roberts4152
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| Quad 2805 v. Quad 57 Jj -- if you haven't seen it already, this might be of interest: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/quadhifi/message/6137 | |
| Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57? Given Atmasphere's explanation, maybe this is why some find that the old Quad 303 works reasonably well with Quads. It is solid state, but my understanding is that its power output actually drops as impedance drops. There are a few firms that do u... | |
| Looking for good repair shop in Chicago I recently had Dave at Stereo Exchange repair a vintage HK tube receiver and a newer, high end tube amp. Both now work well and, equally important, both were returned in the same (mint) cosmetic condition in which they were dropped off. | |
| Some top cd-players See Arthur Salvatore's site, which describes a "shoot out" that included three of the four (along with some other players). | |
| PRE_AMP for ATC- actives?? Bgordon,My experience with active 20s was that output impedance mattered, but gain did not seem to. Both the Joule Electra LA150MkII (8db gain) and the Blue Circle BC3000 MkII (20db gain) worked very well. Both were also balanced in my case, but I... | |
| Amp for Quad ESL 57 Atmasphere; thank you for your response. | |
| Best Recording of Solo Tambourine WS -- Your post appeared to me to be a likely prank. My response, and I think the others, was intended in that spirit and meant no harm. Sorry I offended you. | |
| Best Recording of Solo Tambourine Actually, there's some good stuff out there, but we need to know what genre you are looking for:In rock, I would say Metallica's "Tambourine Tsunami" is right up there with the best. Its only flaw is a bit of occasional brightness; try the SACD ve... | |
| Amp for Quad ESL 57 Duke (or others),I would be grateful if you would "editorialize" just a bit more about matching an Atma-Sphere S-30 with Quad ESL 57s. I have a Stokes-restored pair of Quads and a fully-balanced Joule Electra preamp. I would love to try this amp, ... | |
| Tube preamp suggestions. I would second the recommendation for the Joule Electra LA-150 MkII. I previously owned the Blue Circle BC 3000 MkII, and the Joule provided a dramatic increase in bass impact and harmonic fullness. Here's HP's description in awarding it a 2007 Go... | |
| Tough choice for a new setup, please look I compared the CEC directly to the Saturn and much preferred the CEC. To my ears, it has a fuller, more natural sound without any loss of detail. It also has deeper, better controlled bass. Not that I don't like the REGA. I owned the Apollo and wa... | |
| Need balanced pre with HT bypass/remote/ Sorry to be late to your question, but I have the same hum issue. I recently bought ATC active 20's and have a single-ended Art Audio DM-VPS tube preamp.In addition to balanced operation, check the output impedance of any preamps you consider. I d... |