russ69
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| Cabasse Caprera 350 or Triangle Celius 202 Speakers The Triangles are VERY good and love tube amps. The 202 has a tweeter that some people feel is a tad bright, I didn’t. They are lively speakers with fantastic imaging and wide sound stage. Pricing, I can't help you with. | |
| Do I need these Wharfedales? No, move than buy something local. Preferably newer, maybe some Cornwalls. | |
| Using one set of speakers with AV receiver and Lamp amplifier You can but something is going to fry. Your amp will be feeding your loudspeakers and your amp. Not designed to do that. | |
| bi-amping with Tube and SS amp If I get what you are doing, you'll have both amps connected and one will be on at a time. The problem with that is that the amp that is not on is now a load to the other amp and you will be feeding the amp a lot of current. Probably a good way to... | |
| Opinions on system replacement The Marantz units make a fine looking pair but for sound quality I would pick one of my favorites the musical Fidelity M3si or Rogue Sphinx. | |
| Tube Amp/Integrated Storage I put mine back into the original packaging with the tubes in place and store in an inside closet. Fully climate controlled. Changes in air temperature are one of the main causes of corrosion/deterioration. Not sure on time span but I wouldn’t thi... | |
| Audiophile recordings of stage musicals I've been listening to Guys and Dolls for 50 years (maybe more). Dad had the box set on 45 and I have the same on CD. Movie cast recording, still sounds pretty good. | |
| Audiophile Myth - Subjective or Objective for Music I listen to the art of recording nothing more.... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing All of which leads me to believe that most "upgrades" are subtle. You need to make bigger jumps with your upgrades. | |
| Amir and Blind Testing Seems to me you need to relax for a few hours at least and listen to a variety of music before your brain can accurately assess whether something is an actual improvement. I can get the feel of a new piece of gear in a few days but it takes lo... | |
| Looking for pure copper or Cu/Au bananas Copper has poor mechanical properties and that is why they added some tin to copper to make brass. Then they are left bare or plated over a copper flash plating. Why you no like brass? | |
| Class A or Class D solid-state amplifiers (modern designs) Trying to label the value and quality of sound from an amplifier based on the class of the design is not useful. Totally this. Without knowing your system and budget, it's also difficult to make any suggestions. | |
| Magnepan and Bob Carver Raven amps Those could be a very good match. As long as you play at reasonable volumes (no rock concerts at full steam) you should be more than OK. Tubes and Maggies are very special but they can stress even the finest amps. It may turn out to be a very spec... | |
| Favorite Preamps without phono section A budget would help as would a system description. | |
| SS Substitute for Tube Integrated? Musical Fidelity M5si, fits the bill. |