rocketiii
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| SET amplifier (for AvantGarde Duo's-original) recommendations I have been running Duo’s since 2006 with Atma-Sphere S30 Mk3 OTL stereo amp. The amp is dead quiet and produces a wonderful sound. At ear-splitting levels it wasn’t even showing 1W on the meter. I’ve recently changed to AGD Audions and these ... | |
| Class D with high efficiency speakers A quick update. My AGD Audion monoblocks have now been in my system for over a week. They arrived in a very robust plastic flight case and fit/finish of the amps is first rate. The amps are comparatively light so installing them was very straightf... | |
| Class D with high efficiency speakers I've decided to try the AGD Audion monoblocks. I have them on order now and will give some feedback once they arrive. | |
| Class D with high efficiency speakers Thank you for th replies so far. I've had the DUO's since 2007 and agree they need thorough set up and matching equipment. I found Jim Smith's book invaluable in getting my listening position and speaker position just right. The AtmaSphere OTL's... | |
| which turntable for the future? @renatocomes I also had a Michell Gyrodec with SME V which I thoroughly enjoyed until the upgrade itch started. I then moved on to an Avid Acutus and installed the SME V arm on that. I must say that was a significant improvement all round and ... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration Hi lewm9 I have the Airforce V which has an air platter and vacuum suction to hold the record flat. This model doesn’t have the air suspension which the more expensive models have.I have all my equipment in my office which adjoins the lounge in or... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration I’ve been following this thread with interest as I’ve just changed from a (fully suspended) Avid Acutus to a Techdas Airforce V which has no suspension. The Techdas is amazing and has near CD silence between tracks and the dynamics and scale of pr... | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? Atma-Sphere would be my suggestion. Great support even for older models out of production! | |
| PS Audio or Ayre? No experience with Ayre but I have the PS BHK pre. In my system it is superb and is better than direct connection of my Berkeley Reference DAC to Atmaspere S30 OTL power amp. I was previously very happy with a Bent Audio TVC pre but was intrigued ... | |
| Avant-garde speakers I agree with czarivey that Avantgade speakers can sound harsh but, in my experience with Duo’s, that will be with the associated equipment rather than the speakers.My Duo’s have sounded awful with a high powered SS amp, very good with an older Ava... | |
| Speaker positioning toe and tilt I would recommend Get Better Sound by Jim Smith. I have found his book and dvd to be invaluable in setting up a system for best sound. Jim was a dealer/distributor for Avantgarde speakers and achived many Best Sound in Show awards. | |
| Pass Labs amps and Avantgarde speakers I agree that with AG Duo's it is fractions of a Watt that are required in most situations. I have Duo Omegas and using an Atmasphere S30 OTL amp. This is fed directly from a Berkeley Alpha DAC. With the Atmasphere you can remove the driver tubes t... | |
| Specific question for BADA USB converter users. hi Asindc, I have used Wireworld Starlight at 1.5m and now using an Atlas cable at 0.5mI prefer the 0.5m cable but it's not a massive difference.I've been getting much more significant improvements switching from Jriver to JPLAY | |
| pass labs xa30 to valve amplifier. Hi James, I am in the UK and have been using a TVC control with the Atmasphere S30Mk3 with Avantgarde Duo's for about 4 years. I have had a (Chineese) tube fail - there was a loud pop but the amp and speaker were not damaged. I would now have abso... | |
| Experiences on Tom Evans phono stage ? I am using a Dynavestor XV1-S. The upgrade certainly gives more detail and I wouldn't worry about making old/poor recordings sound worse. What seems to happen is that it gets more information off of the record, particualrly effective is retrieval ... |