rcprince
Responses from rcprince
| Great bargain - but outta my reach A couple of years ago there was a pair of Audio Sculpture/Matiere Ultimas for sale here for about a third of their original price that I would've loved to get even though they were no longer in business (my rationale was that maybe Audio Aero woul... | |
| AMPS- - Help ARC 200 or ARC Classic 150 or ..... Rick: Having owned the Classic 150s for a number of years, and having heard the VT 100/200s at dealers om a number of occasions, I'd have to say that the VT amps are, slightly, the more tube-like amps, in my view. The Classic 150s are great amps, ... | |
| lamm ml2 with wilson watt 6 or 7? My dealer is getting in a pair of the ML2s to use with their Watt/Puppy 7 in a few weeks for a customer to audition (he also has those speakers, is seriously considering the amps), I intend to drop by when they do. I expect it to be outstanding as... | |
| amps for dunlavy sc4 I've always felt that, while solid state will give you the better bass control in Dunlavy speakers, and there are some who like the Aloia amp with them, they really seem to come alive with tubed amplification. The best sound I've heard from the 4s... | |
| Audio research M 300 mkII vs Classic 150 triode, Cw, my recollection on the Maggies is that they need a lot of power to sound their best. If that's right, you might be better served by the M300s, but I'm only guessing here. | |
| Audio research M 300 mkII vs Classic 150 triode, I actually had my M300 Mk IIs converted to Classic 150s by ARC, and noticed no loss of high frequency extension (if anything, I recall it being better, more refined after the change) or bass extension. Would not have gone back; the Classic 150s we... | |
| Going SACD or analog? One possibility, since you already have a Sony CD player and are used to its sound, is to get one of the more inexpensive Sony SACD players, as I'm sure you have plenty of CDs and these players offer decent sound, even on redbook CD, from all I've... | |
| Why would 1 SS monoblock run hotter than other? I'd check with Krell, their customer service is excellent. These are Class A amps and should run warm, but they do have cooling fans which sometimes were in need of replacement, a reason Krell switched to heatsinks in their next generation of ampl... | |
| Dvorak 9th Symphony Having just heard this one today at a friends, I will add the 1959 Bruno Walter recording, recently remastered by Sony Classical, to the recommendations above. The music has a natural, unforced flow and beauty that lets the folk tunes come through... | |
| Capitole MKII Phase controller ..0 or 180 ?.. My guess (and I'm sure a dealer or an AA owner will confirm or deny this) is that the phase controller is to help in connection with discs which are recorded in the wrong polarity. There are many who believe that Telarc dics, for example, sound be... | |
| Anyone remember the "Tice Clock" controversy? Supposedly the clock (it was a digital readout clock) was treated with Tice's TPT treatment, and plugging it in on your audio system's circuit would improve the sound of your system. Both Stereophile and TAS tried it out, and some people heard a d... | |
| Dvorak 9th Symphony Yes, in a way, Rick. Dvorak's first symphonies were apparently not published for a while, so his 9th was thought to be his 5th up through the 50s, I believe. I have an old Decca recording calling it the 5th as well. | |
| What is a Choke? You got that right, Onhwy61! I would have said it's what I do every time over a 5 foot putt to win a golf match. | |
| ONE shot to show off your System's Stuff I would play you the Classic Records 45-rpm reissue of Bill (or is it Joe?) Henderson's record of "Send in the Clowns." | |
| Separate Phono Stage-Worth the $$ ? Not necessarily in your case, particularly considering (as I just noticed on re-reading the question) that you already have an outboard power supply for your preamp. With that you can locate the power supply's circuitry well away from the phono ci... |