rcprince
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| Forsell spares wanted You might try their former importer, Jay Bertrand, if you can get him (go to the Manufacturer Lookup for the address). If no one else responds, I have an address in Sweden at home which might still be good that I have kept in case something goes w... | |
| NY HE Speaker Standouts Twilo: I was curious how the bigger Peak Consult speakers sounded at the show, since I did not go. I've been listening to their smallest, stand-mounted model at my dealer's for the last few weeks, and it sounds VERY good, especially in terms of mi... | |
| Rowland Amps with MBL Speakers vs. All MBL System I can only attest to the fact that I have heard MBLs also sound magical with both Jadis JA500s (though a little lightweight in the bass) and Gryphon's big Class A stereo amp from the early 90s, so the magic is not exclusively due to their (admitte... | |
| Best Dac/Transport Under 50,000 The most "analog-like" sound I've ever heard from digital was the Forsell transport/DAC combination, which was specifically voiced by Peter Forsell to sound that way. My combination of the Forsell transport and the Audio Logic DAC is close to that... | |
| Do you remember your first cd? My first CD was the Telarc Copland Fanfare for the Common Man/Appalachian Spring/Rodeo disc with Lane and the Atlanta Symphony--still sounds pretty good today. Telarc's early Soundstream recordings were well-made, sound even better on SACD than yo... | |
| It's Time To Change ARC SP-11 Tubes When..... I recall from the reviews in TAS and Stereophile that ARC felt if you left the unit on all the time it would sound best, but you'd need to replace the tubes every 9 months or so. It's possible using better quality tubes might extend that life. Tou... | |
| Jadis Orchestra Reference rob techsupoert: If you like the Jadis sound and can afford it, the DA30/50/60 are all autobiasing and sound great. Tough to find used, I know a number of members on this site have their eyes peeled for them. | |
| What is the best tube integrated amp? For classical, vocals and instrumentals I think a Jadis Orchestra Reference (or a DA60, if you can find one, afford it and have the space for it) would be a nice choice. | |
| Jadis DA60 I think it is autobiasing, but you should make an inquiry of Pierre Gabriel to be sure. I recall I first encountered it at Victor Goldstein's when he was the importer, and recall him telling me it was essentially an integrated based on the JA80 am... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Drubin, Newbee, find the Delos recording of the Voices of Ascension (downtown from you, Drubin, in Manhattan) singing the Durufle Requiem, I think you may find that to your liking as well. They're style of singing (flat tone) serves the plainsong ... | |
| Tube cdp's and Tubed Output cdp's For Jh2os--there is never too much of a good thing when it comes to tubes!!! :^) I use an Audio Logic DAC, a Jadis JP200 preamp and a pair of Lamm ML 1.1s with no problems, but I do note that the better tubed units and solid state units are soundi... | |
| Tube cdp's and Tubed Output cdp's The only tubes in CDPs that I'm aware of are in the analog/output stages of the players. In the early days of CD, the use of a tubed output stage often had the nice effect of taming some of the digital "glare" exhibited by the early players and CD... | |
| Audiologic owner's... I had Jerry take out my AES/EBU input and replace it with a second coax input, as he felt that it was hands down the better input at the time and I needed a second RCA input from a DVD player that output 24/96 digital signals. My unit doesn't have... | |
| Best used Krell two channel amp? I agree with Bryhifi, the KAV series was never intended to be as much a no-compromise design as the KSA/KMA series. It runs in Class AB, not Class A like the 80, and does not have nearly the same ability to drive difficult speaker loads. It was in... | |
| Instruments of the Orchestra While I'm a decent amateur musician, I see no reason why a person needs formal training or experience to appreciate classical, or really any form of, music. My wife can't sing a note or play an instrument, but she loves music and listens to it all... |