pubul57
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| Merlin TSM comparisons I wonder how the TSM might compare to the Magico monitor. Quite a difference in price, but I do find it hard to see how much better you could get than the Merlins, especially the VSMs which are essentially bookshelf/monitors with "integrated" stan... | |
| Merlin TSM comparisons Bobby, can you explain what the role of the RC Network is? Is it a filter to keep out very high frequecies? | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Anthony, is you battery charger commercially available? Have a link? Also, what about the point George raises regarding the Center positive/negative? | |
| Matching an amp to the Vandersteen 3a signatures John, do you prefer that ARC/3A combo over the V4/3A combo - since you sell both....? | |
| Matching an amp to the Vandersteen 3a signatures I think you could get and Audible Illusions pre and a Belles amp in that price range. The other amps are proabably fine, but the input impedance of the Belles makes it tube pre friendly and I think at you price point that is the way to go. The 3As... | |
| Matching an amp to the Vandersteen 3a signatures Robshrode, that amp mentioned by Stevenday (Belles 150 Ref or "Hot Rod") should certainly be on your shortlist, they are excellent and should be well within your price range. Not sure it is smart to think in terms of % between gear, it depends. Th... | |
| Trade- off, power SS vs tube magic. Wow! Maybe we should ask you, Can a higher power SS substitute for this "subjective" magic? | |
| Trade- off, power SS vs tube magic. 2 tube watts = 847 SS watts - that should help. | |
| Trade- off, power SS vs tube magic. I have never heard SS sound like tubes, not even several Pass amps said to be the closest thing. The speaker variable you choose to leave out of equation makes it impossible to answer, though you may not like that answer, some speakers will work b... | |
| Matching an amp to the Vandersteen 3a signatures I love the RM10, but I just can't see driving the 3As, I think you would need to get an RM200 or older RM9s - though maybe in the monoblock configuration. | |
| Matching an amp to the Vandersteen 3a signatures I had forgotten the McCormack, it does seem there have been an awful lot of happy folks with that combination. I also think Swampwalker's recommendation for using the 2Wq with the 3A is good advice, not so much for significantly deeper bass, thoug... | |
| Matching an amp to the Vandersteen 3a signatures Quicksilver V4s match well, in fact I think Richard used them at home, but I would get his feedback on it, I think it is one of his favourite tube amp brands and the V4s should be in that range used. Obviosuly on the SS side he seems to favor Ayre... | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker Not sure about this, but I think if a speaker could do symphonic music right, it will get heavy metal right, you really have to do an awful lot well in a speaker to get symphonic music right, including scale and dynamics. There are certainly speak... | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker The closest you will get is to go to RMAF (for a few years) and decide that for yourself, there simply cannot be that many folks who have had the time, or money, or inclination to have heard it all (and also be good listeners with critical faculti... | |
| Pure Class A shootout Well said. |