phaelon
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| The Best Compliment You've Gotten On Your Rig? "can I hear just one more song ?" Adam18, Thats the greatest compliment, and the one I think most of us want to hear. You must have achieved something special. | |
| The Best Compliment You've Gotten On Your Rig? An anecdote: My friend is a lifelong audiophile who has committed a great deal of time, effort and money (close to six figures) in building his system. Ive never met anyone more proud of an effort. And so it was that he was beyond thrilled when ... | |
| Suggestions on a neutral and powerful integrated.. Sorry about that, I dont know why the link isnt working. Its an Audiogon listing for a NEODIO NR 600 SIGNATURE Integrated amplifier. | |
| Suggestions on a neutral and powerful integrated.. A respected acquaintance regards this line as one of the best kept secrets in audio - for what its worth.http://app.audiogon.com/listings/neodio-nr-600-signature-integrated-amplifier--3 | |
| Thoughts on 845 set monoblocks Wylmars, In my experience, too many people try to force their 845 amps to accept tubes that dont conform to the amps operating specs. The problem comes when they find a tube that they like but the amp doesnt. Buy a good quality amplifier; get th... | |
| Thoughts on 845 set monoblocks Wylmar, I found nothing wrong with your question. Most of my experience with Viva comes from years of listening to a good friends Solista. Hes a man who takes the challenge of optimizing his systems performance to the level of fanaticism. I kno... | |
| Thoughts on 845 set monoblocks Like Charles, I havent heard Audion but have been favorably impressed by Viva. If youre concerned about claims that Viva amps are slow (Ive heard that claim elsewhere), all things being relative, I actually thought they were fast. Keep in mind ... | |
| Thoughts on 845 set monoblocks Hi Wylmars, Congratulations on the Westminsters. I cant speak from personal experience, but Ive heard it said that while Westminster specifications seem to suggest they'll be a good match with small SET amps, they only come alive with more power... | |
| When to go solid state vs. vacuum? when your friends see a tube amp in your house they will think you're cooler than you actually are.LOL - I wish I had your friends Wolf. My friends look at me like Im a guy who rather use a shovel than a snow blower. | |
| When to go solid state vs. vacuum? Hi Charles1dad, I still have the Mini Utopias. They're among that group of speakers that can be satisfying with tubes but, at times, can challenge an amplifier. My next speakers will have close to a ruler flat impedance - preferably above 8 ohms, ... | |
| Do you ration your favorite music? Yes, definitely for the albums that I consider masterpieces. I use them as a treat, just like I might a very fine cigar or 20 year old Scotch. I guess Im trying to make every time like the first time. | |
| When to go solid state vs. vacuum? By what margin do you prefer tubes? If its by a considerable margin (like me) then create a list of tube friendly speakers to audition. Keep in mind that a lot of speaker manufactures claim that their speakers are tube friendly because they dont... | |
| Focal Micro Utopia + REL or 1028be II ? Congratulations Kipikipod! Im sure youre going to enjoy the hell out of them. | |
| Focal Micro Utopia + REL or 1028be II ? I agree with Stanwal. Im the original owner of Mini Utopias so Ive had them for quite a while. The whole original Utopia line is nicely balanced and a terrific value at the prices I commonly see them being offered. Theyre also the best line for... | |
| Speakers and air-conditioning When I was in college, I used to love my summer job as an installer in telephone exchanges partly because of the air conditioned environment required by all the electronics. |