rhljazz
Responses from rhljazz
| Amplifiers for B&W 804 Nautilus - Need Help A tubed preamp and a W4S amp is my suggestion which should be within your budget. | |
| tube pre amp for my system opions pls The Manley would be my choice. It is very enjoyable to listen to connected to my W4S amp. The Shrimp is a good looking pre. The controls have a nice feel and the volume is not stepped. The image is life size, not minature, and plenty of tonal cont... | |
| Does your amp/preamp/int amp have to look good? Yes, they need to at least look good to me. My VAC preamp and my Cary amp are exceptional in my eye, the W4S not so much. It is a clean and honest design, just not real good looking.Current brands that don't do much for me style wise would be VTL,... | |
| Smallish floorstander that sounds good placed just Duevel Planets are the first to pop in my mind. Hard to find used, but as I recall they are about a grand new. | |
| Morrow MA3 interconnects 0-10 hrs sounded great, 10-90 hrs OK, 90-100 hrs constipated, 100 hrs shrill and no bass, 140 hrs marvelous. The bass depth, weight, and definition are outstanding.I currently have only one MA3 cable between the VAC pre and the W4S amp in XLR term... | |
| French Doors I did the same thing. I had one of those rooms open to everywhere. I had two sets of french doors installed. They work just fine. It was important to me to let light through and also retain the sight line through the house. The doors can be opened... | |
| Upgrading Fuses I removed the Hi Fi tuning fuse from my Vac preamp while I had the Manley set up for a couple of weeks. I forgot about changing the fuse out when I inserted the Vac back into the system. After a few days listening something just didn't sound as I ... | |
| Acoustic Treatment on rear wall I have a large number of GIK panels and have experimented a lot with the back wall. I currently use one 244 panel way up high in the corner (vaulted ceiling) and three echo buster panels mid wall. Since you say you don't have a bass problem, I thi... | |
| New Vinyl - "scratchy"? I played my copy last night, side A and B, perfectly quiet and I had the volume turned up. Average db in the high eighties. | |
| B&w 803s. Vs nautilus 802 The 802 has larger cabinet volume and more importantly the Marlan head enclosure for the midrange driver. The shape and the material give the 802 an advantage in clarity and dispersion vs the 803. It also allows the tweeter to be mounted with addi... | |
| Looking for a warm linestage preamp There's a Vac Renaissance listed right now for 3290.00 which will meet your requirements. | |
| B&W 801D or 802Ds The cabinet width of the 801 in that size room would be a problem both sonically and visually in my opinion. I have a similar size room 15 X 14 and the 802's are just right. | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Must be also tonally accurate, extended and transparent.Pmboyd Let's put it this way, if I substitute the Shrimp in place of the VAC Renaissance, I still enjoy the music. I am not sitting there thinking that the sound sucks in comparison to the VA... | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? I suggest the Manley Shrimp. It is energetic and punchy with excellent material and build quality. It is just plain fun to listen to. | |
| Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT VAC Renaissance preamps are not compromised by the remote control. The remote works on mechanical actuators that are not in the circuit, and perform the same functions as operated by hand. The VAC is another preamp you may wish to consider. A big ... |