pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| Harbeth SHL5 vs 40.1 I've not heard the SHL5's, but I own the 40.1's and love them. Your Cary amp & pre will work fine with the 40.1's. How large is your room? | |
| Changing to bookshelf speakers. Recommendations? Consider adding Dynaudio C1's or C3's to your list. | |
| Need help selecting bookshelf speakers for theatre Dynaudio 52SE's | |
| What amplifier for Harbeth HL-5? Bassoon - What amp will you be using with your 40.1's, and does the rest of your system consist of? I'm currently using a Plinius SA-102 Class A solid state amp with the Calypso preamp with NOS tubes. | |
| Zu or Harbeth Samhar - I'd say the 40.1's excel in being very well balanced speakers, in that they are good at everything... and I would describe their sound as palpable, organic, rich (without sounding syrupy) and full bodied. Micro dynamics and decay are exce... | |
| Speaker suggestions Harbeth's sound really nice at low to moderate volume levels... as much as I have enjoyed my many experiences with Dynaudio speakers, they really need the volume turned up to sound their best. | |
| Zu or Harbeth I think you'd love the 40.1's... I sure do. I can't speak to the sound of the Zu's, as I have never heard them, however, while I like that they are very efficient, I am turned off by the way they look (I know many would say the same about the 1970... | |
| How quite is the Aesthetix Calypso Vs Bat VK3i I think you'd be wasting your money if you plan to use the Calypso with stock tubes. Suggest you look at alternatives / older preamps from Audio Research & Conrad Johnson, or the Joule preamps. I'm just not a fan of BAT gear, although my exper... | |
| Sedonix I had my AA Capitole repaired by my local tech in St. Louis (Zaw Win @ Alpha Tech). Replaced the Phillips transport and the mini tubes... completed the work in two weeks with no issues. I'd be worried if I were you... sorry. | |
| How quite is the Aesthetix Calypso Vs Bat VK3i Agree verbatim with Dopogue's comments. My Calypso is superior to my previous preamps (BAT VK30 & Joule LA-150 MKII). However, good NOS tubes are required to make the Calypso sing... think Amperex white label 6922's & Mullard CV-4004 in th... | |
| Stands for Dynaudio Confidence 3's If you live near the St. Louis area, I have some Target stands filled with lead & sand I would sell for $150. Skylan & Sound Anchor are my faves. | |
| REL Studio III vs. JL Audio Fathom 113 I'd be worried that adding one sub, let alone two subs to your wonderful system might overwhelm things. I have a room, almost identical in size as yours, and when I tried to use just one REL Storm sub with my previous full range speakers (Dyn C4's... | |
| Tweaks Agree with Rhljazz on the GIK panels... and agree with Jgiacaloon that rubber/cork/rubber pads @ HVAC suppliers are more effective and less expensive than Vibrapods. I found the Vibrapods to suck the life out of the music. Macdadtexas - I agree th... | |
| speakers for arcam integrated Not sure of your budget or room size, but I've heard entry level Dynaudio monitors paired with Arcam @ a local dealership that sounded nice, and also own some old Dynaudio Audience 42's paired with an old Arcam integrated in my bedroom system. The... | |
| Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic I'm very happy with my Jade Hybrids. No need or desire to change unless I want to downgrade. |