pubul57
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| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please I think you are already at the forefront of what you should expect from a great tube amp at that power rating - changing to EL34s will give you another sonic signature though. | |
| Is good customer service about dead? I have had excellent customer service, responsiveness, and guidance from many companies in the high-end and I won't list them all, but since you do mention speakers at that price point, I would say Merlin provides a great product and a lot of guid... | |
| Audio Research, next upgrade? Ditto. | |
| Can Dynaco ST-70 Drive Polk Monitor 10? Yup 3020/10s - first system out of college - oh, yeah, and a Thorens. | |
| What time do you wear? Awesome! | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best "Goes to show that others are stretching a long bow when they quote class a figures"Amen. | |
| How are Hig-End Speakers Priced? RMAF is the only time I see equipment I or a friend don't own:( In my 30s I visited dealers in NYC/NJ/CT many times and it was the way I bought equipment - last 15 years? Everything through Audiogon, or direct from manufacturer with "anchor" prici... | |
| How are Hig-End Speakers Priced? Would 200 miles be sufficient protection? At some point the dealer simply can't service the customer. I believe in protection the dealership witin reason based on territory - but in this day and age some product are found in 3 dealers and 500+ mil... | |
| How are Hig-End Speakers Priced? Do you think if a manufacturer does not have a dealer withing 100 miles of you that they should sell to you direct at wholesale - no real reason they should take a dealer's cut on top of what they ordinairly make - right? I do understand paying a ... | |
| Audio Research, next upgrade? If you want a change, the most significant change (for better or worse) would be to change your speakers. I think changes in your Source>pre>amp will be relatively minor compared with a speaker change.I honest don't know which of the electro... | |
| What time do you wear? Just got the Luminox Black OPs 3051 - nice for the $218 Amazon price. | |
| Audio Research, next upgrade? Seems pretty hard to really improve significantly over what you already have, other than what Swampwalker mentions, which is if the B&W is really an ideal speaker load for a 100 watt tube amp - possibly not, but not sure about that. Other than... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? If you bought it within the past 18 months direct it probably is auto former, but I'm pretty sure they (Tap-x) were also made with TVC, not 100% sure though. I know when I bought mine, John offered to use the S&B or the Slagle. | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I did mean possible "drift" I did not mean to suggest it would actually happen:)BENT was great, especially the AVC, will be interesting to hear observations - it certainly was a VERY fine line stage compared with the "finest". | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jacques Loussier Trio = Satie I've spent too much time not know about this recording; coming at it from the jazz side. |