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| Vandersteen 2ce questions Indeed, use a test CD/tracks to check if the wiring is correct. Jamo E855 with their dual active woofers / speaker (is it bass reflex?) should have more emphasis on bass vs the Vandersteen 2Ce (one active / one passive).I still use a pair of Vandy... | |
| Classe CAM 350 upgrade for Conrad Johnson MF2500A? I hope my quest for upgrading my MF2500A has come to an end (for now), just started burning in a pair of LP140m.To Unsound: it may be partially due to the poor quality of the speaker cables I had then. Upon reading your comment I tried again to (h... | |
| Tube Amps from China The Dyna ST70 may have not enough power for (any) Maggies. I had one with the Van Alstine mod and, IMO, was way underpowered for the 1.6/QR that I once had.If you like the tubey sound, go for a hybrid or a FET input / power bi-polar transistor end... | |
| What do audiophiles listen in their cars? Apart listening to my wife, I sometimes listen to the stock Bose sound system which gives me a pretty good listening experience (This is the only Bose system that I have, not by choice). I wouldn't spend a ton on upgrades or none at all since I wi... | |
| Classe CAM 350 upgrade for Conrad Johnson MF2500A? Thank you all for your comments and suggestions! Keep them coming!I am happy with the MF2500A. In fact, I had two of them and tried bi-amping the Dunlavys but did not notice a big improvement so I sold one. But, as indicated in my post above, I am... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 2004 Audi Allroad, love the road handling, the extra power when I fire up the bi-turbo w/o paying for a V8, and of course, the extra room to haul bulky audio gear if needed.Next car: Audi S4 or TDI (love the high MPG and great torque at mid revs).... | |
| Metrum Octave versus Eastern Electric DAC >>i find it hard to believe that a ss product can be superior to a tubed product with respect to the characteristic classic tube sound.Mr Tennis, why this kind of comment? Stay happy with tubes (FWIW, I own/owned a lot of tube gear) but plea... | |
| Conrard-Johnson CT5 tube rolling? Vhiner, would you care to share your experience? I recently snapped up a CT5. | |
| Which Cables Are of Most Importance? Not surprisingly, many responded with the power cords as the most important one. Very possible because most of the homes are far from the ITU-T compliance, one the main culprit having no or a very bad grounding. In terms of best return on investme... | |
| Thiel 2.3 vs 2.4 the real difference Did anyone took the mid/tweeter driver out of the CS2.4? I am just curious if Thiel really make the drivers themselves as it is not viable to manufacture a relative small number themselves or, what I suspect, Thiel is installing a(n) (OEM) version... | |
| Still great after all these years-Dunlavy SC IVs You may try better IC or SCs, the bass repsonse of my SC-IV improved version has gone up a few notches after the cable upgrade.Tbg: can you please elaborate on the improvement of the xo? Change the design of simply replace the caps?Thanks! | |
| KEF 105/2 center speaker suggestion? I second the use of a pair of B110 based mid range book shelf speakers like the Cantata, Concerta, Cresta, Coda I&II, etc, put in parallel. Next in line would the more modern B200 based mid ranged speakers. If space and wife permits, best use ... | |
| Kef 107 vs 107/2 responding to Kenwood700cmt:recently I have upgraded the MF/HF xo to Solen caps, replacing the stock Alcaps and adding a bit of Cardas Quad Eutectic solder to all contacts: as expected, the sound stage widened and everything is clearer. Maybe I sh... | |
| Conrad Johnson SS amps I have gone back from a Premier 11 to MF2500, fed by a CJ Premier14, driving my good old Dunlavy SC-IVs as I value more the dynamics and the low noise level of SS.Question: there is a MF2300A on a local Craiglist listing, should I consider to acqu... | |
| Dunlavy SCIV - What amp are you using? I had the Snell B Minor before upgrading to the SC-IVs, driven by CJ Premier 14 pre amp and first a CJ Premier 11 which is recently replaced by a CJ MF2500A as I find the solid state version overall more detailed and produces tighter bass, a trade... |