pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| Leben CS600 vs McIntosh MC275 I used the MC275 with Harbeth M-40.1's a few years back and it was a nice combo. I have no experience with the Leben, but I'm sure you'd be fine with either amp. | |
| Crisp sounding tubes for Modwright 5400ES I'm new to the Modwright 5400ES owners club. IME, swapping out the stock Sovtek 5AR4 with a 1965 vintage Mullard 4 notch 5AR4 (rebranded Hammond from Brent Jesse Recording & Supply) made a huge difference. Adjectives that describe the improvem... | |
| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? Harbeth SHL5's or 30.1's | |
| Ayon CD2S vs ModWright XA-5400ES Ultimate Truth Scot - Let me know if you want to sell your ModWright XA-5400ES w/Ultimate Truth mods. | |
| Is the Musical Fidelity Nu-vista M3 outdated I had one for a very brief spell. I found the sound quality below average and the appearance was gaudy. I sold it quickly. | |
| Plinius sa102. or jeff rowland model 6 The Plinius SA-102 is the best solid state amp I have owned... however, I still prefer a good tube amp from VAC or McIntosh. | |
| Which Harbeths for 14x35x12 living/kitchen space? I use a REL Storm MK III with my SHL5's. Is it seamless... no. Is it as good as my time with the M-40.1's... no. But still a nice sounding set up. The sub adds some fullness and body to the sound and expands the soundstage. | |
| Which Harbeths for 14x35x12 living/kitchen space? That's a large room... 40.1's would be my recommendation. I've owned them before. Your amp is plenty powerful enough. Anything less would benefit from a subwoofer. | |
| Your top 3 worst purchases ever Musical Fidelity NuVista integrated... all bling, but lacked any hint of musicality.Simaudio W-6 monoblocks. Below average build quality and sound quality was a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10. Even had them paired with Dynaudio C4 speakers... was suppose... | |
| Best sounding Hybrid Integrated in $2000 range Pathos Twin Tower's are somewhat rare on the used market, but are worth trying if you have speakers sensitive enough to be driven by 30wpc. Best integrated I have owned. | |
| Best speaker cables for Harbeth SHL5s Ditto the DNM. That's what I use with mine. | |
| Ok to use a Shunyata Hydra A-4 with a VAC 70/70? I have a VAC 70/70... and like you, my lights dim when my A/C turns on. I use dedicated 20 amp outlets. I gave up on power conditioners years ago. | |
| Vicoustic room treatments? I agree that they really look nice. I've saved their web link in my favorites for future consideration if/when I'm in position to build a dedicated audio room. Not sure if they are a new company or just have yet to develop a presence in the US. I ... | |
| MC5200 or a MC275 with preamp I owned an MC275 paired with an Aesthetics Calypso preamp and it was one of the best amp/pre combo's I've owned. I have no experience with Mac's SS integrateds, but can say with confidence that the MC275 will not disappoint. I'm also very pro tube... | |
| Any Suggestions for SS Amp for Devore Nines? Agree with Jetrexpro. I previously owned the PAthos Twin Towers... best sounding integrated I have owned and it looks cool too! |