rcprince
Responses from rcprince
| An Odd Question I would have to think that the strings would resonate and affect the tonal balance and sound in the room, as well as causing sound reflections. Then again, I had an upright piano in my old listening room and didn't feel it affected the tonal bala... | |
| NOS Tube Vendors: Vintage Tube Services and/or HiFi Town- Experiences with/reviews of etc? Vintage tube services. Andy is honest, thoroughly tests his tubes, knows tubes from all manufacturers and can give excellent recommendations for a variety of equipment. He has my highest recommendation. | |
| New Turntable Direction edcyn--I thought the same thing! I seem to recall having a turntable that did that way back, not by any intentional design, though. | |
| Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices? VAC, Jadis, and the old Art Audio designs. | |
| Best amp for kappa 8.1 Well, there are a few Krell KSA 100 amps for sale now which would clearly drive your speakers, as well as heat your home during the winter. But you may need to re-cap them. | |
| Best amp for kappa 8.1 Between the two, the Aragon is the better amp--the Acurus was a step below it in the same company's line. However, not sure it can handle a one ohm load. | |
| 1st SACD Purchase You might have a different ensemble, this Lauridsen disc is by Polyphony.I have sung a number of Whiteacre works, like them a lot. Will look for the Cloudburst CD. Thanks. | |
| 1st SACD Purchase If you're a Morten Lauridsen fan I'd suggest Lux aeterna on the Hyperion label. Beautiful and moving contemporary choral music. | |
| Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles? +1 oldhvymec. Why are some people trying to make this a more exclusive club? First suggesting you need a turntable or R to R deck to be part of the club, and now this. Don't we have enough problems getting people interested in this hobby withou... | |
| 1st SACD Purchase Along with the other suggestions made, in the classical vein I've been very impressed with the recent Reference Recordings(Fresh RR) SACDs with the Pittsburgh Symphony, particularly their Strauss and Shostakovich recordings. Also, the San Francis... | |
| Don't like vinyl Your audiophile credentials are hereby revoked! Now you can go back to listening to music for enjoyment. | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k Shindo Monbrisson, VAC Renaissance, Herron VTSP, Jadis JPS2 or JP80MC (used) and Lamm LL2.1 would be my short list, depending on your sonic preferences. | |
| How would you power Wilson Audio Sasha or Alexia II? How about the preamp and power amp(s) you listened to when you auditioned the speakers? If the music moved you, that is what you're looking for. | |
| Expanding questions about tubes in a preamp Good advice from Millercarbon. I think you first need to decide if you like the sound you have. If you do, just enjoy the sound and spend the money elsewhere. Damping tubes can change the sound, but not necessarily for the better --try some ine... | |
| Sam here again.Is new remastered vinyl fake vinyl? +1 to au_lait and mammothguy. Too many plausible explanations for the differences than a conspiracy theory, IMHO. |