Quad 22L A TVC will need to break in just like any other piece of equipment. And each tap on the transformer will have to break in individually. Just be patient.Oz | |
| Looking for a first Tube Amp for under $1000 If you can go a little higher, pick up that used RM9 on Agon right now. Trust me, you won't do better at that price.Oz | |
| Best Preamp/Amp Combo for Maggie 1.6QR's? The 1.6s don't need the current of the bigger 3 series maggies and are happy with 100 or so tube watts. This is where they shine, IMHO. And since you said "I will trade VOLUME for MUSICALITY!", this is definitely the route you need to take.Oz | |
| Best 6H30 for CJ Premier 140? Rlawry,I'm not really worried about the tubes, I think the amp sounds fine the way it is. Problem is, one of them died a horrible death Sunday, so I needed a new pair. I just ordered a pair of the regular Sovteks from Jim McShane. But thanks for a... | |
| Budget power amp for Promethius TVC and Quad 22L I agree with Ngjockey about the gain issue. A TVC, or any passive device for that matter, needs an amp that is very easy to drive. If not, you will never be able to hear what it can really do. I just replace my TVC with a Lamm LL2 because my new C... | |
| Blue Ridge Sound HR 1 I don't have a beef with the manufacturer, or with you. If you are happy with them, then that's great for you. My only contributions to this thread were about the original drive-by poster and your comparison to Bose.I have the money, just not the ... | |
| Blue Ridge Sound HR 1 I didn't say the Polks could outperform the HR-1, I was referring to the Bose. And this would be no contest.No, the Polks aren't giant killers. I bought them for 30.00 for my stepson a while back. But I was pleasantly surprised at how they sounded... | |
| Blue Ridge Sound HR 1 I must say that I am surprised that you are using such ancilliaries with Bose speakers. Quite a mismatch there. But the fact that the BRSE speakers outperformed them is damning them with faint praise. I have a pair of 25 yr. old Polk Monitor 7s th... | |
| VTL 450 mystery - please help Yep, plugging a tube amp of that magnitude into a power conditioner is a sure fire way to ask for trouble. At the very least, the sound will suffer greatly. And that's reason enough for me to plug 'em straight into the wall.Oz | |
| The best mini monitors you have heard? Starsound Caravelles.Oz | |
| VRD amps NOS Valves Since I didn't have any responses to this query, I thought I would post an update.I received my used pair of Craig Ostby's VRD monoblock amps last Monday and couldn't be happier. With the exception of absolute power, they are all I could ask for i... | |
| Has anybody had experience with the Orions? Tarsando,Here you go again, comparing apples to citrus type fruit. Not only are these two speakers continents apart in price, have you actually heard both of them?Oz | |
| Montana Speakers? Have they fizzled out? Are you saying the Montana line is "Complete and Utterly" over-priced? Where else can you get near world class performance for the prices Peter charges?Oz |