rothwea
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| Anyone heard Ubiq Model One? Correction - the amp was an Ayon Triton III KT150 Integrated. FWIW - my over riding impression of this amp/UBIQ combo was a lack of immediacy (and I am not a detail freak). It may have been a matching issue. | |
| Anyone heard Ubiq Model One? The variation in responses is intriguing. I heard these speakers via an Ayre Tube Integrated with KT-150's, run in triode mode. Perhaps there was a mismatch here that resulted in an overly soft sound (which was not apparent with the other speakers... | |
| $16K new/used speaker question? I agree with KeithR's comments about the Devore X. Great speakers. | |
| ProAc sound with SS vs tubes Proac's like tubes. Good quality tubes. EL-34 tube amps are not well suited to bass heavy electronica. QuickSilver Mono88's or Mono 120's (running KT-150's) are a fantastic match with Proac and would suit your music preferences. Bass control will ... | |
| Anyone heard Ubiq Model One? Yes I've heard them. The treble is not harsh, quite the opposite in fact. I found their overall sound quite soft. They didn't hit the mark for me. | |
| Speaker thoughts - ProAc D40R or Wilson Benesch Milpai, the amps my dealer often uses with 48R's are the VTL tube stereo power amps. But they are pricey and on this occasion he used a Prima Luna Dialogue HP power amp fitted with KT88 tubes. Surprisingly perhaps, the bottom end was fine, with ... | |
| Speaker thoughts - ProAc D40R or Wilson Benesch A late post. I have just auditioned the Proac D48R's. They are a fine speaker for enjoying music and one of the best floorstanders I have heard. Over the last 2 years, I have auditioned quite a number of speakers, of highish and medium efficiency,... | |
| Tannoy Prestige or Living Voice I've heard both. For me, the choice would be Tannoy Kensington hands down, on the basis that they are driven with a good quality valve amp. More body and punch, better bass, more dynamic, a bigger soundstage and more engaging to my ears for the ty... | |
| Usher S-520 amp Usher S520's are not a particularly bright sounding speaker IMO. My suggestion is that your issue lies elsewhere. I'm currently driving mine with a Yarland 40 watt valve amp and they sound amazingly good given their price level. | |
| shindo aurieges .... I'm a late contributor to this thread. Bolero, I have compared my Shindo Aurieges L to an EAR 868 with 2 friends present. We all agreed the Aurieges was convincingly better sounding and more alive than the EAR 868. The difference was almost immedi... | |
| DeVore Orangutan O/96 I have to echo Jeff's comments. I have been listening to a lot of different speakers (and amps) this year in the search for a combo that works well for me. I am impressed with the O96's, especially with quality valve amps. Yesterday I heard them d... | |
| USA v England--Aerial Acoustics 7T v. ProAc D40R I have auditioned both speakers, but not at the same time & in the same room & in the same system. However, without doing a direct A/B, I'd go for the ProAc's. I found the Aerial's a bit lean in the mid to upper bass. My impression is that... | |
| ProAc D40?? You have to be very careful about leaping to conclusions on new ProAc's. They need A LOT of running in. | |
| Pass xa 100.5 vs Musical Fidelity AMS100 An interesting thread. I own a Shindo Aurieges/Pass XA30.5 combo. FWIW, I compared the EAR 868 to my Aurieges, and in my system, to my ear, I much preferred the Shindo. More life, more musically involving. Re power amps - another option to conside... | |
| ProAc Response 2.5 / D25 / D28's with tube amp I auditioned the D28's with several different amps (Class A solid state and tube). They sounded their best with a reasonably powerful valve amp on the 8 ohm tap (they are an 8 ohm speaker) - this is when they sang and the soundstage opened up. Ver... |