pubul57
Responses from pubul57
| Most agreed upon best speaker? Ok, does it help if we expanded to the two best speakers ever? | |
| Vandie 1c or Maggie MMG? Like I said earlier and seems to be corroborated by some others, regardless of their comparative qualities, your room is simply not ideal for Maggies, the 1Cs will work. Whether you then move on up the Vandy line, many do - graduating through the ... | |
| Most agreed upon best speaker? Oh well. | |
| Small Floorstander/Monitor good with tubes Marty, I don't think you were "dissing" the Merlins. I think you comments about positioning in relationship to the walls are true. Though I suspect that Bobby's comments might be a pretty good approach to ameliorate some of those problems. Is this... | |
| Review: Bent Audio Tap Linestage any comparisons between the S&B and Slagle | |
| Small Floorstander/Monitor good with tubes I think that the Merlin VSMs are among the finest speakers available, period. I would follow Bobby's advice on placement and treatment, he seems to get great sound at shows, no matter what room they stick him in. | |
| Vandie 1c or Maggie MMG? Have to agree on the Vandersteen in that room, also a fairly satisfying amount of bass for a smallish speaker. | |
| quicksilver v4 monoblocks I don't know if it is still the case, but I'm pretty sure Richard Vandersteen used the Quicksilvers for his home system, if true, it tells you what a guy with a pretty good ear thinks of QS - hard to beat for the money when you need 100 or more tu... | |
| Best integrated to drive vandersteen 2c's I'm would think the MF gear would be very good indeed. I suspect that 100-150 watt integrateds from Rotel would also be a very good match at your price point. | |
| which tube amp to try??? A used Quicksilver would be on my list. If you can find one, a used Music Refence RM9 would be my first choice, but most owners don't let go of them very readily. | |
| need help on transparent sounding 12au7 tubes Tvad, ever compare the RCA 5814 with the 12au7 Blackplates (1954 or thereabouts)? | |
| Preamplifier power supply I'm wondering myself, like the Pass First Watt B-1. | |
| need help on transparent sounding 12au7 tubes The Clear top should be in that "neutral" zone in most applications - and much cheaper than TF or Siemens. Glad it is working for you; you can drive yourself crazy rolling NOS and miss a lot of music while doing so. You might also want to try the ... | |
| need help on transparent sounding 12au7 tubes I would say the Telefunken are most like what you describe followed by Siemens. Andy at VTS is proabably your best source for honestly measured tubes that you can rely on - the guy knows his tubes and seems to be very honest in my experience. | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? Never used them with the speakers, but based on Atma-sphere's comments, it is possible that the older Pass Aleph amps might work in terms of the impedance issues mentioned - they are of course very good sounding SS amps, but the matching issue may... |