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| Musical Fidelity A3cr Pre compared to Tubes Read the review for the Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24 . I have owned the piece now for the last 8 years and absolutely love it. I picked it up new for $1300 or so, when discontinued, so it has upheld its price pretty well. I use it with a tube amp a... | |
| Rega Apollo vs Cambridge 840c Azur Not sure if this is a reasonable comparison given that the 840C costs $800 more than the Apollo ($1800 vs $1000). With that said I have had an Apollo for the past 5 years or so and if I were to upgrade, I would upgrade to the Saturn. The Apollo do... | |
| Every so often it happens ... No apologies necessary Tim. Last thing I want is a PC thread. All in good fun.Rich | |
| Good musical HT AV/Receiver If you could live with 2 channel and SW, I would suggest an Outlaw Audio RR2150 .If 5 channel is the way you want to go, then Marantz 5005 . Rich | |
| Every so often it happens ... My neighborhood (Forest Hills, Queens) made out relatively ok with Irene, but only because the tornado that went through here last September brought down 2500 trees. There weren't that many trees left quite frankly. Then again maybe things sounded... | |
| Monitor help.. I know I iknow... lots of threads Two suggestions:If you can find a pair of Ascend Acoustics Sierra 1s used or when Sierra runs one of its sales. I have used these for several months now and they offer all that you are looking for plus bass.I have not heard these speakers, but h... | |
| Wagner? You could start with this one ... Tristan un Isolde with Placido Domingo . This is a studio recording from a few years back, which is rare for opera these days as so many recordings are live. At the time Domingo made this recording, he gave some ... | |
| Rega Brio-R matching speakers? Ascend Acoustic Sierras would work out well.Rich | |
| Powering Totem Sttafs and Rainmakers Hi Scott:If you look back at your original post you ask some very specific questions about using amplifiers with already purchased speakers in a set-up that is not too common ... two sets of speakers in the same room off of the same amp amp with t... | |
| Rega RS1 and RS3 speakers RS1 has great bass for its size. An exciting little speaker. I used the Regas for two years with a Prima Luna tube amp and an Outlaw Audio receiver. I would think that it would sound better with a Rega amp.Rich | |
| Music Recommendations based on Seven Albums Hi Mceljo:Some suggestions for you ... Le Violin Vagabond . In Full Swing . Note: if you can track down the SACD version it is worth it, but it is a SACD only version. Opera Gala .Rich | |
| Powering Totem Sttafs and Rainmakers I am using an Outlaw RR2150 with a pair of Totem Mites, which are 8 ohms, 87db to the Rainmakers 4 ohms, 87db. There is definitely not a lack of power with the Outlaw as it is a true 100 wpc. The receiver is also stable at 2 ohms, see measurements... | |
| Thoughts on current EL-34 tubes Interestingly enough, going with NOS power tubes is almost like having mods done on a unit. The cost for a quartet of NOS Mullards can be a 1/3 to a 1/2 of the cost of the amp and it is debatable if the effect on the sound is worth that much. Powe... | |
| Thoughts on current EL-34 tubes The secret to tube life ... which I learned 45 plus years ago with my dad in his TV repair shop ... allow enough time for the tubes to warm up. I allow for at least a half hour. Even though the Prima Lunas have circuitry to allow for play after 30... | |
| Thoughts on current EL-34 tubes I really like the sound of Electro-Harmonix EL 34 and 6CA7, which I use in both of my Prima Luna amps. Prefer them to the Winged C's. The EHs have good detail and richness in sound.Rich |