samuel
Responses from samuel
| Montreal Show? I thought the show was very well attended and the people enthusiastic, especially Saturday. There were the usual group of great sounding rooms and interesting diplays. The level of enthusiasm among attendees at least rivals that of the Denver show... | |
| Wilson Maxx3 vs Avalon Isis The three mono amp sets I have tried that worked exceptionally with the MAXX 3's are the Luxman 800A bridged to mono,the ARC 210's and the Berning 200w Quadrature Z's --currently. I would also recommend trying the more powerful VTL amps based on m... | |
| Cable elevators - conventional wisdom wrong? There is no need to repeat info already in plain view on our site, nor is this the proper forum for manufacturer tech, marketing or sales info. For those with any real interest, we're easy to reach and reference. The products and tech are all well... | |
| Cable elevators - conventional wisdom wrong? Just a note to address the "junk" and "falling apart" comments.We have received some original sets of the DFE's back that had an issue with humidity weakening the type of adhesive used. The issue was immediately addressed and there have been no fu... | |
| hydra 8 vs hydra 6 differences The Hydras model 2, 4 and 6 are very similar in concept, design and materialconstruction as well as performance. They are purposefully specialized, direct devices intended to provide circuit to circuit noise isolation and system protection withou... | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Wow, didn't know I was walking into a Deal-a-thon! :o)I have had good experiences with Kevin as well. Also a gent in Michigan some years back named Ken Bowman of Top Hat fame had good tubes, test equipment and ran an honest shop. Mine was only a c... | |
| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not Yes. The manufacturer will be aware of whether or not the tubes need to be matched and they test for certain tolerances. They generally source hand picked and tested supply whereas an independent is just that-- the quality, credibility and intent ... | |
| Mahavishnu Orchestra fans...? One not mentioned within the genre that is an all-time great along with my Vishnu's seminal recordings is:Joy Of Flying--Tony WilliamsMore Jazz fusion in the vein of Weather Report than 'Vishnu, and It may be hard to find, but WOW what a combinat... | |
| Shunyata Power Cords I will correct some possible misunderstandings and then leave you to your opinions.>>>"Do you think I'm going to go out and drop another $7,200 on new power cords? They're crazy. <<<No, that is not what we think or want. People t... | |
| ARC Ref 3 Display I cannot tell the difference with the Ref 3 display on or off, but I can quite easily and repeatedly hear the difference when the 210 mono's displays are on versus off. The sound is two dimensional and not as immediate/dynamic with the displays on. | |
| Wilson Audio MAXX series III I've had the Maxx 3's now for a few weeks now, and went through a significant burn in phase--breaking in a pair of the Berning Quadrature Z mono's at the same time. The 3's sounded too hot and beamy for a whileHaving had the Maxx2's for almost fou... | |
| Wilson Audio MAXX series III My foot is tapping more loudly now as I wait for delivery of my pair. I sold my Maxx2's six weeks ago and ordered the 3's, realizing too late how empty it made my pockets. Here's hoping they are worth six months of eating canned food and a new 5a... | |
| What is the best band ever? Just to add two not mentioned if we are truly talking only about cumulative blazing talent:Mahavishnu Orchestra (McLaughlin/Cobham/Hammer)Weather Report (Zaiwanul/Pastorius/Shorter)and support for:Beatles (for breaking new ground)Floyd (best Stadi... | |
| Shunyata Anaconda: VX or Alpha??? It sounds as if your Anaconda is a very early Alpha model. Prior to removing the vX designator from the label entirely there was one batch that still had the vX on the label but carried the Alpha designator. These had grey labels with black letter... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 6 or Sophia 2 ? >>>"But, are they better then the Revel Studio series 1?"<<< Now, there's a question with as many answers and OT suggestions as there are people with an opinion, and all equally worthless to your specific system, room and musical... |