pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| 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? | |
| How Much Difference Does a More Powerful Amp Make? In my experience, a more powerful amp does not necessarily translate into better sound. I had Dynaudio C4's powered by a Plinius SA-102 (125 WPC), then thought I'd get more out of them moving to Simaudio W-6 monoblocks (425 WPC). Ended up being th... | |
| Audio Aero Players I've had the original version AA Capitol 24/192 in my system for about 3 years. Had the tubes and transport replaced about a year ago. Good, warm, full bodied sound and trouble free performance. | |
| RIP Frank Gow I only spent about 2 hours with him over the phone last fall, but Frank was a very sincere & accommodating gentleman who provided excellent advise and customer service. | |
| Piece of Audio gear you regret selling Sold my Aesthetix Calypso with NOS tubes for $2300, only to buy the Signature version Calypso a few months later. | |
| Harbeth compact 7 ES3 for a large room ? K330... yes, I've run into the same thing in regards to the limit of characters you can type in a post. Seems strange. | |
| My "ah-ha" moment with NOS tubes... check that... I've confirmed mine are the Holland version Amperex 7308 PQ's. | |
| My "ah-ha" moment with NOS tubes... Samhar - I'm not sure if my Amperex is the Holland or US version... if I where to guess, I think it's the US version but would have to unscrew the tube cage to confirm.Since your recommendation on the Reflector 6H30P-DR tubes, I've done a little s... | |
| Best Integrated amp for Wilson Audio Sasha I've not used Wilson speakers before, however, there's a nice Boulder 865 recently listed for $7K that you may want to add to your list. If price where no object, the VAC Phi Beta integrated would be at the top of my list. I think there's a demo l... | |
| Computer output to DAC, which route? Nolitan - according to the review on Computer Audiophile, yes, the Halide Bridge is asynchoronous. Let us know if you end up trying it and how you like it. | |
| Preamp suggestions Aesthetix Calypso with NOS tubes. |