photon46
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| Belles Gr8 passive pre-amp? Craig, during discussions with a fellow Belles 150A Hot Rod owner, he told me that he also owned the Belles preamp. He felt that the pre was not up to the level of refinement and value that the 150A represented. Nothing overtly wrong, just rather ... | |
| To tube or not to tube... As a newcomer to tube world, I can only offer a limited perspective on your query. FWIW, to answer to your last question first, I suspect many of us attracted to tubes do enjoy being involved with the innards of our equipment. Tubes offer you the ... | |
| Looking for advice Stvr, I understand your position. I too am in central Fla. and find the lack of quality equipment resources pitiful. There is indeed an element of risk buying used, but some common sense measures can make things less risky. First, I write the sell... | |
| Integrated amp for Magnepan 1.6QR? Kitty, listening to my 1.6's would suggest that Plinius' & Classe's integrated amps in the 100-150 watt per channel range would be a good match. The reviews I've read would suggest they'd synergistically work with these speaker's strengths. | |
| Cambridge Audio D500SE CD player Trelja, I thought I'd chime in my two cents worth. I'm not sure to what degree my experience with my Cambridge cd4se is relevant to your d500se, but it might be. The sound improved noticeably on my player when I installed it on top of a sand box i... | |
| Buidling a Classical Library - MUST HAVES! Some longtime favorites that span almost four centuries: Allegri's Misieri (w/Palestrina & Mundy) Tallis Scholars on Gimmel 339. Transcendently beautiful music and singing. J.S. Bach's Mass in B minor, J.E.Gardiner, Archiv 415 514-2. A great s... | |
| Best Music Review Resource If you are looking for a good classical music review publication, American Record Guide is one I can heartily endorse. They seem to be less influenced by advertiser's revenues than many others. You will have to endure the editor's endless invectiv... | |
| Microphonic tubes... Being new to tube equipment myself, I've researched this issue. It seems that there is quite a bit of variablity from tube to tube as far as microphonics and noise. Especially among certain nos tubes. It would be woth your time to go to www.vintag... | |
| Hidden Audiophile Classics Ricardo Chailly's/London Sinfonietta's London recording of Stravinsky's Divertimento, Fanfares, Suites 1&2, Octet, & Three Pieces for Clarinet is a wonderful disc. It's very well recorded and performances are superb. You'll find it a demo ... | |
| Best new amp under $2k? All of the amps mentioned are fine performers I'm sure. There's no shortage of high value performance now it seems. While I haven't heard all of those mentioned and can't make meaningful personal comparisons, I am very pleased with the sound of my... | |
| Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak? This doesn't help in every system, but this made a very audible improvement in my system. You need a voltmeter and a cheater plug(s) that will let you orient the ac plug(s) in either standard or reverse polarity. I made my own and used a grinder t... | |
| Neutral/Bass Treble? With modern, well done recordings, there is generally no need to use tone controls if you have a harmoniously integrated system. BUT, I sure do find that a number of older recordings from 20+ years back benefit from slight adjusments. Personally, ... | |
| Why is amp toroid humming? Thanks to all who have contributed opinions and suggestions. As Richard at Vantage Audio opined, David Belles has been helpful with suggestions and is quite willing to replace/repair the toroid if required. Of course, neither one of us want to shi... | |
| sonic frontiers discounted There have been some recent discussions about this topic. Research "Sonic Frontiers, what is going on??" on the search feature this site provides. | |
| amps and cd players for magnepan 1.6qr As Lshreve suggested, the Maggie users group is a good place to research opinions on things like this. It strikes me that a number of products will match well with 1.6's, from the variety of producs that people find satisfactory. The reviews I hav... |