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| Gallo Reference 3.5 Speakers. Now Looking For Amp I've heard the Gallo Reference 3.5 once, and they sounded amazing. Amazing enough that I find myself from time to time thinking of buying a pair. The amp driving them then was a pass aleph 3 - 30 watts of Class A. | |
| Wilson's new speaker the Sasha is coming. Dave,That's where I heard them. What a speaker! Congrats. I didn't have a problem with the bass with the tubes, just really really appreciated it. | |
| Wilson's new speaker the Sasha is coming. You may be right. I did not mix and match. i could see tube monos and pre being more forgiving. The sasha's did sound fantastic. But the big revelation was the magnepan 3.6 on a string quartet. My god! The notes attack, the body, the decay, just f... | |
| Spectral vs Pass I think extensive home audition would be the best way to settle this. Why not send me review pairs of each, and I'll get back to you in 9 years :) | |
| Wilson's new speaker the Sasha is coming. I listened to them on the same day I heard the sophia IIs. The Sashas were fantastic, smoother on top, and the bass rounded out the bottom. The sophias, driven by ayre equipment, were bright to the point of being too harsh for me. I felt the Sasha... | |
| Local dealer cuts store in half says audio is dead My impression is that the time of great boutique high end audio dealers in most cities has passed. The boutique type model has disappeared in may parts of the country. Stores close, focus frequently moved to home theater, service levels (home audi... | |
| Upgrading from Wilson Sophia 2's? Upstream could be a factor, cables, amps, source. Ears could be a factor too, some people have different, not better or worse, just different sensitivities. They don't seem like the kind of speaker that will sugar coat the signal going into it. Do... | |
| Upgrading from Wilson Sophia 2's? Last week I listened to the most recent sophias and watt puppy sashas. I found the sophias brighter and fatiguing, and heard nothing fatiguing on the watt puppys on the same recordings. However, the sophias were driven by an ayre integrated, while... | |
| Ayre QB-9 USB DAC I heard one today - with a mac laptop, ayre integrated, and thiel 1.6 speakers. I was amazed by the sound. Heard new new information, texture and clarity in a recording I've listened to hundreds of times. | |
| Golden Tube SE 40 Hiss and Pop problem - Thoughts? Thanks, Diamondsouled. I know there was a group out there but I forgot where. I look forward to checking it out when I have some more time.cheers,robert | |
| Golden Tube SE 40 Hiss and Pop problem - Thoughts? Thanks guys.I'll swich channels on the tubes. I agree it's good to have some extras around, which I don't. | |
| Your three favorite audio dealerships? Overture in Delaware. Terry Minaker is very helpful and easy to deal with.Sound by Singer in New York - great selection, and I've always felt welcome there, and always had good experiences with Andy and the rest of the staffAudible Elegance, cinci... | |
| Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments Tom Waits in New York, then in Columbus. Amazing performer, amazing set and lights,great songs.Leonard Cohen in Paris. Incredible voice, increadible crowd. He played that song, oh what is it, "the partisan", the whole audience sang along in french... | |
| Company loyalty- What has been your favorite? Nelson Pass - he's produced great designs, and he's a great figure in the diy communityIpod - just fun, especially with a pair of Grado 125s | |
| Company loyalty- What has been your favorite? Spectral - sound and an uncompromising approach to design. They won't release anything new unless it represents a move forward. They're pushing the state of the art. And they do this without stratospheric prices (compared to others, of course))Ste... |