s23chang
Responses from s23chang
| Most forgiving speakers? IMHO Boom box are more forgiving than anything else | |
| When your wife... For under $500, I would definitely consider a nice bookshelf system like Aiwa with BBE sonic maximizer.They're pretty good for the money. | |
| Favorite H H Scott Tube Integrated Amplifier There are plenty of good tube amps and preamps in the golden 60s era. The original stock Scott integrated are one of the best integrated amp in that era. | |
| Closed box, Port-less speakers ATC SCM 10 and 20. If you have not heard ATC then you have not heard enough monitor speakers. A good amp and speaker stands are required.I use 60Watt tube amp to drive the SCM10. My speakers are less than 2 ft from the wall. | |
| Suggested tube amp with First Sound Deluxe? You should match amp to speakers not preamp to amp. | |
| altec lansing I don't recall any reviews but they were 4 way speakers. The last attempt in home speakers by Altec before it close its door in home audio. Good for large room but not refine enough for small room. Great for rock, disco and home theater but just o... | |
| Alternate interconnect to Cardas Neutral Reference Yes, if you're in no hurry then used NBS is worth a wait. | |
| Speakers able to go down to 0.5 ohms? Yes those amp frying CLS are real killer... | |
| Alternate interconnect to Cardas Neutral Reference After audition over 50 inteconnects, these are my choices:Between amp and preamps:NBS classic line MK II version: Statement, professional, master, signature and king serpent.Between source and preamp: Stealth Audio cables M-21 special, XLO limited. | |
| Best monitor against wall Don't forget the ATC SCM10s. | |
| CAT owners, Ideas for best NOS for SL1 MKIII IMHO, For CAT and Audio Research, Siemens 6DJ8 probably is the best choice. It adds body and smoothness to the sound. | |
| Active Speakers ? read this thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1081344084 | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre easy there Mikesinger... I'm a minority : ) | |
| phono cable suggestions.. XLO signature 3.1 phono is the best performance/value in my opinion. I have not heard anything better than it yet.I'm using it with my VPI/Graham/VDH black beauty with 5 different step-up/MM and MC stages and it sounded just fabulous. I also tried... | |
| Counterpoint SA-5000 or First Sound Presence Pre Hi jes45@aol.com, It didn't offend me. I'm pretty sure that it was not just me got lucky. I personally own 3 piece of counterpoint product and never had issues. I also have 4 other friends who owns counterpoint SA5000 and never had any issue. Usua... |