phaelon
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| RMAF 2012 Postmortem Kelvin, Thats a very interesting post. Its well considered and has a great deal of merit. | |
| SS amp as opposed to tube amp Orpheus10, I admire your motivation. When I was a newbie, I was like a sponge seeking reliable information... heck, I still am. But I think that the range of opinions regarding tubes and solid state are so diverse that there is no substitution for... | |
| RMAF 2012 Postmortem Hi Jdoris, Focusing on efficient speakers, did you get a chance to hear the Vaughn Cabernet lls. I couldnt make the show and would welcome any comments and comparisons on these speakers. | |
| SS amp as opposed to tube amp As Charles1dad said: ...its all subjective. If the elements of music reproduction that are most important to you are not effected by different amplifier designs (in your system), then youre right - its a toss up. | |
| Newbie Question: Why is turntable volume so low? "I'm just worried that if the volume is at 40, and someone changes to a digital input without turning the volume down first, I'll damage my B&Ws.Hi Bill, just a heads up:Its a good practice to always rest the volume at its lowest setting af... | |
| If you had to choose: tube amp or tube pre-amp? Having read hundreds of posts on the sound of tubes, Im not sure there is enough agreement on what that sound is to use the term as a descriptive device. But that said, and in general, tubes can have an influence over a host of elements that coll... | |
| What city do you live in? Chicago; BYOB :-) | |
| Vendors Who Post I was trying to formulate a post until I read Elizabeths. My thoughts exactly, expressed so much better than I would have. | |
| Solid State for Rock and Tubes for Jazz, Yes or No Hi Wolf, Algerian Death Polkas are notoriously challenging material - those basslines are murderous. Have you explored Swedish Death Polka?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA4N9-UBbQ8 | |
| JM Labs original utopia speakers Oops! Ive got to pay more attention to the original post dates. | |
| JM Labs original utopia speakers Im still using the original Mini Utopias but listened to the line quite a bit since my friend was a dealer. I consider the originals to be great bargains at the current prices I see them being offered. You cant outclass these with upstream compo... | |
| Best speaker on used market around 10,000.00 Hi Josh. Visceral to who, you or Curleyques? Visceral is a very personal effect. | |
| Best speaker on used market around 10,000.00 You know... I see good threads initiated all the time that receive no response. But heres someone seeking advise that there are so many solutions for that its truly nonsensical. How many $20,000 speakers ($10k used = $20k) can meet the subjectiv... | |
| Looking for DAC suggestions Hi Sue, I agree with all those above - youre a wonderful girl and Im jealous. Youre hearts in the right place, but if your boyfriend is even a fraction as anal as most of us on Audiogon, this is likely to result in disappointment. We take our ... | |
| Thoughts on 845 set monoblocks Yo2up - Will do... if and when he gets back to me. |