ozzy62
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| Promitheus TVC preamp Yep, there's no comparison between the Placette passive and a TVC. I haven't heard the active version, so can't comment there. Oz | |
| Green Mountain Audio Imagos Well to try and take this thread back on topic, looks like I am going to go for the Imago in their vIII iteration. If I like what I hear, I will send the xovers back to Roy to bring them up to current status.Glad you guys could amuse yourself........ | |
| Speakers to replace Martin logan Prodigys I agree with Tvad. I owned the VR4 Silvers for over 3 years and I don't think they would ever work well up against a wall. In fact, they should be in medium - large rooms and placed well away from walls so the bass doesn't become overpowering and ... | |
| Silverline Sonata II or III owners Yohjo,You are describing the sound of the Sonata IIIs, which should be vastly different than the IIs since they use all Dynaudio drivers. And I was definitely using tubes on my Sonata IIs. I am not saying they are bad speakers, but just had shortc... | |
| Silverline Sonata II or III owners The sound I am talking about was first heard on jazz guitar, and I am guessing here, around 500-800 Hz. I can tell you the first thing I heard it on was Russell Malone's guitar on a Diana Krall disc. The sound was smeared and had a "cupped hands" ... | |
| Silverline Sonata II or III owners I agree with Mike. I owned the v2 Sonatas for a brief while. They are extremely dynamic and will play effortlessly, but are a little bottom heavy and have a boxy coloration in the midrange. I didn't pick up on it right away, but after I heard it o... | |
| Green Mountain Audio Imagos No, I didn't find that when I searched. Thanks.Oz | |
| McCormack DNA-1 compared to Parasound HCA-1500A Buy a Bryston if you want hi-fi sound, buy a McCormack if you want music.Oz | |
| McCormack DNA-1 compared to Parasound HCA-1500A I'm no SS expert, being a tube guy. But all McCormack amps have sounded good to my ears. I have owned the standard DNA-1, DNA-2 and DNA-1 Deluxe monoblocks and liked them all. Especially the monoblocks. Coda also makes some very nice sounding SS a... | |
| Unable to audition used speakers a problem >This is one reason why I listen to my system at the same volume control setting for every recording,<I don't get how you can do this. Every recording has a volume level where it "locks in". For example, you wouldn't want to play simple "gir... | |
| Unable to audition used speakers a problem >Prefer to audition because IMO speakers are more difficult to evaluate than other gear when they have not been heard.<Rockdanny,I see your point, BUT, the speakers in question (any speakers, really) are not going to sound the same in YOUR r... | |
| What music is your system setup for? I didn't give any thought to one particular type of music when I set up my system. And I think that one that is well put together will do justice to anything you throw at it. My speakers are well into the room, no need for boundary reinforcement. ... | |
| What are these "SUPERBIT" DVD's? >As far as Salo goes<Salo, huh? Did I miss something?Oz | |
| McCormack DNA-1 compared to Parasound HCA-1500A I assure you the McCormack is a much better sounding amplifier. Years ago I replaced a Parasound HCA 2200 II with a standard DNA-1 and this was quite an improvement. The McCormack is more refined and balanced sounding with a slightly warm midrange... | |
| Question about Druids >Never pay full price for these<What exactly did you mean by this comment?Oz |