samhar
Responses from samhar
| System Advice Please Ok you have a choice of ONE !!! I like having multiple choices from multiple companies affording me the opportunity to make fine adjustments. In the Calypso 12AX7's are the impute tubes (the body) having the largest affect on the sound and the 692... | |
| System Advice Please I have heard the LS-16 (5 mo ago) and the LS-26 (2 weeks ago) in my system. The LS-26 sounded to " HI-FI" for my taste, a big disappointment as I wanted to pair it with the VS-115 I already have, thinking it would be an improvement over my Calypso... | |
| Quicksilver V4's- KT88's or EL34's ? Sorry, they're KT-88's from( tubedepot.com/6550kt.html) for $99.95 (pair). I ordered matching quads because I could. I haven't had any issues with the Genalex's reissues so I bought a backup set also. | |
| Solve on Problem Create Another Help I had trouble w/pair 2Wq's untill I bought Stereophile Test CD #1 which has 11 test tones from 200Hz-20 Hz. This let me SEE what happening with the room when I moved the subs, changed the db or adjusted the Q.Which high pass filter are you using?W... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Up date to 03-21-08'sJensenSonab OA-12's or 14's I can't rememberSonab OA-116Dahlquist DQ-10Maggie 1.6Vandersteen 3A Sigs & 2Wq subs +Wilson Sophia 1 ( Another Classic !!!!) & quite a jump up from the others. | |
| Quicksilver V4's- KT88's or EL34's ? I use Genalex Gold Lion reissues they are detailed, rich, and dynamic. I think of them as being "Amperex Holland" 6922 PQ'ish. I always thought I might try something else but like them so much I never got around to switching them out. | |
| cable doubter no more Jrw40 I'm still as excited as the last time I posted here! It seems we had components that were being constrained by our cables so the improvements were startling to us!!!! I know what I experienced, you know what you experienced, our reactions so... | |
| Thinking of adding a subwoofer for more bass. Have you tried moving the speakers closer to the front wall? | |
| cable doubter no more I'm still excited from my S/C enlightening experience!!!! Ohmmmmmm. | |
| Trying to extract more from my Vandersteen Get the Stereophile Test CD (#1). I use it to adjust the subs, physical placement,Q and db settings, it's a huge help!!! You only need a Sound Level Meter( digital) from Radio Shack for db level readings. There are also other simple test that help... | |
| Tube tester recommendations Update! I now have a Roger Kennedy digitally modded Hickok 539b. Pic in my system, click on Hickok then click on the picture to enlarge. The 539b has two power transformers. One to supply all the heater (Filament) current and the other to provide ... | |
| Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim) Dislike,for me wood doesn't go with electronic devices. Electronics + wood = fire. The combination makes me feels like bad design, uncomfortable. | |
| How much does your system retail for? $42,460 mostly purchased through Audiogon!!! Next addition Vandy 5A's or....? | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? Adam annoyance gone! Your willingness to stick it out and continue to respond is refreshing, post what happens. Sam | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? "This has been a great exchange of ideas........So, maybe I'll just leave well enough alone for now, and keep on enjoying my system just the way it is. Who knows ?? This crazy hobby of ours certainly is a lot of fun. Take care, ya'all, and Happy L... |