philjolet
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| MOST tubelike solid state amp I am suprised no one mentioned the Innersound ESL amplifier.I am under the impression it is very smooth, but NOT tube like? Maybe there are not many out there. Anyone care to comment? | |
| Rogue owners what speakers do you like? thanks so far audiogoners (?) by the way, I have Maggie 1.6 QR's. I feel like I always know what is going on in a recording, and while very defined top to bottom and a well balanced sound, I have not reached audio nirvana. My system is lacking in ... | |
| Do "Tube Rings" really work? I use Audio Research clear tube rings (the cheapest out there) and the signal seems cleaner and maybe a little sterile. I will take them off soon and listen some more. At the very least they are a tweek to be used when you have found your perfect ... | |
| What to expect: Revel Performa M20 from Mag. 1.6QR the maggies are 86db and 3.75 ohms (I know, not much difference). They just never really sing. Maybe the Linn 'beat' thing has something to it. The Planet is musical in the best sense, while it is not super detailed and maybe a little warm, the mu... | |
| Pat Metheny Concert Have seen him 3 times and each time they were stellar. I could not contain myself and yelled AWESOME at one point. Incredibile cresendos that build and build, ever changing, while others join in until it erupts in elation. Very tasteful and one of... | |
| Musical Fidelity A3cr Power Amp ?Break-in Period? those amps need a lot of break in, wait 3 months and I think the sound will transform to being much smoother. I do not believe bass is the strong point on MF stuff in general. | |
| Ultralinear vs. Triode I have Magnum 120's and went for months listening in ultralinear mode but did not like the thin mids/highs, even though it had a nice airy quality and the bass was good as well. I recently put them in triode mode and prefer it. The sound is a litt... | |
| Halcro VS Boulder amps, which one is better ? I had a dealer tell me that the Boulder was much better, when listening on Avalon speakers. He had both in his shop and he spoke with a lot of knowledge but, HIS words not mine. He did not get specific but made it clear he prefered Boulder. | |
| TUNERS..anyone? I got unbelievable bass from a Fanfare tuner. Really nice bass, it stood out on my system. I still think I will buy a Yamaha T2 which sounded a little better in different ways (on someone else's system, hi Brian)But if you want bass try the Fanfare. | |
| Would I be a happy boy with an ARC CA-50? what is the impedance of your speakers? 8 OHM or higher would be better than 4 OHM for a tube amp to drive. There is a formula for that way of rating speakers (2.83v @88db), you really need to know the speakers impedance to optimize your matching ... | |
| Rogue Owners Unite I posted earlier if you want to see my system and stock tubes.I put Mullard cv4004's (12AX7's) in my Rogue 120 yesterday and so far they are a little blurry and washed out in comparison with the tubes that came with the amps from Rogue. They are a... | |
| Great sound at high volume ATC !! | |
| Rogue Owners Unite precbsedMine sounded much better (more like the same amp top to bottom [cohesive?]) after about 2-3 weeks of 6 hour days.I predict happiness in your future. | |
| I need a bright detailed 300 used speaker cable I like the Nordost (Blue Heaven) as well. Often people do not mention the amazing bass these have. You want a very good source with these as they can sound a little thin in the high end otherwise, (as opposed to bright - to my ears). | |
| Rogue Owners Unite precbsedI converted a stock 88 to a Magnum 88. It turned into a new amp. Besides being more extended and detailed (by quite a bit) It was also much more robust and dynamic. (Something I should make clear was my old 88 needed tubes before I upgrade... |