redkiwi
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| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? I do use room treatments Carl, but one of my rooms (I run two systems) is problemmatic and hard to deal with (the main problems being squareness 24'*26', and hard floor). But with the narrow vertical dispersion of Martin-Logans I get very good res... | |
| Castle Inversion 15's I was a bit unsure whether to respond. The only time I heard these was at a dealers - and they sounded brash and forward to me. While an experience at a dealers is probably not worth recounting, the interesting thing was that the dealer only demo'... | |
| Tubes? Transistors? Which are better? Theory is a wonderful thing. Even a necessary thing if you are a designer. But theory is only useful if it reliably explains/predicts reality. I used to think the theory of tube pre and SS power seemed to make sense. But I tried just about every S... | |
| comments on Naim Audio I have a lot of experience with Naim gear. Two key points to consider. One - there are few cross-over points between the Naim philosophy/gear and the rest of the audio world. What this means is that while some Naim gear can perform very well toget... | |
| speaker cables?straightwire maestro vs. Clearsound, I have tried Straightwire Maestro Speaker cables with Martin Logans and Thiels, and with both SS and tube amps. In both cases I was able to compare them with a number of other cables including Straightwire Virtuoso and Kimber 8TC (but ... | |
| Biwire or Jumpers: which is better? In your case Carl - a raspberry! | |
| Do I really need separates? Can I swap my tube separates for your wife? No offence intended but I am jealous. You would certainly get an improvement over the Anthem with BAT or Sonic Frontier separates, but these days (assuming you do not use vinyl) a US$5,000 tube integrate... | |
| Speaker Cable upgrade Thanks Gerrym5. I am a slow learner, but recognise good advice when I see it. | |
| Speaker Cable upgrade Thanks Yuri. But I was really just feeling mischievous that day and was trying to wind Carl up. I was somewhat disappointed when he did not reply, but sure enough he came through in the end. As usual he substituted invective (now I am an ignoramus... | |
| Biwire or Jumpers: which is better? The answer depends on the speakers. If the cross-over design is near optimal then there is no significant benefit from bi-wiring. But for many speakers, either the speaker drivers themselves, or the execution of the cross-over, provide quite diffe... | |
| Fine tuning: advice? There are three elements about your system that you have not mentioned. One of course is the room, and you could look to treat it. The second is power cables - yes, they can make a big difference and whether they can make a bigger difference than ... | |
| Krell or Pass I have two systems and use Martin-Logans in each (but also have a pair of Thiels that see occasional service). Both the Logans and the Thiels are so revealing of midrange textures that solid state amps just sound either mechanical or plain irritat... | |
| List or discuss your favorite music It would be a very long list Albert, so here is a short version off the top of my head, and allowing for the fact that I can never remember the names of albums; Steve Poltz "One Left Shoe", almost anything by Shirley Horn but try "You Won't Forget... | |
| tube amps and electrostatics I do not have experience with your amp, but I run my Martin-Logan Aerius i speakers with tubes by choice. I use 130W monoblocks and they made the Plinius SA250 (and several solid state others even more so) sound sick. A well constructed tube amp c... | |
| Speaker Cable upgrade Interesting opinions Carl - I guess you must have needed the wash. Your assumption that I get my opinions from dealers is unwarranted - I cannot think of a less likely source of useful information, but just because even dealers say it does not mak... |