pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| Theory about Cary amps and their reviewers I've not yet owned any Cary gear, but I have talked to Dennis Had on two occassions... he was more than helpful and very personable. I wouldn't hesitate to buy Cary gear. | |
| Speaker Sugestions Wanted $1500 max Of all of the suggestions made on this thread so far, I would have to agree with the Von Schweikert VR2's. I also like the suggestion of the PSB Goldi's, but I'm not sure if your amp has enough horsepower for them.I think I'd stay away from the So... | |
| Best redbook player for under $1000 From personal experience I would stay far away from the Marantz (very over-rated mass market junk...don't believe the Stereophile reviews). I have the Jolida JD 100 which is a solid value for approx. $600 used... you can use the left-over money fo... | |
| Confusion reigns - tube amp,ss amp, integrated..?? I second Apt_One's advice. Stay away from HT... you will end up spending alot of money for "bells & whistles" that would be better spent on higher quality two channel components. I learned the hard way ($). | |
| Confusion reigns - tube amp,ss amp, integrated..?? I've ditched HT, and spent my money on fewer, higher quality two channel components. You can still run your DVD player thru a high quality 2 channel system and have nice results. With a high quality 2 channel system, you won't have to worry as man... | |
| BAT vk-200 or Krell KSA 80/100 I have a BAT VK 200 driving my Silverline Sonata II's with good success. My only complaint is that it runs a little hot. They are an excellent value for approx. $1250 used. | |
| Folk/Rock choices that are well recorded IMO, you can't go wrong with Jack Johnson's "On and On". Good music and well recorded. | |
| Changing receiver from Arcam to? Shriramosu... I have to agree with some of the other posters that you are going to get much better sound from seperates. Another thing to consider is going back to two channel and sink your money into higher quality components. I found surround so... | |
| Would you buy speakers with out first listening ? SoGood51... I blew through this string pretty quickly, but I thought I heard you say your leaning towards a "big" speaker. I bought my Silverline Sonata II's sight unseen (used @ $2750 delivered) and could not be happier. There is a pair of Sonata... | |
| What's the "worst" cdp for the money? Perfectionist... I could not agree more with your bashing of the Marantz SA8260! While I am a subscriber to Stereophile, I can't say I take their reviews very seriously, as they regularly rate some Marantz models Class A... what a @#$@#$'ing joke!... | |
| Favorite Movie Soundtrack "Garden State"... great movie too! | |
| Anyone using their Jolida JD 100 as a transport? Distortion - The new speakers (Silverline Sonata II's) are the real deal! I'm presently listening to classical via my Jolida modded 402 tuner, and it sounds better than my old speakers playing CD's. The Sonata II's at used prices ($2500 - 2800) ar... | |
| Cary SLP-98L I've not heard the Cary SLP 98, but I can vouch for Joule Electra preamps. I just recently replaced a BAT VK 30 pre with the Joule Electra LA 150. The LA 150 puts the VK 30 to shame... no contest! | |
| Single ended to XLR adapter I have a similar problem: BAT VK 200 amp w/balanced inputs connected with RCA cables via XLR adaptors, connected to a single ended Joule Electra LA 150 preamp.My previous setup was all balanced/XLR (BAT amp to a BAT VK 30 balanced pre). Even thoug... | |
| sexiest sounding female vocalists? Diana Krall (Live in Paris), easy on the eyes too ;-) |