retiredfarmer
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| Neutral, transparent, warm Well an interesting topic I would also say that Robert Harley s book would be worth a read. Now first and foremost I bought a set of paradigm studio 100 s it was there top of the line in the day stereophile has them rated as class b borderline cla... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 https://www.ebay.ca/itm/114861919949 https://www.ebay.ca/itm/114861919949?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=706-53473-19255-0&campid=5338479717&toolid=10001&customid=a247590a-af79-11ec-8bf1-646237373034 Regards | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 Have a look at the old and new top of the line Canary preamplifiers. Right at the moment there is a new old stock four chassis 803-804 preamplifier for sale on eBay. Each power supply is in its own box as well as each channel is in its own box. Re... | |
| Solid State Phono Stages Well you could look for a pair of Krell KPA s you want two of them so you can run them true dual mono. You want a pair of them if you want exceptional. Regards | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? They are not real new but ten years ago there was a company called some phase that made an inverted dome speaker where the theater was in the center I have a set they are tonally beautiful. As a point of reference I also have a pair of harbeth slh... | |
| Used amps, how to tell if,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The Mark Levinson 33 or 33h will drive them no problem but the caps cost more than his budget if he gets them all replaced then there is the labor plus what ever you have to pay for the amp. | |
| Harbeth Super HL 5 Plus room size? About the size of my room mine is 16x23x7.5 I have a set and really like them. I have huge power on them and they sing. Regards | |
| Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ? Look at the neat speaker line very nice speakers and very British sounding. Regards | |
| Western Electric surveying market for (domestic?) mfg. of other tube types? This would be fine but everyone must remember these will not be at the prices of the Russian tubes. I personally don't know anyone who has bellied up to the bar for a set of EAT or ELROG tubes. I don't know many people with tubes though. I read so... | |
| Commonly mentioned speaker brands? Harbeth,neat. | |
| Tube shortage? Well there is elrog and eat high end tubes if the price gets closer to these maybe more tempting. | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? https://forum.audiogon.com/posts/2358773 Well no it is all part of the reproduction. Junk in junk out a horrendous recording it doesn't matter what the equipment is or what the placement is like it is horrendous. In fact the closer a person ha... | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? Well after reading the thread to me there is one other thing missing that is recording quality. As an old friend used to tell me one third of sound quality is the total equipment another third is the room setup and the final third is the recording. | |
| Does carpet deaden the sound too much? Yes I have a few sets of springs. Feet of silence as well as discs of silence and a spring manufacturers setup with ebony and crystal s. I have a set of harbeth slh5 speakers. It was quite amazing how a speaker stand change made them better. The ... | |
| Does carpet deaden the sound too much? Lol neats not beats. Auto correct! |