rhljazz
Responses from rhljazz
| Tube amp for Spendor S3/5 SE Since your preference is vocals, go with the EL34 tubes. They will favor the mid/treble. Kt88's will give more bottom end weight and extension and more overall power which you indicate is unnecessary. | |
| tube pre amp plus solid state power amps? It's not the same sound with a solid state amp. I have had the combination before. I'm used to a complete tube system and doubt that I ever could be satisfied with a solid state amp again. Some of my friends have solid state systems that sound exc... | |
| Tube amp for Spendor S3/5 SE There's an Audio Space Galaxy being offered at 1099.00 which should be a very nice combo. No relationship to the seller. A friend of mine has the original LS 3/5a and uses the same integrated as mine (Cary SLI50 EL34 tubes @ 30 watts per channel) ... | |
| Micheal Green Rack Justarack I have a five shelf version as well. There was a basic version and a deluxe version. The deluxe version has the 1.5 inch thick MDF shelves which is what mine is. The standard version rack had 1.0 inch shelves I think. There were also optional heav... | |
| Equipment setup Your speaker/amp selection = total overkill for the size of the room. I looked up your speakers and they are big units and rated to 30hz anechoic, yikes! I don't believe you could stuff enough room treatment into that space to make a difference. T... | |
| Cary 120s I now have 67 hrs on the amp. I like the sound in triode although it is still a bit laid back. My other Cary amp and the VAC both operate in ultralinear and they don't have the dry grainy/etched sound the 120S exhibits in the ultralinear mode. I f... | |
| Live vs home system??? At home you can only listen to a recording not a performance. There are many occasions where a recording may be preferable to the live event. I can control the volume exactly where I want it and I have my favorite seat all the time. A truly "live"... | |
| Anyone spent time with the Totem Wind? I have no experience with the Totem speakers but I can comment on the amp. I have the Cary 120S and VAC PA100. I am using tube friendly full range speakers. The Cary produces a more laid back cerebral sound than does the VAC which is more upfront,... | |
| Lost that "Tube Magic". Can you help? The Manley Stingray immediately comes to mind, but no remote unless you spring for a brand new unit. I would stay with an EL84 or EL34 output tube amp. Mystere might be another choice.My Cary SLI50 has the magic mated to the appropriate speakers. ... | |
| All in one CD/DVD/Blue Ray player. Any exist? Music direct is offering the Oppo BDP-83SE under a 1000.00 with a 30 day in home trial. | |
| All in one CD/DVD/Blue Ray player. Any exist? Oppo BDP-83SE is the unit. The Dec issue of TAS has an informative review. If I was in the market, this would be on the top of the list. | |
| This makes no sense, but yet.... That's very interesting and of course doubly confusing which may explain the difference in sound the OP is experiencing between the two sets of interconnects. Good job Jea48! | |
| This makes no sense, but yet.... You may already know this but just in case, the arrow on the Nordost cable points to the source, not the direction of flow like every other cable. | |
| Cary 120s Brf, I found it odd that if I attempted to drive the 120S from my VAC Renaissance with the switch set to balanced output from the VAC, the sound was muted, and picked up noise from the remote volume control motor. It seems to work just fine using ... | |
| Cary 120s I have limited hours on my 120S (approx 30) so the amp has not reached break-in. I agree with BRF regarding build quality compared to my SLI50 or VAC amp, the speaker binding posts feel cheap (can't use a hex driver) and the chassis exhibits a lot... |