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| Oregon Audiophiles... The first meeting of the Portland Audiophile Society will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday August 21st. Rangers Audio will be hosting. See website www.rangersaudio.com for details and directions. | |
| Dynaudio 1.3SE vs. JM Reynaud Trente Disclaimer: I am a JMR dealer.The Trente is easy to place near a rear wall because of the front port. If you are 16" away you should be fine. They do have quite a bit of bass but are a good match for your rooms size. I have not heard them back to ... | |
| EAD Bass Management Disclaimer/note: I'm an EAD & REL dealer. (and glad to be one!)The bass management is not in effect when you go through the analog pass through. The ideal being to have the closest thing to a straight wire going through the processor. If your ... | |
| Audio Physics Virgo owners The 15 watt Cary 300SEI 300B tube amp was one of my very favorite with the Audio Physic Avanti. Drove them with ease in my 12x16 foot L shaped room. | |
| Subs and SF Amatis disclaimer: I am a REL dealer.Last week I heard the Amati's on a Pass Labs X0.2/X600 setup with and without a REL Studio subwoofer. The Amati's are full range, but adding in the sub gives you a sense of the venue. I heard a striking set of a/b com... | |
| Audio Physic Step monitors Check out www.twobaldguysaudio.com. I believe they have a very nice used set for sale. You do need to have ap's out 5 feet from the wall to get their 'magic'. Magical they are though ! | |
| ribbon or electrostatic speakers Yup. It's very dependent on your amplifier power though. Even the Magnepan 1.6 will generate very good bass (above 40hz) when mated to a 300wpc+ solid state or 200+ wpc tube amplifier. The Quad 989 produces superb bass above 30 hz. For the ultimat... | |
| Subs and SF Amatis I have not heard the amati's with subs in particular but I know they are full range which are the easiest and least intrusive to match with a subwoofer. The lower the crossover point the better. I'm guessing the amati would crossover somewhere in ... | |
| PassX-250 vs PassX-350 (disclaimer: I sell pass gear)I would definitely go with the X350. If power is any question you want to get that amp. It jumps from the 'will power most speakers' X250 to the 'Will power ANYTHING' X350. I have matched the 350 up with a Bat preamp ... | |
| Thinking of getting a BAT VK 5I Love the VK-5i ! It's one of the best preamps out there bar none. It is not as transparent as the 30SE and 50SE, but it is warmer and tubier sounding. If your system is a little bright or your tastes run to the more gentle tube side you may actual... | |
| friend is looking for good $800-$1200 cd player 1) Add a Bel Canto DAC 1.0, 1.1 or 2.0. These seem to be a little more indiscriminant about the transport than most. 2) Buy a new 999ES with a few mods from www.modwright.com.3) Buy a used Sony XA7ES or a used Resolution Audio CD50. These can dire... | |
| Anyone modded a Sony 999es? Ditto the improved digital processing. Very natural sounding. You can really hear significantly improved digital processing over players like the 9000 and 7700. Even as a stock unit it sets a high bar at its price point. You cannot go wrong with D... | |
| Have you owned Sound Labs Electrostatics? I've listened to them at length at one of my customer's homes. They are WAYY up there with me too. So far up the speaker tree that choosing is a matter of taste. It's the only electrostatic on the market that can go deep in the bass without resort... | |
| Tube Pre Amp + Tube Phono Section Add in the Audible Illusions 3a and the Rogue 66 and 99 full function preamps with tubed phono stages. These are single ended only. (disclaimer: I sell Rogue). A little more expensive is the BAT vk-30SE. I have not yet heard their (solid state) ph... | |
| Pass XA160's with Martin Logan Monoliths? Hey Frank,I've a/b compared both 1 meter xlr and rca. The XLR's still sound better to me. |