pubul57
Responses from pubul57
| Unity gain with tube buffer? Hi. If Promethius makes what I'm looking for, Idon't see it on their website. | |
| What should I change The Audia equipment looks like good stuff and has had good reviews in Europe - that being said, I think the move away from tubes (not ARC per se)is likely to be the source of dissatisfaction; for some people, only tubes sound right. What equipment... | |
| Monitor/Bookshelve speakers? Differences? I think true monitors tend to be more neutral and linear in their response - more accurate; whereas "bookshelf" speakers tend to be "voiced" a bit to sound more appealing in a domestic setting - they often have a bit of a mid-bass "bump" to sound ... | |
| how much would you say a good set up cost My point to some extent is that while many on this site may be able to spend 30k, that even if you have the money -there is no need to spend that much for a very excellent system (I should talk). SOTA is an elusive idea to me, but I know that you ... | |
| What should I change Low damping is a signature property of almsot all tube amps and may indeed be a part of what your missing. My speakers for example don't generally take kindly to SS because the are internally damped so that they match well with tubes amps - not ne... | |
| Powerful Tube Amp for SF Strads? I don't question the quality if the Eternal Arts - never having heard them, but I would stick with Atma-sphere for OTLs which are outstanding soundwise, U.S. made, very reliable, can repaired here in the US should it ever need it, and has a health... | |
| What should I change I think you need to start with the amp/speaker match, and in my experience tubes always involve you more with the music the SS (my ears and taste). Your speakers are pretty easy to drive aren't they? They are sensitive and I think they have pretty... | |
| Which is the best matching speakers for PASS XA60? Good advice Tom. Certainly the way to go IMHO. I do think the Pass will sound good with a very wide range of speakers, especially the .5 series. And if you need less power, the XA30 may be better yet. I would still go for tubes, but in the SS worl... | |
| how much would you say a good set up cost I think that at 30-35k you could build a system that would be hard to beat no matter how much more you would be willing to spend, assuming you know what you are doing, but I still think I could come very, very close at 10K used, and could certainl... | |
| Which is the best matching speakers for PASS XA60? Rabbani, are you asking about the XA60 or XA60.5? With the .5 I think you can use almost any speaker that is 88db or higher, with impedance profile being much less important than with the non .5 version. In the case of the non.5 version I think yo... | |
| RMAF 2008 - Your impressions,... Thanks for the clarification. I wasn't sure what the deal was. I thought the design may have been sold to a new manufacturer and then brought back to market. | |
| What amp should be used with merlin vsm's? Arj, I agree the Ars is excellent; I owned one for six months or sold, but preferred the CAT JL2 and Atma-sphere (a bit more expensive). Based on reviews and reputation, I bet the Leben is well worth trying. | |
| how much would you say a good set up cost I think Tvad recommended two excellent combinations that would be very rewarding (Merlin/Ars Sonum or Audiokinesis/Atma-sphere)at the 10K level used - those combos would beat a lot of 30k systems IMHO. | |
| how much would you say a good set up cost Tvad's 10k system (Merlin,Ars, Rega) would be very, very good and comparable to most anything out there except for full range bass - but that system combo is one I would hghly endorse for bang for the buck. | |
| how much would you say a good set up cost If you can't put together a fantastic system for 30k it requires a lot of missteps, not that you couldn't have a mediocre system with that much money into it (you can). But I agree with the general tenor of the thread that with 10K or less you cou... |