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| A Call for all ALEPH owners The Aleph 1.2 was a 200 watt monoblock amplifier. I run an Aleph 4 in an apartment living room which is 22'x12'x8'. Aleph 4 is the stereo version of Aleph 2. The speakers are 90db/1w/1m 8 ohm. I have a friend running an Aleph 4 with Vandersteen 3 ... | |
| Tube for CAT Mk3 By the way Rec, it seems as per your post you are using Mullard ECC88's in V6 and V7. The ECC88 is the European designation for the 6DJ8. The ECC88 is not a 6DJ8 equivalent, but exactly the same tube as the 6DJ8. So, you are violating your own rul... | |
| Tube for CAT Mk3 Hi Superclamp, I think you and I met on another thread over this very same issue. I am a CAT Ultimate owner. Since the manual only says no US 6dj8's at positions V6 and V7, I would be very interested to know exactly what CAT told you is and is not... | |
| Best speakers for 2500....thump included Hi Laker, I am not a Vandersteen dealer, but I did audition it and the Hales in pursuit of speakers in this price range. If you A/B both with the right music, which is hard to find, you will hear the difference in the low end. As I said earlier, t... | |
| Has anybody heard the FIM power cords? Merci, Brulee! | |
| Has anybody heard the FIM power cords? Everyone says they are good. But what does that mean? How does the sound change when these are introduced into the system? What equipment are you running them with? Without this type of information these posts are not very revealing. | |
| Best speakers for 2500....thump included The Hales Revelation 3 is an example of a speaker which cannot produce a 30hz tone. It is typical of many speakers today which "pretend" through their specifications that they can but when put to the test, clearly cannot. A 30hz tone is more felt ... | |
| Best speakers for 2500....thump included It is interesting to see all of the recommendations which include subwoofers. My understanding of the question was that Shabbadoo was looking for full range speakers which deliver bass to 30 hz. Wouldn't this eliminate subwoofers from consideratio... | |
| Power Cord for CAT I have found the CAT Ultimate to be pretty much immune to the several power cords I have tried on it. I have tried the ESP Essence based on the recommendations of others and this thread. I was disappointed with the results as I didn't notice a gre... | |
| Best and Worst customer service? Some of the worst customer service I have experienced was from Stereophile. I ordered 5 back issues which were supposted to take 3-4 weeks to be delivered. After 6 weeks, I started emailing and received no response. After 7 weeks, I called about 5... | |
| Best speakers for 2500....thump included Sorry, I forgot to say that the Gershman is $4400 list, so you would have to consider it used to meet your budget. The Vandersteen 3 is discontinued, but a mint pair is available easily for $1300. The 3A lists for $2595 and the 3A Signature retail... | |
| Best speakers for 2500....thump included There are really a relatively small number of speakers which even bother to reproduce a legitimate 30 hz signal at any price. This job seems to be left to subwoofers for the most part nowadays. In your price range, there are the Vandersteen 3, 3A ... | |
| Tara Labs Master GEN 1 or 2??? I have owned Master Gen 2 and have A/B'ed it with Master Gen 1. The MG 2 was much more flexible. As far as sound was concerned, the Master Generation I sounded less bright and was a much better cable. Also, as I remember, the cable clearly had "Ma... | |
| Anyone heard the Vandersteen model #5? I have heard both speakers and in my opinion, there is no comparison. The Vandersteen 5 smokes the Montana's. At different times in different showrooms, I spent about an hour and 1/2 with each. My initial impression with the 5's was "Wow". I had n... | |
| Heard Vandersteen Model 5's? They are exceptional. I heard them with Wadia 860 Ayre K1 and Ayre V1. The cable was Nordost SPM. Beautiful midrange and highs. Exceptional soundstage depth. The music was smooth and alive. The bass and dynamics were a little soft and lacking in e... |