plasmatech
Responses from plasmatech
| YG Carmels vs Rockport Atrias I am also considering the Carmels. Heard at the CA Audio Show and they were stunning. Very fast, coherent, only lacked deep bass, but had enough unless you are an organ fan and you may miss a few low pedal notes. Otherwise spectacular. Reminds me ... | |
| Class A vs. AB vs. D... can you hear a difference? General guidelines on a topic such as this has too many variables to offer any useful info. IMHO. I have heard Class A, AB, B, all sound great and terrible. Same for tubes in A, A-AB, etc. Most important is how the amp matches the speakers. PT | |
| Best Tube Based Options For B&W 803S Speakers Tube AC treatment. Plasmatron at vhaudio.com. Brings harsh edginess to their knees. Great product. | |
| Will power cables improve a VPI Classic 3 tt? Unlikely | |
| Need Help with Speaker Cable ID. What are they? Some of my AQ cable has faded over time, and the letters faded. Some have darkened in color for some reason. Could be Type 4. PT | |
| VH Audio CHeLA? Chris at VH is very picky when it comes to using cables so I would trust his ears. He is a straight shooter and has not led me wrong over many years and many decisions. PT | |
| Most overrated audio manufacturers? I would have preferred a more focused question of which manufacturers over-promise and under-deliver, and cite at least two instances of this occuring. | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? This question needs to be focused a bit better.Best panel - Magnepan 20.1Best 2 way monitor - kharma 3.2FEBest Full Range Dynamic-Magico Q7, Wilson Alexia properly amplified.Best HORN - JBL 15" with midrange Lens and Dukane ionovac plasma horn twe... | |
| Player With A Killer Blu Ray Picture I used the Plasmatron from VH Audio with a DVD player and the visual improvement is significant. The bigger the screen, the bigger the improvement. Better color saturation, deeper blacks and better red saturation, and more of a 3 sense of space. A... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? A custom made 70 wpc tube amp, point to point gem which has an all star parts list with Copper VCaps, the best Mile Spec parts, custom transformers, silver wire, hand tuned, etc. Something magical with a pair of kt88's...This is one amp which prov... | |
| Is there a minimum length for power cords? With about 100 ft. Of wire in a transformer and another 100 ft. In the wall, the question should be how robust your power supply is for the amplifier and how much headroom you have is. The whole picture needs to be seen. | |
| Help on tube question Replace the 4 KT88's. Be safe and do what VAC recommends. | |
| Counterpoint, Modwright, Aesthetix sound? I am currently listening to the Quicksilver, (great preamp BTW), the Marsh b2000, also great, the Marantz AV8003, and Calypso. Recently auditioned ARC Ref 5 and 10, with my amp, and preferred the Calypso. The ARC preamps were superb, just a little... | |
| Most overrated audio manufacturers? This type of thread only invites "cheap shots" by those with various motives and experiences we are not fully aware. Thus, those who indulge this type of pseudoinformation may diss some very credible manufacturers.Quicksilver? Really? Mike Sanders... | |
| Active vs Passive Pre amps Stick with an ARC preamp. The amp is voiced that way and there is good synergy. |