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| Amp for Shahinian Obelisks? I'll third the Plinius 9200 integrated or separate amps for Obelisks. Great synergy. I haven't heard the Bedini amps.Shahinian also ships a ton of these to Oz and NZ. He used to voice with Plinius, don't know if he still does or not.The Obelisks' ... | |
| Amp for Apogee Stage's I have a friend driving her Stages to great effect with Plinius 8200 Integrated.Back in the day, Apogee had some Meitner MTR101 MkI or MKII monos driving the Divas at shows. These beautiful little amps are high current, inexpensive and can cope wi... | |
| Alon/Nola drivers ANYONE REPLACING WOOFERS IN THEIR CIRCES...I want your old ones for my Vs MkIIs ;-)Rbischof, I bought my Alons used awhile back. I lose no sleep at night worrying about the need to replace drivers (although I would kinda like to upgrade my woofs).... | |
| Arcam AVR-300 vs. B & K AVR 507 vs. Rotel RSX-1067 Steve, if you've got smallish Maggies the AVR300 will drive them just fine and IMO has a much better linestage/pre-pro than the B&K, which would be my second choice. Your room is not that big. (I've got a 19x40x8.5 room). The AVR300 sounds muc... | |
| Which Solid State Amplifier is Making you Happy? I love my Herron M150 mono amps on my Alons. Never heard them with B&Ws, but have heard the Herrons with Audio Physic Avanti IIIs and Pro Ac Response 3.8s. Outstanding dynamics and bass control, especially when paired with a Herron preamp. I t... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Mphnkns...maybe the Valhalla & FS together are too much of a muchness. I tried several ICs besides my Nordost while I had my FS, including Cardas Golden Reference, FMS Gran Finale and a couple others.Artg, interesting to note you have the Bern... | |
| CAT versus Joule Preamp I actually think there's a family resemblence between the CATs and the J-Es. I found the Joule LA100 MkIII to be happier with a good power cord - really helped the dynamics, which were pretty good but much improved with the TG Audio SLVR pc. The L... | |
| Subwoofer for under $1000-new, used, or DIY I highly recommend the Alon (now Nola) Thunderbolt. Very fast, very musical, even nimble enough to pair with planars. They are certainly powerful enough for HT, but where they truly excell is with music.I always thought I'd go the REL route - and ... | |
| Best CD Player for 800-1500 Used I would recommend a Cary 303/200 - Class A sound at about $1500 +/- used, a heckuva player for that price.Do a search on Cary 303 here and at Audio Asylum for comments and rave reviews. The 303/200 is a highly regarded, very musical player that ha... | |
| Advice on Cary CD Players or other options. I've had the both 303/100 and 303/200 liked them a lot, definitely in the same fmaily, but the 200 is an improvement. I've found the bass and dynamics on either to be excellent. Both have a very wide and tall soundstages (though perhaps not as dee... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Good point Artg, as indeed we should be polite - aren't we the lucky ones to be able to choose amongst the excellent preamps discussed in this thread? Any of them can be fabulous, just depends on your system and your personal preference. | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Yes, I know, however, I acquired the FS over two years ago. But it was so heavy and awkward for me to handle, especially with the umbilical to the power supply. (I am an audiogal, BTW), I just didn't like using it. The Herrons were so synergistic ... | |
| Which high-end receiver? Not aware of any buzzing issues. I can only share my own experience. The demo model didn't buzz when I heard it - it had been playing music/movies all morning long in-store and then we played around with it for over two hours in the aftrnoon. I br... | |
| Best Speakers below $1000 for my needs And now for something completely different...How about the Epos M5s or the Nola Lil Rascals MkII, both under $700, but terrific buys for the money. They are both outstanding dynamically, with large soundstages, clarity, good imaging, very balanced... | |
| RECIEVER recommendations Last year I wanted a receiver or integrated for my office system and I only wanted to spend about 700-1000 used. After listening to several receivers - Onkyo, Arcam, Rotel, Denon, NAD - I bought a vintage Luxman (R107? 70 watts) for $300 on eBay -... |