rlawry
Responses from rlawry
| Best nearfield monitor? My system is in a small room and for years I had various minimonitor speakers (B&W, Celestion, ADS, Essence) there as I sat nearfield. I supplemented the bottom end with a subwoofer but always wanted to try a floorstander that would improve ba... | |
| Tube Rolling for Convergent Audio SL1 Preamps I have a SL-1 Ultimate Mark II but have previously owned a Reference Mark II and a Signature Mark III. And tube rolling definitely makes a difference. I have spoken to Ken in the past and his response was that the stock tubes made the preamp sound... | |
| Does this speaker exist or am I being ridiculous? I haven't heard it myself, but can vouch for what others say and my own experience with the designer's other products, the Intutive Design Summit speaker. There is a review of it on Audiogon under the user name mdhoover. There is also a review on ... | |
| Why Tube Pre-SS amp over SS Pre- Tube amp? Tz7, I am an engineer but not an electrical engineer, so maybe an EE type can weigh in here. My understanding of MOSFET's is that their transfer function is more like that of tubes than that of bipolar, HEXFRED, or other transistor types. They pro... | |
| Why Tube Pre-SS amp over SS Pre- Tube amp? If you want to know the technical rationale for choosing a tubed preamp and SS power amp, tubes operate at hundreds of volts and are much more efficient at voltage gain. Solid-state devices like transistors operate at lower voltages, like tens of ... | |
| Alison Krause + Union Station "Live" LP I have it on LP and like others have said, it has a good you-are-there sound and on a couple of tracks, some absolutely startling bass dynamics. The only thing wrong with it is soundstaging, as it was an original digital recording. It doesn't have... | |
| Best SS amps with sound similar to tube amps I have two Essence amps, which to me, sound more like tube amps than any other solid state amps I have heard. They have an immediacy, midrange clarity, and soundstage dimensionality of better tube amps, but not syrupy, slow, and warm like early tu... | |
| Sexiest Pop Song Ever? Change My Mind by The Motels. Martha Davis missed her calling as a torch singer but definitely hits the female sexuality mark here. | |
| First song to "Blow You Away"... "School" by Supertramp. I bought the record because I liked the cover and wasn't prepared for the sonics and prowess of this record. Haven't been the same since. | |
| Compliments to Graham I have gone the upgrade path with Graham arms, starting with a 1.5t and Merrill Heirloom turntable I bought in 1992 to replace a Rega Planar 3 setup. I upgraded over the years from a Grado cartridge to an Audioquest AQ7000nsx and replaced it with ... | |
| Are NBS cables are sound better than Nordost ? I have tried a lot of cables in my system and when I tried some of the higher-cost NBS cables there was no way of going back. The NBS have an immediacy, a vividness in the midrange that is to die for. I was surprised at how much bigger the soundst... | |
| Which is the best speaker to buy ? I have a pair of Sophias and they were killer with an ARC VT100 Mark III that I used to have. I would think your amp would work well with the Sophias as they are a relatively easy load other than being a nominal 4 ohm impedance. I don't have exper... | |
| Pre/power or Int Amp for Wilson Sophias? I have a pair of Sophias and have tried a bunch of solid-state and tubed amps. My preamp has always been a CAT Signature Mark III. Since these speakers are a relatively easy load you can use either tubed or SS amps with good effect. I had an Audio... |