sandstone
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| What preamp & power amp to buy? A quick search of Virtual Systems on Agon showed systems where Rockport speakers were paired with Boulder (mentioned above) and also Gryphon monoblocks. Might also be worth auditioning or asking Rockport about these. Good luck, your "problem" is a... | |
| Integrated amp and low sensitivity speakers Aragon 8008BB or even 8008 -$800-1000.http://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/562 | |
| What preamp & power amp to buy? Hi Matt, and welcome as a new participant in this forum. Pls give it a day or so, and you should get more actual responses about gear, from some very knowledgable posters, instead of advice to go elsewhere.One great amp to consider is a new top-of... | |
| Speakers for a 15w 6v6 integrated amp? You may want to check out recent Forum threads that have been very positive for the Tekton Design Lore when matched with tube amps. 30Hz-30kHz frequency response,8 Ohms,high efficiency (98dB), linear speakers. They retail for around $1000 - 1100, ... | |
| Pro CD players with Pitch controls? A friend who is a symphony cellist required this feature in her CD purchases. She uses it to fine-tune the pitch to that of her instrument, adjusting "on the fly" for variations among passages used to accompany her practice sessions. I recall she'... | |
| Ayre QB9 with a transport "Over at the SB Touch forum there is a tweak (tweaking the software) that allows the Touch to output through the USB"Lewinski, Apologies, just noticed your post. This is the same forum I'm trying to cite, where in addition to generic USB, I think ... | |
| Ayre QB9 with a transport Easy gents, after all, it's just a hobby, right? Coincidentally, I just recently acquired an Ayre QB-9 from one who sold it due to its incompatibility with the Squeezebox, which his wife loves. Here are the issues - The QB-9 not only requires a US... | |
| Vandersteen 2w low output levels " Call me .....and we will figure it outBest Johnnyr"You're in good hands, Jaamo. Pls be sure to post your solution. | |
| USB DAC Recommendation I currently own a Bel Canto DAC 3.0 w/BC USB Link, and an Ayre Acoustics QB-9. Both are IMHO incredibly good source components, with very different approaches. Connectivity is not a daunting issue with either.But if I had your budget of $5K, I'd g... | |
| Jamming with JAMO? Hey Blindjim,A couple of other open baffle speaker designs probably worth checking out are:-Emerald Physics various (TAS Golden Ear Award, etc) -an Underwood Wally fave.-Tekton Design OB's (also makes the Lore).Interesting topic! | |
| My Yamaha clips at 3/4 volume 'Nuf said - enjoy! | |
| My Yamaha clips at 3/4 volume Hi Western, -By now you've probably figured out that "Class A" relates to selecting a more refined but lower-wattage element of your amp, and is unrelated to the speaker "A" and "B" selections. So, connecting the speakers to A is fine. As Elevick ... | |
| My Yamaha clips at 3/4 volume Western,Something doesn't add up here. Your Yamha M45 amp is rated at 180 Watts rms @ 4 ohms, into 4 ohm speakers that are efficient enough to have been successfully driven by a 10-watt rms Trends Audio T-amp! (Dingus' 2nd Agon system, Bedroom bli... | |
| EAR 834 Integrated tube help needed Michael, "... I had it right but ....wanted to be safe" Wise.BTW, How did you finally resolve the right channel problem? | |
| EAR 834 Integrated tube help needed Just south of you, Jay Kaufman at Audio Revelations in SDis a dealer and expert on things EAR. If he doesn't know it off the top of his head, he can proably look it up for you. |