rothwea
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| Planned to upgrade to DeVore Gibbon X, but concerned about comment of base leanness Any high resolution speakers, when poorly set up in a given room or paired with the wrong amplification, can produce incomplete or undesirable results. The higher the resolution of the speakers, the more care that needs to be taken with set up and... | |
| Simaudio 810lp vs. Brinkmann Edison phono stage Hi Gmercer. I not familiar with the unit you are going with, but I can tell you that I owned a Brinkmann Edison briefly which I purchased second hand, purely on reputation. I have great respect for Brinkmann turntables and arms but the Edison was ... | |
| SUT's -Looking for one with some meat on the bones mckinneymike, hi. I just stumbled on your thread. I have recently been listening to some speakers including the Spendor D7's, so I think I have something to add here. Based on my recent listening tests, I believe the Spendor D7's are your problem.... | |
| Equipment Rack Between Speakers...Good or Bad Roxy, you have tried the rack off to the side and didn't notice much difference. I suggest you go with that as every system and room combo is different. FWIW, in my case, relocating my rack from between my speakers to the side wall made a noticeab... | |
| Torus power vs the competition Dave and Troy at Audiotroy, I'm interested to know if you have now heard a Torus unit and what your impressions were. I've tried a small number of options including an Isotek power conditioner + Syncro, and so far an 'affordable' balanced mains tr... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Prof, I have been following this thread with interest. I went though my own speaker journey a while back (I use tube amplification). The Devore O's were the speakers I lusted after, partly for the richness you mention. But to my surprise, I opted ... | |
| Tube rolling and SAC Glowmaster KT88? Glowmaster = great sound, but reliability could be better | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Prof, I have just stumbled on your thread. I've really enjoyed reading it from beginning to end. I too spent well over 2 years listening and evaluating tube friendly speakers before finally making my choice. A number of speakers I listened to are ... | |
| Best Audio Writing of 2017? We all have biases and preferences. I try to work out over time how a reviewers preferences and opinions sit with mine, and then I make allowances for those differences. The reveiwers I watch most closely are Michael Fremer (Stereophile), Alan Sir... | |
| Time for a new tube system. My dealer has got in touch with me to say that there was a fault with the ZOTL 40 I auditioned, so take my comment above with a grain of salt. Apparently there was a problem with the mono switch causing low power output. | |
| Time for a new tube system. Easy to drive 8 ohm Devores | |
| What is best tweeter height for the Devore O/96? I'm another who is disappointed by sunnyjim's posts. Two observations I made after listening to a range of 'tube -friendly' speakers, at different price points, over a 2 year period... (i) you generally get what you pay for (ii) the law of diminis... | |
| Time for a new tube system. I recently tried out the ZOTL 40's. I wasn't sold. | |
| Parallel SET with sufficient power Wise advice from almarg and atmosphere. They are the comments I'd be taking notice of. Good luck. | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions I am interested to see that the Linear Tube Audio ZOTL 40 got the same glowing recommendation in this thread that I've read in other Audiogon discussions. Because of forum comments and a recent review, I took an opportunity to try out this amp at ... |