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| Not Thrilled with Vandersteen 2CE Sigs - where is the first place to work on? The Apt 1 isn't helping...it was an ok preamp in '79, but hell, a Rappaport, ARC SP3xx, Theta, & the little DB were better back 41 years ago..(we sold each of them + a few others I can't recall)...go with nwres' post above & take it and ot... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? A little green rosettaA tiny green rosettaYou'll make a muffin really bettaF. Zappa | |
| Black Ice Audio F11 with Qacoustics 90db 8 ohm Speakers The Concept 40's are a rather benign load (I too have a pair) and Black Ice is the new name of the old Jolida franchise, so you should be ok in the described room unless you like to listen really loud. Jolida made a nice product.Depending on the s... | |
| cost no object integrated amps Surprised the Nagra integrated hasn't been mentioned.. | |
| Q acoustics harsh high end John, try raising (tilting) the front of the speakers up: Between the interactions of your room, furniture, ear level to tweeter level, your own standards, preferences, and hearing, I'm thinking that the you've got to raise the tweeter or slouch m... | |
| Marantz PM Ki Ruby vs Musical Fidelity M6si Well congratulations on the new addition to the family!There was some break-in time, I recall more extension in bass & highs after a few weeks. In one of the posts above, nonoise mentions power conditioning: I can attest to the fact that the M... | |
| Marantz PM Ki Ruby vs Musical Fidelity M6si I did not try the PM-10; at the time I was looking, I could not justify it at full tariff, so it never entered the thought process. I'm confident that it offers some advantages over the Ruby integrated, especially at the price delta between the tw... | |
| Marantz PM Ki Ruby vs Musical Fidelity M6si Ruby owner here (integrated first, followed by SACD player): I’ve been extremely pleased with both pieces, but especially the amp, as I’ve shared in other posts here & on Hoffman’s board. I did not audition the MF; I’m sure it’s a fine unit.To... | |
| Amplifier for Q acoustics concept 500 Yes, I compared the Ruby with my brother's Marantz PM 14s1 - there's an appreciable difference between the two. The Marantz leans warm, almost tube-ish, but has great speed & headroom. It's a heck of a chamelon.The Azur 851 on the Concept 40's... | |
| A new Boston Massachusetts based company “Como Audio” A KLH 21 for the new decade? Hope they do well. | |
| Amplifier for Q acoustics concept 500 While I do not currently own the 500’s, I am ’making do’ with it’s smaller brother, the Concept 40 in an apartment setting. Once I find a house, the 500’s are budgeted for.After auditioning many integrateds, including one of the Azur’s, I chose th... | |
| 10 Audio Cable Myths and Facts It seems the older I get the less I know. But I do know that we all have different hearing capabilities & there's some things you'll hear that I may not be able to, maybe even vice versa.Recommendations from asylum members can help steer one i... | |
| 3 budget speaker cable choices AQ 4 served me well through many systems and years; they've been in AQ's product line for damn near 30+/- years for good reason.Based on stereo5's recent posts on the Canare, I curiously ordered a pair (Blue Jean terminated via Amazon) and have be... | |
| What the 802 and 3 Decades can tell us about trends "What seems to sound neutral to us today, certainly would not have 30 years ago, and vice versa" Agreed: I wonder how much of this is related to our own aging process, e.g. the gradual degradation of our hearing over the years.....and the realizat... | |
| Do old Acoustats compete with new 'stats or dynamics Subscribed.Sure is hard to beat the speed of an electrostatic isn’t it?While I’d love to find a pair of 2+2’s I would think by now time has taken it’s toll on the circuitry, which IIRC was subject to some pretty high voltages. Hope those with real... |