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| Krell Kav 300il or Arcam FMJ A32 The FMJ A32 won't be able to drive the SF GP Homes efficiently. The A32 is very similiar to the earlier model Alpha 10 which I have owned earlier but with a cosmetic makeover which explains the derivation of the FMJ tag(Full Metal Jacket). The Kre... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Hi Kincade,I'm sorry to hear that the SF Line 1 didn't live up to your expectations. I agree that SF gears are slightly cleaner in their presentation and 'untubey' in comparison with other tube preamps but I wouldn't use the word 'harsh' to descri... | |
| "Wife Friendly" full range speakers I was just going to recommend the SF Cremonas but with a 2' constraint from the back wall I wouldn't be too sure if they would image well. | |
| Sony amplification sufficient to drive GP Homes? Forgot to mention that I do have a powered sub which is mandatory for HT. Merry Xmas to all. | |
| Sony amplification sufficient to drive GP Homes? John_z, That is interesting. I've never toyed around with the idea of manipulating the settings of the speakers on the processor and have always stuck to the manuals on setting them 'large' if using huge floorstanders. This suggestion has given th... | |
| Sony amplification sufficient to drive GP Homes? Hi Maineiac,For 2-channel listening, I have the Plinius SA-100MkIII driving the SF GP Concerto which is the older model. Since the GPH require quality amplification, I guess the Sony is not up to the task and have ditched the plan of getting those... | |
| sonus faber, vienna acoustics, proac Third the Sonus Fabers. The older Concertos are more musical than the HOMES. However, I have heard the PMC's, both the TB2 and LB1 with Bryston electronics. They are sonically accurate, clean and musical as well. Moving from the FB1's to the GP's ... | |
| What's your profession? Age? Civil & structural engineer, 26. System's worth $15,000 in retail but probably paid $9,000. Home Theater excluded. | |
| hospital grade or commercial grade receptacles ? Psychicanimal, it's little rude to tell somebody to shut up in the public forum. Those of you who heard a difference with power cords, good for you. Those who have not, also good for you. I for one am with Irvrobinson but I do replace the stock po... | |
| Speakers For Rock Another vote for B&W speakers. They are all-rounders and can certainly rock! You may want to consider a used pair of N803 as the first poster suggests. | |
| Downsizing-Need Integrated Amp Advice I've owned the Arcam Alpha 10 for about 6 years, have listened to the FMJ-A22 and also owned the Classe CAP-100 for about a year. You would definitely do better with the Classe CAP-101 than the ARcams. Haven't heard of Musical Fidelity and Creek g... | |
| Rotel RB-1080 and Sonus Faber GP? It's true that the GP's need a fair bit of power to come alive. I first used a Classe CAP-100 and was never really impressed with the sound. Hooked up the GP's to the ARC D130 and just a slight improvement. It was when I changed to the high-curren... | |
| audio metallurgy cables? What about their power cords? Can't find any reviews on their cables. | |
| Personal speaker evolution Acoustic Energy AE109 $450 New (1 year)B&W CDM 1SE $1,000 New (6 years, now in secondary system)Sonus Faber Concerto Grand Piano $1,500 Used (1 year)The CDM mini-monitors were purchased in Britain when I was at university and stayed the longes... | |
| Rotel RB-1080 and Sonus Faber GP? Correction "...you wouldn't get the best out of the GP's with those"I'm using Plinius SA-100MKIII to drive them with great effect. |