samuelg
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| Recommendation Amp for MGIIIa Try to find a used Levinson 27- 100 wpc (the best ML amp of that era).. They are not that expensive. They are a fairly current hungry speaker, and are very sensitive to what they are fed. You might also look into a used Ayre V3 or a BAT VK200. | |
| Personal amp evolution I got a superscope cassette player with built in speaker, I believe it was the C-101A. It was a Christmas present in 1975.My next upgrade was a Centrex "by Pioneer" compact am/fm, cassette, turntable complete with a four wpc amplifier.My first rea... | |
| Best Used Solid State Amp for less than $5000? if you like the x series from Pass ( I owned an x250 before upgrading to an Air Tught ATM 2) you will love the aleph series- buy an aleph 5 60 wpc- sounds like 150- class a - single ended- nothing touches it | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? The first real stereo I ever heard... 1972Kenwood KR-6160 90 wpc driving Pioneer CS88 speakers- ..source material an Akai reel to reel.The second- 1975- in a stereo store- Luxman 1050 receiver driving ADS 810s with a Denon turntablenothing has sou... | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? I can't spell the names from memory so fill in the blanksPeter Walker- QuadJames W***?- MagnepanJulian Verk***ner? NaimI*** Tiefen***? LinnNelson Pass- PassRichard VandersteenJeff Rowland- JRDGNiel?? Patel- AvalonBob Graham- Graham tonearmsMr. Koe... | |
| How much does your system retail for? 72k- two channel - dedicated music system | |
| Be careful what you wish for ...an upgrade that... I cannot believe that I overlooked the obvious. Last night while listening, I noticed an enormous change in the tonal balance of the system. Thing started evening out- the edge on the treble was gone, the midrange articulation was outstanding, and... | |
| I just sold my cd player what should i get? easy- the Naim CD5 or a Rega Jupiter. The Jupiter sounds like a 3-4k player, competitive with the Linn Ikemi- the CD5 is the way to go especially if you want to upgrade- spend 900 more and buy a Flat Cap II power supply. | |
| CD copyright protected playback problems ??????? I owned a CD5 Flat Cap II, and yes I found that once in a while, like on the new Led Zeppelin live box set, it would not read the disc- choosing to flash the display ERR instead. I found this problem on about 5% of new CDs. Apparently Naim has som... | |
| Be careful what you wish for ...an upgrade that... I think you are right. While the Air Tight is not an OTL design, it sports two very large handmade output transformers, I believe the amp was clipping. Last night I had an extended listening session at low to almost moderate volume level- no loude... | |
| Looking for a Speaker in the $15,000 Range I have owned more speakers than I care to admit- so I will only comment on the systems with which I have personal experience.Here is my 2 centsI love the Vandersteen 5s- transparent- open and natural- and with the powered woofer- really easy to dr... | |
| Amp, Pre Amp or CD for SF CREMONAS think about Air Tight, BAT or Passa good combo (used) would be a Vk30 SE and VK75SE- tough to beatpt an Air tight preamp and the amp with the 6550s.I have listened extensively to all of the above including your speakers-which I think are wonderful... | |
| Name three of yours the most favourite drummers Chester ThompsonNeil PertJerry Marotta | |
| Thinking about a VK-50SE Pre-amp? Any opinions I owned a 30 SE and listened to a 50 se extensively. I have also lived with the VK75 se amp. I have also owned a variety of ARC gear during the past 20 years starting with an SP8,SP9 I- III, LS2/PH1 and have spent time with a PH3. I can't give a d... |