rkmoyle
Responses from rkmoyle
| Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant? I have to tell you. The bottom line is the SLP-05 is still near the top when it comes to pre-amps. I also did the the full upgrade to include a new set of tubes. It took over 200 hours to fully break in and now I can say it is what my ears were lo... | |
| Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant? I’ve had my SLP-05 for 6 years now. I did an upgrade to the unit with Cary 18 months ago and I still swear by it. To gain any appreciable improvement you would have to spend an inordinate amount of money and then you may actually notice some diffe... | |
| What's your profession? Age? I am 65 and retired for 12 years. I would say to you, don't worry about the cost of your system. More importantly is how it sounds to you. After all, you are the expert of your system. I started my hunt for my sound along time ago. 1968. I bought ... | |
| Anyone know about the Old Fisher XP-18? Thanks for the input. Going back to older systems, be they good in their day or not, is much harder than one realizes. I will definitely be much wiser! Guess I will have to give you another speaker I once had long ago and see what you think! Again... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Coincident Pure Reference! Unbelievable speaker system. Within 15 minutes of hearing them I just had to have them. Seriously, my current speaker had been the Legacy Focus, a terrific speaker unto itself. But, the Pure Reference was spectacular in ... | |
| Stand out phono stages In my humble experience I go with the Asthetix Rhea. Being a tube unit it seems to convey so much of the music by puuling out the heart and soul of the material that keeps listening for hours and hours with no listen fatique. Very little click and... | |
| Levinson 326s or McIntosh C200 ? Great choices. My experience was similar but also included the Cary SLP-05. With my equipment the Levinson was too analytical while the Mac was flat, so much in fact that my wife, who had just arrived home from work walked in while the Mac was pla... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? I've had a number of amps as so many people have in our search for nirvona. I can now say that I truly believe the PassLabs XA100.5 is a clearly top choice. As a class 'A' amp rated to 100 watts @ 8ohms. It does everything right with no, and I mea... | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? There are so many choices to make, but only you know the kind of sound you are looking for. My room is essentially 20 X 30 X 25 high. My main speakers Coincident Pure Reference I bought used, two years old. My mono amps are PassLabs XA100.5's. The... | |
| Stand out phono stages Two years I bought a new Asthethix Rhea. After all my reading and a garranteed return if not happy, I bought Asthethix tube phono pre-amp. Yup, a match made in heaven! Flawless construction, 8 tubes never need anything, no adjustments swapouts. It... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE That is very dificult to answer! Twice I have speakers for 16 years. The big issue was I got very comfortable with the speakers. Like an old pair of shoes or that old winter coat. Nothing wrong with that OK? But, to do that you take yourself out o... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Number one problem with any answer, it depends on the environment you heard it. My first trip to the Munich hifi show I fell in love with all things Infinity. Their display was a 50 ft wall of Quantum 2 and three, QLS, Reference systems. I went to... | |
| Personal speaker evolution I started many years ago, 1966:Radio Shack Optimus, 125.00 for the pair. Beginners speakersWharfedale W60, 190.00 for the pair. Wonderful base output!Fisher XP7E, 250.00 for the pair. Wonderful open sound with bass.Fisher XP9, 325.00 for the pair.... | |
| Need a MC Cartridge recomendation... I had basically the same issue for some. Every time I would listen to my buddies system I would come home and be disappointed. I finally decided on an Aesthetix Rhea phono amp and a Myabi cartridge. Amp ran 3500 and cart was 3450. I run a tube pre... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I have a pair of Legacy Focus. I was so comfortable with them that befor I knew it 14 years had passed! I still love them, but, as I thought it, I didn't want to completely live-in the past. I needed to know that I was still reasonably technology ... |