pdreher
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| Harbeth 7es3 vs HL5 That's a large room, especially considering it opens up to more rooms. I'd go with the SHL5's with the sub to fill things out, and a decent tube amp. I've used the McIntosh MC275 MK V with my M-40.1's to good effect in a room smaller than yours...... | |
| McIntosh Fans - I'm Considering an Amp Upgrade The MC275 mk V is a great little tube amp. Highly recommended. | |
| Addiction to Brand When it comes to tubes, I'm a fan of old Amperex, Siemens & Telefunken... as well as new production SED power tubes. When it comes to electronics, I enjoy and trust Aesthetix, McIntosh & Conrad Johnson.I love my Harbeth M-40.1 speakers. I ... | |
| Looking for a Preamp up to $3K Ditto the Calypso... will need to account for NOS tubes ($300'ish). | |
| Which amp to drive Verity Parsifal Ovation Monitor Not a Simaudio fan... heavy into advertising and appearance, but light on performance. Go with the Pass... not even a contest if it where my money... but then again, I'd be looking to go with tubes. | |
| Tube Research Labs Dude vs. Shindo Labs preamps Vinyljh... suggest you brush up on your customer service skills. Telling a prospective customer (even if they are buying used) that their post is pointless will not do much for endearing the Shindo brand to Audiogoners. Just a suggestion. | |
| Aesthetix Calypso or Pass Labs Preamp Terryakhan - I think you have very good tubes. I can recommend you try Telefunken 12AX7 smooth plates to get another perspective.In the 6922 slot's, I've been happy with Amperex orange label, but preferred the older & more expensive Amperex (P... | |
| Has anyone switched from Dynaudio to Harbeth I've owned 5 pairs of Dynaudio speakers, from the Audience 42's, to the Contour 1.3SE's to the Confidence C4. About 2 years ago, I sold my Dyn C4's and tried the Harbeth M-40.1's and even though they retail for approx. 40% less than the Dyn C4's, ... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso upgrade to Signature version ? I owned the Calypso for approximately 3 years and loved it. I now have the Calypso Signature and can tell you it's wonderful and definitely better than the base Calypso. The signature is more refined, focused and sounds very lifelike to me. The im... | |
| Moscode 402au vs Butler TDB2250 vs McIntosh MC275 Mcondon - The first integrated I tried after separates was a Musical Fidelity Nuvista M3... a big disappointment. I knew instantly that it was all bling, with little substance... I listed it within 3 days of getting it. Even ended up paying the ne... | |
| Wanting opinions about preamps Not meaning to muddy the waters for you, but when I had my MC275 MKV, I had great success paring it with the Aesthetix Calypso with Telefunken smooth plate 12AX7's & Amperex SQ 6922's. I also upgraded the driver tubes of the MC275 with NOS Mul... | |
| Suggestions please: upgrade from Dynaudio S1.4 I've owned Dynaudio Contour 1.3SE's, Confidence 2 & 4, and now the Harbeth M-40.1's. While I appreciate Dynaudio and still own two pairs of Audience Monitors in secondary systems, I love my Harbeth's! They are great with tube gear and also bet... | |
| Computer output to DAC, which route? I'm in a similar situation... I have a new Macbook Pro and the DAC from my Audio Aero Capitol with SPDIF inputs. I'm leaning towards getting the Halide Design USB-SPDIF Bridge ($450) along with Pure Music software that works with I-Tunes($129). I ... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso or Pass Labs Preamp I've never tried Pass gear, but had the Calypso for three enjoyable years, then regrettably sold it to save some money by going with a few different integrated amps. Now I've realized how much I missed my separates and have purchased a Calypso Sig... | |
| Best preamp for 2k-3k Aesthetix Calypso is the best I've owned. Comes in near the mid-point of your budget with NOS tubes (I recommend Amperex white label 6922's & either Telefunken 12AX7's or Mullard CV4004 platinums). |