pdreher
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| Gold Lion KT77 tubes for Primaluna Amp - a few questions The Chicago area tube dealer is likely Brent Jessee Recording in Hoffman Estates. I've bought many NOS tubes from Brent over the years and can confirm he's a good supplier.I bought my GL KT77's from Tube Audio Store (RAM Tubes), as the owner (Ro... | |
| Which EL34 is your favorite and why? Ditto Jond's recommendation for Gold Lion KT77's. | |
| Luxman DA -06 Dac I initially used a Sound Science Diamond Music Vault server with my DA-06 and had excellent sound... but when my server starting having hard-drive problems (age related), I tried replacing it with the PS Perfectwave Transport (in large part becaus... | |
| Luxman DA -06 Dac I owned the DA-06 for a few years and loved it! Detailed presentation, but very smooth, never fatiguing and always musical. Operated flawlessly.However, I recommend against buying/using the PS Audio Memory Player as I found it to be highly over-... | |
| Harbeth 40.1 vs Sonus Faber Olympia III Inna - From what I've read, the 40.2 is more efficient and has tighter bass vs. it's predecessor. The 40.1 is known to have issues with a bass hump. Personally, I've owned the 40.1's for approx. 5 years and I like the bass as it is.I agree wit... | |
| Music Server - The Search Begins I recently bought a Bluesound Vault 2 and am pleasantly surprised how good it is. Very easy to use once you get the hang of it and so many options for sourcing music. It's the Squeezebox Touch of it's time, but with greater functionality and sou... | |
| The Music Room Sounds like they don't want your cable. Better off to list it on US Audiomart or Audiogon, as I'd expect you to get a better price vs. selling to a reseller. | |
| Harbeth 40.2 OR Spendor Classic 100 OR ?? I'm on my second stint with Harbeth 40.1's. I had my first pair of 40.1's about seven years ago and regrettably sold them to try a pair of Daedalus Ulysses. Daedalus cabinetry top notch and Lou Hinckley (Daedalus owner) is a very accommodating... | |
| "New" Western Electric wire Grannyring,Are you still selling Dueland speaker cables? If yes, do you have a website for your product offerings? | |
| KEF blades 2 or Dynaudio C4? xti16... yes my C2's and C4's where the original version. | |
| KEF blades 2 or Dynaudio C4? I've owned C2's an C4's. Both require higher volume to sound their best... so I'd take Dynaudio out of consideration if you prefer listening at low volume. I moved on to Harbeth M-40.1's and never looked back. The 40.1's perform well at low to... | |
| Harbeth 40.1 vs Sonus Faber Olympia III There's a like new pair of 40.1's listed for only $6,900. That's a steal. You'd be hard pressed to find a better full range speaker for that price. | |
| Harbeth 40.1 vs Sonus Faber Olympia III I agree with djfst that the 40.1’s don’t need a lot of power. I’ve driven mine with as little as 32 wpc tube amp (VAC 30/30). You ARC Ref 75 SE will be fine. I'm currently using a Music Reference RM9 MK2 EL34 based tube amp rated at 125 wpc. | |
| Harbeth 40.1 vs Sonus Faber Olympia III I owned the 40.1's about 8 years ago and foolishly sold them to try something "different". Now I'm on my second pair of 40.1's after learning my lesson. Your room is similar to mine, so you should have no problems. They sound great with solid... | |
| Tube vendor recommendations? Tube Audio Store (RAM tubes) and Brent Jessee. Not a fan of Upscale Audio for reasons previously mentioned. Vintage Tube Services has excellent quality tubes, but you must be willing to wait several weeks to get your tubes. |