roxy54
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| Matching an amp to the Vandersteen 3a signatures I want to second what Darkmoebius said. I was familiar with the 3a Sigs from hearing them at a shop several times with tube amps. One day a few years back, I went again and heard them with the Audio Research 100.2. That is an absolutely majic comb... | |
| Perhaps we should stick with midfi... Like others have said, it could be a system mismatch. Why don't you post a couple of photos with your virtual systems ? Maybe it is your room set-up, and other members could help you with that. I have no personal experience, but from everything I ... | |
| Review: Marantz SA11-S2 vs. Marants Black Pearl SA-KI Zear,It looks like the picture you posted of the inside of the SA11 is actually a picture of the inside of a Marantz integrated amplifier. | |
| Class A watts vs Class A/B watts I have never heard the class A Accuphase amps, but a mid power class A/B amp reminded me of some Marantz amps I remember from years ago. It was smooth and musical, but lacked the solidity and sonic architecture of the Macs that I have used. Still,... | |
| New music I'm glad to read this thread. It gives me ideas of artists to try that I am really not familiar with. I want to get the new Mary Chapin Carpenter. I would like to recommend the new Crowded House CD "Intriguer". | |
| B&W Production Video. Thanks James. I really enjoyed seeing how they were made.Thanks. | |
| How, or why does an amp stand improve sound??? I wouldn't say that you should spend that kind of money without knowing that there will be an improvement, but I can say that it is easy for me to hear the differences that various cones and pieces of wood make beneath my CD transport. A less expe... | |
| REVIEW: Soundocity Speaker Outriggers I had a similar experience with Soundocity. Paul made me a pair of custom bases for Nestorovic speakers that I owned at the time, and besides the greatly increased stability, it allowed the speakers to perform better. The bass was more "solid" and... | |
| Quick poll: Most enjoyable audio magazine ? There was a thread about this subject a couple of months ago. | |
| Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme Slaw,If you listen to Dirt, just about every song deals with Layne Staley's heroin addiction. | |
| Amp recommendations for Revel Salon2 Irvrobinson,You should really listen to an Autoformer coupled McIntosh before you adopt the belief that Autoformers are a waste of weight and money. | |
| Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme Do you mean a "concept album?" If so...Hall and Oates-War BabiesAlice in Chains-DirtThe Kinks-Village Green Preservation Society | |
| What Is This Hobby? I like that definition Elizabeth! | |
| Tidal Sunray vs Gryphon Trident Yeah, I have an opinion... I wish I was you right now.Good Luck. | |
| Audiophile Addiction Kijanki, you also make a good point. I consider my enjoyment of music a separate thing from my interest in hardware, audio magazines etc. Still, I have found that the latter can get in the way of the former. |