r_burke
Responses from r_burke
| Stereo Tube Amp Recommendations Don't know too much about the speakers, but I am very happy with my Sonic Frontiers Power 2. Plenty of bass power and control along with all of the other goodness associated with tube sound.Before I got it I listened to a Bruce Moore - at the uppe... | |
| The strangest looking gear you've ever seen?? Carfrae Loudspeakers[url=http://www.carfrae.com/pages/frameset.html][/url] | |
| Tube Amp Choices I use a Sonic Frontiers Power 2, but it is too big by your standards. I listened to a Bruce Moore and if I could have afforded it I would have bought it. | |
| To preamp or not to preamp??? I'm using a Shanling CD T100 direct without pre amp and like it better that way. Do you need a pre amp for any other components in your system? If your planning on buying a new CDP sooner or later, do it first and compare no pre amp to with pre amp. | |
| Discontinued components that you wish the manufact Apogee speakers, especially the Grand Series. | |
| Stuck in a Rut Some areas of music that you might consider are Baroque as suggested by Easy E and another is Bluegrass. You can find some pretty jazzy Bluegrass stuff (Dave Grissman, Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, and others) The jazzier bluegrass is easier to start on b... | |
| Does KT-88 runs hotter than 6550? I have a SF Power 2 w/KT88s and haven't noticed any problems. I have corresponded with the designer of these amps about upgrades and one of the recommended upgrades is to switch to KT88s. He claims an approximate 15% power increase and they sure s... | |
| Anyone Bi-amping with tube high & solid state lows I'm currently using a Parasound HCA1500A to power the bass and a Sonic Frontiers Power 2 to power the panels on my Innersound ISIS speakers. Sounds great, but I understand/ have been told that it would sound even better if I added an active crosso... | |
| Vandersteen 3A,, Revel F30, or Magnepan 3.6 Of the three speakers the Maggie 3.6 is clearly the best, but as everyone has pointed out they need power. If you can afford it Bi Amp them using your Bel Canto for the bass and a tube amp for the mid/highs.I just did this with my Innersound ISIS ... | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts 5) H.O.R.D.E. Shoreline Ampitheatre 1998 - Morphine, Blues Traveler, Neil Young and many more4) Several different Pink Floyd shows3) Oakland Colliseum 1989 - Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughn joined on stage by Carlos Santana2) Frost Ampitheatre, St... | |
| Good Jazz/Vocal Reference CD Recommendations? Dave's True Story on Chesky - JazzAnonymous 4 - ClassicalMaria Muldaur on Telarc - Blues, but old style jazzy | |
| Which speaker is the master of IMAGING ???? Almost any ESL with the right tube amp. | |
| Vandersteen Model 2CE's: Should I upgrade? I own, but no longer use the same speakers. Before I changed to ESL speakers I added the vandersteen 2W subwoofer and the difference was enormous. I really liked the 2C's, but loved them with the addition of the subwoofer. I never contemplated the... | |
| I'm trying Shanling SP-80 monoblocs at home... I have the CD-T100 and was considering the SP-80s, but not sure I want another volume control in the path. I currently run direct to a SS Power Amp. You say you have 3 volumes now, which do you use and why?, and if you don't use the SP-80 do you d... | |
| Amps for ESL I have Innersound ISIS, hybrid speakers. Couldn't afford their amp so went with a much less expensive alternative. Parasound HCA 1500, plenty of power & current, but I do consider it the weakest point of my system. I'm currently looking at tub... |