pubul57
Responses from pubul57
| Underappreciated components. The power cords supplied with equipment. | |
| Stingray bad for Merlin TSM's or Revel M22's??? The Stingray is an excellent choice for the Merlins. Seems you are building a good system with that pairing. I think you can proceed with confidance. | |
| Best speakers for about $2000 a pair There are plenty that love Maggies, and I'm not sure I understand the "quality" statement - just not an issue IMHO. That being said, the Vandersteen 2Ces are excellent and close to that price new. However, I would look for a pair of used Merlin VS... | |
| Pass Aleph 30 vs. J Yes, why? | |
| Did you listen Pass Aleph J or Pass XA30 or 60 ? I have owned both and they are both among the best SS amps out there IMHO. I would say that if you speakers are tube-friendly (high and smooth impedance - e.g. Merlin VSM) I would go with the J if you find any. If you speakers present a more diffi... | |
| Recommended 12au7/5814s for Atma-sphere MP-3 Well, it has been some time, and I have tried all sorts of 6SN7 and 12AU7 combinations to get the sound the suits me best using the MP3 and M60s. I have tried Sylvania and RCA GT, GTAs, and GTBs on the amp. The best combination for me was two RCA ... | |
| which el 84 amp or integrated For sound quality, reliability, ergonomics and tube life, and can't think of one better than the Music Reference RM10MKII (which I will always regret having sold). | |
| High end tube Preamp under $4k used that competes The Atma-sphere in XLR output only, but it can use an RCA input. | |
| High end tube Preamp under $4k used that competes I don't know the Cary, but what you are looking for can be found in the Joule LA-150MKII (more so with the Signature Edition version of the preamp). Will you like it better than the Cary? No idea. | |
| Cloning Class A Classics Continued.. Are those issues of Nelson Pass provides the DIY community with the schematics? Not sure. Though if someone built one of these things without knowing what they are doing and a fire starts.... From what I can tell, Tim Rawson does know what he is d... | |
| Cloning Class A Classics Continued.. So are the Tim Rawson Aleph J clones "approved" by Nelson Pass? | |
| Tally up best preamplifier ever This doesn't seem to be tallying. I will say that the best preamplifier ever when using the Joule VZN Amps with Merlin VSM speakers is the Joule LA300 ME. | |
| tube amp for ProAc Response.. need suggestions Audio Research and ProAc have been a long-time recommendation, not sure if you can get there with $1000 - maybe some older versions. | |
| Vandie 1c or Maggie MMG? Well, it should all be perfectly clear now. | |
| Pre and power amp for Vandersteen 3A Signature? I agree that if you want to go SS, Ayre would be hard to beat with Vandersteen - that would be my first choice. But if price plays into it, McCormack DNAs would be do just fine. |