samujohn
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| Sophia 2 vs. Vandersteen Quatro How will you live with yourself if you pass up the name dropping snob appeal of the Wilson and settle for the pedestrian Vandy? I can hear them now; "I don't know about Wilson, but my ex college boyfriend had some Vandies". | |
| Ultralinear and Triode. What's the difference Triode mode is simply using the more liner part of the tubes amplification ability. The cost is about one half the power. The only reason for ultraliner is to try and get more power from the circuit. No engineer ever claimed that it was more liner... | |
| Speaker match Conrad Johnson I suggest Totem Mani 2's because: 1. You will need speakers which blend properly in the nearfield, which multiway horns certainly do not.2. A small room needs small speakers3. Given enough power, they will play loudly and full range.4. Power is no... | |
| Perfect linestage for Quicksilver V4s or Triodes? I use Quicksilver's older Full Feature Preamp for analog. It includes an exellent phono stage, and was designed to pair with the very expensive Quicksilver 135 amp. I suggest the later models which used a single 5ar4 tube for rectification. ($500-... | |
| Which Power Amp to buy The top performer in the list?Mccormack DNA 0.5 DeluxePlus, don't pay too much and it's just money in the bank. | |
| Did I really need a sub woffer in the first place? Like so much of marketing "just put it anywhere" is a cruel lie when it comes to two channel stereo. In home theater, just hook the thing up and the receiver does the rest with a dedicated channel and a volume match. A little boom just makes the s... | |
| What is the best Sound/Value in used AV Receiver? Go to the Harmon Kardon websitehttp://www.harmanaudio.com/ | |
| Reel to reel deck -Talk me in or out of buying I have a Magnachord and a few old reels of pre-recorded tapes.the hiss is God awful but it's a blast to operate (better than a glass front washer) and it is built for posterity. Like the old horn speakers, there is something right going on here am... | |
| MOON SuperNova Experiences vs. Wadia 302? I have not heard either. I do, however have a suggestion based on listening to several Wadia's over an extended period. Wadia has a "house" sound. This factor is independent of resolution. Either it strikes you as "right" or as lacking somthing es... | |
| Best "Wireless" Headphones? I suggest the Sennheiser HDR65. I bought some 120's for my wife and liked the no cord freedom despite the clunky phones. I then read some reviews and purchased the 65's, though they have been discontinued. (Tiger Direct has the refirbs for $100. )... | |
| VTL MB 185 Signature any Good or Bad Comments I have have had a pair of VTL MB 185 sig's for several years. I also have a CJ solid state 2300A. The 185's are wonderful in triode with a reasonable load. They are not capable or intended for difficult loads and inefficient speakers. For that you... | |
| How to tell if tubes are matched? I don't wish to be difficult, but getting a tube checker is not a good short range idea. The old (and I do mean old) tube checkers that are most often for sale, are only useful to separate the living from the dead (and many fail this criterion). S... | |
| How to tell if tubes are matched? Relax. This is not a new problem. Normally only output (large) tubes are matched. If input (small) tubes are not marked "left" and "right" etc., it won't matter. The output tubes will be marked as pairs in some fashion. Before you rip the boxes op... | |
| Broke and still not happy It is very difficult to get the sound that will make you happy by just buying expensive gear and hooking it up in whatever room that you have available. Think of the advice that you would give a beginner who had bought a new expensive bass guitar ... | |
| mono or stereo cartridge when playing mono Lps?? Don't worry be happy!When stereo came in there were few stereo records, so the new stereo cartridges had to be backward compatible. In the half century since, the standards have remained the same but the technology of stylus manufacture has underg... |