pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? VAC Renaissance 30/30 MK III tube amp. Aesthetix Calypso. Harbeth M-40.1's. | |
| re tubing C2300 and MC2102 For 12AX7's, the Mullard CV4004 platinums are nice balanced tubes and won't break the bank. Amperex Bugle Boys are nice as well, but I've found them to be noisy... but I may have just acquired a noisy pair. Telefunken smooth plates are nice as wel... | |
| Which Amp to Choose McIntosh MC7200 or MC275-V? loved my time with the MC275 MKV. Great full bodied airy amp. Responds to tube rolling. | |
| Wanted to share with GON members my new "JOB" Congratulations.... it's wonderful to have a job in a field you are passionate about! | |
| Preamp for Plinius SA-103 I used the Aesthetics Calypso with NOS tubes when I had a Plinius SA-102 & Dynaudio C4's. Can roll tubes to suit your tastes. Highly recommended. | |
| McIntosh and "hard" music? MC275 MKV has plenty of guts and drive, especially for an amp rated @ 75wpc. Upgrading the driver and signal tubes to quality NOS is worthwhile. | |
| Looking for a warm linestage preamp I agree with Ckoffend. I owned the stock Calypso for a few years... sold it... regretted it... and now own the Calypso Signature version. Make sure you research and use high quality NOS tubes. | |
| ARC DSI200 or Bryston 4bsst2 & ARC SP16L If you are looking to add warmth and dramatically increase your listening enjoyment, you should go with a decent tube amp. The McIntosh MC 275 MK V is a great sounding gutsy tube amp that would sound great with your Dyn's. I owned that Mac amp as ... | |
| Most helpful audio companies Aesthetix, Conrad Johnson & McIntosh are the best I've experienced. In all cases, I had bought my products second-hand. | |
| Help me find violin and cello related Great thread BTW... my fav is Yo-Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone. | |
| Prefered Amplifiers to run with Harbeth M40.1 What's your budget.. and are you willing to go with seperates?I've had good success driving my M-40.1's with both solid state (Plinius SA-102) & tube amps (McIntosh MC275 MKV & Conrad Johnson Premier 140). The Plinius amp tended to give me... | |
| Dynaudio c-2 ...amp advice Mcintosh or simaudio Think you can do better than the C-220. Consider Aesthetix Calypso with NOS tubes (approx $2,400 used). | |
| Dynaudio c-2 ...amp advice Mcintosh or simaudio I've owned C2's and C4's. Tried the C4's with Sim W-6 monoblocks, thought they were very analytical, lacked musicality and quickly sold them. While I've never tried McIntosh gear with Dyn speakers, I have used their tube gear with Harbeth speakers... | |
| selection of amp to drive DYNAUDIO C1 I second the Plinius SA-102. I used it in combination with an Aesthetix Calypso preamp when I owned Dyn. C2's & C4's to good effect. Would also recommend you try a higher powered tube amp if you are comfortable with moving beyond a solid state... | |
| Mullard Tube Code Help Samhar... that's some pretty impressive knowledge you are sporting there! How do you know that? |