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Speaker reco for vintage 35w amp in small room?
If you do find something , like the maggies , that will work well in a small room , please let me know . I have been looking for something to reproduce that type of open , clear , you-are-there sound and have not been able to do so . Everything , ... 
Speaker reco for vintage 35w amp in small room?
I too am in a small room , 10ft X 10ft .Try to listen to a Reference 3a De Capo i . They love tubes and are fairly efficient , 90db . I use mine with a 40w P/P . They will go low (no sub needed) and are fairly resolving with a nice top end . Also ... 
Audio Aero Prima MKII v/s Unison Research Unico
I really enjoyed the AA MKII integrated with a pair of Soliloquy 6.2i's . At @ 1K used , for the amp and speakers , it would be a tough combination to beat !Good luck . 
Cayin A88T break in and biasing??
Your manual has biasing info ?Mine , A-88T , is completely devoid of any info !It took repeated emails to the European distributor to eventually receive some very skimpy instructions ! The North American distributor completely ignored my 3 emails ... 
Best Sonus Faber for 16 sq room. ?
That is roughly 12.5ft. X 13.5ft. with almost 11ft. ceilings .Why only Sonus Faber ? 
Ultralinear and Triode. What's the difference
Tvad ; as I stated in my first response , "Sales hype or not ? I don't know ."Please report here , or p.m. me , with the results of your research . It could be quite informative , in more ways than one !Thank you . 
Ultralinear and Triode. What's the difference
I was given this information by Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio . He is the N.A. distributor for Primaluna . 
Ultralinear and Triode. What's the difference
Philefreak ; very informative , I was not aware of that ! Just for my info , can you list some common examples of pentode tubes and triode tubes ?Man I love this forum !Tvad ; the two integrated amps were used in exactly the same conditions .If yo... 
Ultralinear and Triode. What's the difference
Gnugear ; as stated earlier , it depends on what type of sound that you desire . Personaly I prefered ultralinear for my rock and blues music . It just has more oomph ! (How is that for an audio term ?) It is corerct that the two amps , Prima Luna... 
Speakers to replace Martin logan Prodigys
I am not familiar with Wolcotts but if you will be listening at low volumes , that ability will be a factor of your 'amp' as well as your speakers . If it sounds better when you turn it up , for dynamics and resolution , it may not be the amp for ... 
Speakers to replace Martin logan Prodigys
I am in a small room and thus listen at lower volumes in the nearfield . I have found quite good success with Reference 3 a Di Capo i's , a standmount speaker . I am assuming that you will retain your tube amps , as these speakers really like tube... 
Mini Monitors - Dynaudio and JM Labs
Nolitan ; I somewhat agree with the light duty midrange thing . I have had JM Lab speakers previosly and found them to be lacking in "toetapping-headbobbing" ability .This may be attributal to your midrange findings with the 'french sound' especia... 
Mini Monitors - Dynaudio and JM Labs
Liuhao ; another very informative response , thank you for your time ! 
Mini Monitors - Dynaudio and JM Labs
Very informative response Liuhao . You seem to share the same admiration for the Micro's .What made you change from the Triangles ?Have you had a chance to try any other amplification ?Thank you . 
Speaker upgrade
Audiooracle ; As an experienced salesman , can you compare the Be tweeter of the Usher with that of JM lab Be tweeter ? Also , does Usher do this Be in a standmount or something that would work in a small room (10'X10') , nearfield and at low leve...