rcprince
Responses from rcprince
| Personal amp evolution Updating further. After 10 years with the Lamms, when I moved to a new home with a much smaller listening room I decided to downsize (principally in the number of pieces) my system. I sold the Lamms and replaced them with a single stereo amp, the ... | |
| Tube amps that kick ass? Add me to the recommendations for VAC amps. I have a Phi 200 and have barely had it break a sweat in my small room driving Nola Micro References, which are not a particularly easy load. It has all the power and bass control you could ask for, whil... | |
| Tube Dealer Recommendation I have bought many tubes from Andy Bouwman (VTS). His tubes are the real deal, and his knowledge of tubes is enormous. You pay a bit more, but you get what you pay for. | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated In addition to the Cayin, I'd suggest auditioning the PrimaLuna integrated amps. I heard one a few weeks ago in a dealer's showroom and was very impressed. | |
| EXPERIENCED VAC USERSmost bang for the buck I own the Phi 200, which I use happily with a Shindo Monbrisson preamp. My vote, aside from asking Kevin, would be to get the Phi 200 with the Signature II-A. The better the source it is fed, the better the Phi 200 sounds. My $.02. | |
| Wilson Sophia 2 or WP 6 ? The Sophia is by far the more forgiving of the two speakers. You're equipment is well up to the task of working with either speaker, but on less-than-well recorded material the Sophia probably will sound more listenable, especially in the treble. ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Britten, Simple Symphony--English Music for Strings. Britten cond./English Chamber Orchestra; King Super Analog Disc (reissue of a 1968 London/Decca recording). As seems to be the case with most of the King reissues, the sound seems tilted towards... | |
| Humor In Music In the classical world, anything by Professor Peter Schickele in his PDQ Bach albums. | |
| Oh, the frustrations of the speaker search Wait till you see what happens when you hear them in your room, as room acoustics will also have a strong effect on the performance of a speaker! | |
| Wanted,Virtual Dynamics power cables. I suggest you post this in a wanted to buy ad, not in the forums. | |
| About the new LSC reissues by Analogue Productions While I'm sure Acoustic Sounds will do a good job on these reissues, I think I have enough originals and CR reissues to satisfy me for what's left of my lifetime. Don't see why we need a new set of reissues of this series at this point. | |
| Are 45rpms worth the price? Agree with Viridian, particularly with respect to classical recordings. I particularly am bothered with recordings that split a movement across two sides; sort of reminds me of my old 8-track player. But with recordings of shorter, distinct pieces... | |
| Are there any DACs that can go low? Quite frankly, sounds like you're describing the difference between a good vinyl rig and a good digital rig, particularly when you talk of the mids and highs. Are you saying that the digital setup does not go deeper, or does not SOUND as deep? A d... | |
| Dynaudio Audience 8 While Audience is the entry level to the Dynaudio line, they are good speakers. I have owned Audience 52s in my home theater and would tend to agree with Ejlif's observations. They sounded good with Rotel electronics in my HT, but when I put them ... | |
| How to increase the gain on a preamp Come on Marcel, you have to tell us what you did. Speculation is rampant, and inquiring minds want to know!! |