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| Any owner thoughts on the Belle 350A amp? what's your rig bob? i have a pretty revealing system: G&D transport into belcanto 1.1 dac, into G&D preamp into merlin vsm-ms w/ TG Audio cabling (silver) througout. never had the problems you did w/ belles gear...it was an excellent perf... | |
| Any owner thoughts on the Belle 350A amp? actually, i foudn the staging issue was resolved with the CTC amp. listen as the dynamic gradations run up & down from quiet to loud...the stage collapse does happen.its still better than anything else out there for $3500 retail easy...i reall... | |
| Any owner thoughts on the Belle 350A amp? belles is true plug & play (100k-ohm input impedance, so no problems there)---will work w/ ANY speaker. very organic, great imaging, excellent bass (really, excellent throughout the freq spectrum).ultimately i sold mine for 2 reasons: 1) i got... | |
| What is the cause of Mosfet Mist or Veiling? mist = low bias.rhyno | |
| Anybody considerered Merlins? as usually is the case, tubegroover is right on the money. these speakers are most special.within their constraints (room of moderate size, no ultradeep bass, and no 110+spl), they're unequaled below $15k.rhyno | |
| Anybody considerered Merlins? quackmackyyou better have a damn good home theatre pre to not hear the circuitry via the merlins. and i don't just mean when the x-over is active...fwiw, i use merlin vsm's w/ entecs, using a passive x-over at 100hz. its seamless and dynamic as he... | |
| Qualitative test of Auric Illuminator nice review. btw: i used to use AI. vivid works much better. | |
| Best Component Ever, for the money my G&D modified adcom preamp. it beat the living crap out of my joule la-100 mk2, and it cost only $700 used.i'd put this preamp up against anything under $4k. the CTC and maybe, maybe the herron is better. but they cost a LOT more.rhyno | |
| Merlin Owners-- Best Sub to pair with the VSM-M's my guess is bobby's going to leave the vsm's alone at their bam-based rolloff (@30hz) and the subs would get it below there. if you're looking for more stage, bobby's subs will work perfect. if you're looking for impact, i dont know if his subs wi... | |
| Merlin Owners-- Best Sub to pair with the VSM-M's entec lf-20s are perfect. but the entec x-over sucks bad. use a passive x-over, ala audioc.com's web site at 100hz, but use a good cap--i had tg audio build mine, and its seamless.btw: bonus for the entecs w/ updated drivers ($125 / ea) and boards... | |
| Von Schweikerts or Coincidents or ? i'll be taking ownership of a custom made preamp by tony at G&D. its rank is 2nd, behind the CTC. i'll let you know...i've posted enough tips over there and been told i'm wrong on so many things. and frankly, i dont like tipping people off on ... | |
| Von Schweikerts or Coincidents or ? to integrate subs, use nothing more than a GOOD cap in series w/ your amps inputs, matched to your amps input impedance. this will give 2db per octave, and sound 100x better than a sub's internal (or a marchand / bryston external) x-over. this is ... | |
| Von Schweikerts or Coincidents or ? romandoci have no loyalty to mfgs. only good products. the products i listed, particularly the rockports, the merlins and the avalons are amongst the best at their price point. if you want to buy more drivers for more money, go ahead--each of them... | |
| Von Schweikerts or Coincidents or ? i personally wouldn't own anything from albert von upgrade. how many friggin models and upgrades can one guy have (btw: the hovland upgrade for $1k is an insult to anyone who knows how to build a crossover).his speakers are ok. i don't like the wa... | |
| Von Schweikerts or Coincidents or ? i'd 2nd the avalons or merlin vsms. |