rcprince
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| VAC 30/70...pick your pre? I see you're also considering getting an integrated in another thread. I think a VAC 160i would be a good choice, if you don't want to get the 30/70s. If you go the separates route, I agree that the VAC Renaissance preamps are a very good match,... | |
| Infinity IRS Betas My guess is that, like me, the original owners had a lot of room for their system when they were younger (and those speakers need a lot of room); now that they're downsizing and moving out of their homes into smaller living spaces the speakers are... | |
| Record Cleaning Machine VPE HW 16.5. Had mine for over 25 years, still works fine. There are better, but they would cost a lot more. | |
| Tube Life Artifacts For real Telefunkens, that's not a high price. Part of what you pay for with reputable dealers like Andy and Brent is their testing and knowledge (there are fake tubes out there). The premium is, in my view, worth it. | |
| Tube Life Artifacts I would suggest going to Andy Bouwman at Vintage Tube Services for your RCAs and for his recommendations as well. Buying tubes on the internet can be a crapshoot; Andy has the real deal, and his advice is priceless as well. | |
| Best Tubed Preamp For A Warm, Rich Sound, Yet Still Detailed and Agile I would suggest Shindo.(Aurieges or maybe a Monbrisson, perhaps a little over your price range, though) or a Lamm LL2 or 2.1. An older VAC Renaissance might also be in your range, if you can find one. I have heard all of these in my systems at v... | |
| Speaker Jumpers WITH Bars??? - Jumper Using Silver Coins?? I doubt using both the bars and jumpers together would hurt anything, and while I also doubt they would be an improvement, it doesn't hurt to try, as long as both will fit under the posts. I used both the supplied jumpers and some Purist silver j... | |
| When people upgrade from Thiel My "upgrade" from my Thiel CS3 speakers was to Duntech Princess speakers (the forerunner of Dunlavy SC 4s). Interestingly, both speakers use first order crossovers and are designed to be time and phase coherent. I wanted a bigger sound with more... | |
| Very Bad purchase from upscale audio Acoustic Zen Adagio I have not read through this thread in its entirety, but unless I'm missing something it seems to me that one of these speakers has a manufacturing defect (like it or not, high gloss finishes like this add to the price of the speaker, so they are ... | |
| Tube Life Artifacts I was going to suggest the microphonics possibility as well. I think you should switch tubes between the amps to determine which tube might be the culprit. After 12 years, though, it might be time to try new tubes to see if you've lost some freq... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT Most solid state amps sound better when they have been on for a while, vs. cold. There are some in this community who leave their amps on all the time for that reason. You're not imagining things, but it's not really attributable to break-in. | |
| Recap my ailing Forte 4a? A good idea. You already have a number of potential buyers who posted on this thread if you do decide to sell down the road! | |
| Recap my ailing Forte 4a? As I recall it, the Forte 4a ran in pure class A, and was something of a classic design. If it were me, I'd keep it and get it fixed. I'll add that I'm not a fan of the Class D designs that I have heard; however, I do think you should give one a ... | |
| Resale value of new speakers To get close to what you paid, could you buy a used pair from a trusted seller, then turn around and sell? | |
| Basis Audio Super Arm 9 Perhaps he meant Benz LP? |