samhar
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| Tube Amp Recommendations At least check out Quicksilver V-4's, plenty of power, known for being very reliable, great customer service, bias meter and adjustments on the front very easy to bias and usually sells for $2500.00. I used them to drive Vandersteen 3A sigs 87db. | |
| Balanced or Unbalanced? Shadorne you had it right it was a noise problem!!!! There was "glare" with piano in the higher notes, I thought the CD's were poor quality or that was just how "most" CD's were going to sound, depressing!! I used "The Ray Brown Trio Live At The L... | |
| Balanced or Unbalanced? Hi Shadorne I don't know enough to disagree with you I only know what I heard, also there was an experienced audiophile with me at the time and he was more than a little surprised at the changes in fact he was bummed he had to run S/E from his Ref... | |
| Rig building - When or Why, do you change devices? What I'm finding in my limited experience is that there aren't any free lunches in audio gear. A $5000 CDP is better than a $2500 CDP etc.. I choose a retail level than search for the best used deals I can find . I decided $ 5500 was a decent leve... | |
| Balanced or Unbalanced? My CDP, pre -amp and amp are all bal units, I recently switched from all S/E to all bal in the same cable. The improvement was impressive, more than I expected it would be. Inserting bal from CDP to PRE first the sound expanded, became airier, the... | |
| The Most You Have Paid For Shipping Shipped a Pass X-150 amp ( 59 lbs) to Croatia USPS Priority Mail $275.00 USPS charge! | |
| Jazz Piano Trio / Spanish Guitar Trio Cd's"Jaquees Loussier Plays Bach Encore" TELARCRay Brown "Some of My Best Friends Are.....The Piano Players" TELARC"Spanish" GuitarJohn Williams "El Diablo Suelto" and anything John WilliamsJose Antonio Escobar" Guitar Recital" Julian Breem a... | |
| 2 channel cd player xlr $2000-&3000 used or.... HEY PEOPLE I BOUGHT AN ARC CD3 MK ll !!!!! Thanks for your input. I did listen to Ayre and Cambridge, but decided to go ARC because I was planning on buying an ARC VS 115 amp, which I have just purchased, and am breaking it in as we "speak"!! Once... | |
| Digital Purchase Advice . . .DAC or New Player I have a Denon 3930ci in my H/T and have tried it hooked up to a PS Audio Digi link lll with stage lV mods with a V/D David digital cable, I don't think it betters the Raysonic 168. I think you should buy a good used player (ARC,BAT,ETC), what's y... | |
| What happens when? Replaced V-4's with ARC VS 115 (Bal & S/E), which is currently breaking in aprox.2 wks before I can A-B S/E and Bal. 2 pairs of Bal I/C's for comparison to S/E are on order. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. | |
| 2 channel cd player xlr $2000-&3000 used or.... Added an ARC CD3 MKll to the system, this is a very good CDP IMO. I'm surprised by how warm the sound is, tube like (I think it's warmer overall than the Ray 168!). The extension, clarity and power in the bass were ear openers, I hadn't realized h... | |
| best speaker cables in the 2k to 3k range ? AQ Volcano the same sound as the Mont Blanc but bigger. | |
| Time to change. But to what? I agree!! I think the wood is rated higher but I don't know why! The internal EQ is also a fantastic option to have, the ability to adjust the speakers to the room and your taste is a huge advantage over most other designs!!!!!!! | |
| Time to change. But to what? HI, Love the CD3 MKll thanks again!!! What about Vandersteen Quatro they seem perfect for your needs, room size and your amp. For jazz and rock they have an enclosed powered sub, which mimics your amps characteristics, can you imagine the speed an... | |
| Kimber Monocle XL Kimber products hold their value, I haven't seen any 3033 under $1000 on the Gon but older versions of the Volcano come up all the time at $750 or less( thus the dollar to value recommendation of Volcano). You can purchase either try them and if y... |