raquel
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| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Drubin:I found the 10/12 to be open and quick, but lean sounding -- I prefer the 2/6/8/9 sound, which is more burnished in the mids. Jmcgrogan2: We don't disagree. I wrote that there are alternatives, but I did not mean better alternatives. My dra... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Sirspeedy:ALL equipment, each component, has to be unplugged from the wall to protect against electrical storms -- turning things on and off provides no protection. You can put antisurge protection at the subpanel and elsewhere as an alternative. ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts I'm glad that came up -- it is not "green", but you definitely want to leave these amps powered up 24/7. And I'm not talking about leaving them in Standby -- I mean full-on, 24/7, except when they are unplugged due to electrical storms. If you do ... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Not to pile on in this thread, but I ran a CAT preamp for several years (not with my Model 6's, however), and it is a truly excellent preamp. That said, it is single-ended, not balanced, and it has a ton of gain, meaning that, with a sensitive amp... | |
| Stereophile review of Escalante Fremont I was referring to the WP7 and was not aware that the WP8 uses a different tweeter. The WP7 tweeter exhibited harshness in the presence region (3 Khz. - 7 Khz.). Atkinson wrote the following in the measurements section of Stereophile's WP8 review:... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts I cannot speak to the differences between the two, but I would wait for a IIi if it were me. | |
| Stereophile review of Escalante Fremont JKalman: Metal tweeters take a long time to break in, as do crossover parts. Manufacturers tend to say "100-200 hours", but 500 hours is what it generally takes with speakers to get to 95%. The final 5% in my experience takes another 500 hours. Ve... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Sand Man:My only hesitation about a tube preamp is what I previously mentioned, which is to say, the inability of many of them to drive long runs of cable and impedance mismatches with amps (this is mostly a problem when they are paired with solid... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Sand-Man: If you have a budget, forget the Levinson 32 ($8k-$10k used). I think your best option is the Synergy IIi. Enjoy. | |
| Stereophile review of Escalante Fremont JKalman: I understand that you are currently experimenting with Salon 2's up against your WP-8's. I will be curious to read your findings. I compared the WP-7 to the original Salon (I owned Salons for three years), finding the Wilsons to be punchi... | |
| Rowland Model 6 monoblocks - my thoughts Sand_Man:I am glad you are enjoying the Model 6's. I ran those amps for three years and regret selling them. Some friendly advice:(1) Try to buy the battery power supplies, as they were voiced with batteries and sound best that way (Model 6's come... | |
| Stereophile review of Escalante Fremont JKalman: The overripe bass would be your WattPuppies (unless, of course, you've EQ'd that 7 db. hump out, which of course makes your sound perfect). | |
| Stereophile review of Escalante Fremont I am the friend Cincy_Bob referred to. I have been running a pair of Escalante Fremonts for a couple of weeks now, which I bought used from someone who is local. The measurements in my room, derived from warble tones, are indeed poor and track wit... | |
| BAT 75 SE vs. CAT JL2 or JL2 Sig. Hi Maril555:Yes, I still run my VAC Renaissance 140/140 Mark III's, but I am thinking of selling them, as I would like 24/7 access to my system and can't justify firing them up if I want to listen to music for just a few minutes or listen to NPR i... | |
| BAT 75 SE vs. CAT JL2 or JL2 Sig. The CAT amps are arguably the most powerful tube amps ever made ("powerful" in the sense of their wattage ratings being almost meaningless -- they can drive virtually any speaker to loud levels cleanly). They also do finesse, especially the all po... |