pubul57
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| What preamps outshine the Aesthetix Calypso? A CAT SL1 Ultimate should prove to be more dynamic - perhaps their greatest attribute [?], besides being very neutral for a tube preamp. There are others I like too, but for dynamics, the CAT would be the one I would audition (a fine phono stage t... | |
| Review: Yamaha A S-2000 Amplifier bump - more user comments? | |
| Integrated Amplifiers with neutral sound Kiza - how about that Modwright? Your price point and chosen my the maker of you speaker --- probably a good match - no? | |
| Integrated Amplifiers with neutral sound Modwirght has an integrated now - don't how much $$$ though. | |
| Integrated Amplifiers with neutral sound Isn't SIM the amplifier that Totem, (like Fritz?), uses at trade shows? When you say SIM sounds to analytical, I wonder of what you really would like is a tube integrated or a Class A integrated - like the PASS INT30. How much power do you need to... | |
| Integrated Amplifiers with neutral sound Bryston and SIM are to excellent choices, why more? Price? Don't like those brands? | |
| Does your amp/preamp/int amp have to look good? What is the best looking bad sounding amp? The worst good sounding amp? I nominate my Atma-sphere gear for the greatest gap between sound and looks (sounds good), I don't care what it looks like (some actually like the way they look, but....) Prob... | |
| Does your amp/preamp/int amp have to look good? It has to look like it will sound good. | |
| Advice on switching to separates Hmmm, With the Omegas, might be interesting to take a look at something from Decware to drive them, don't need too much power. | |
| The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers For that matter, you might want to consider every $20,000 speaker, which this is what is going to turn to. A more interesting question might be "what $20,000 speakers are not very good and not worth the price?" I would hope most are pretty darn go... | |
| Advice on switching to separates Very unlikely you will better yourself with that move at that budget for separates. Why don't you ask Allan Shaw? I suspect he would tell you to stick with what you have. If you want to upgrade, my next move would be for an even better integrated ... | |
| Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ????? Garebear, didn't anyone tell you? Hell hath no fury like a Harbethorian scorned. | |
| Best small speakers? Part of that something I think has to do with what I would call coherence that comes from two drivers rather than 3 or more - few drivers to mesh and make sound like they are cut from the same cloth - also imaging seems to be more precise with two... | |
| Best small speakers? Just to pile on, I think the Merlin TSM are well worth considering, very high quality two-way monitors. I would also seek to audition the Harbeth line, HL5s would be my target at the price point and bit better bass performance than their smaller m... | |
| Review: Music Reference RM-10 Tube amp The one amp I recommend to most anyone who asks - if 27/35 watts is enough, hard to beat for my tastes - and the added attribute of being built around the idea of using a passive preamp (all the better). |