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| What amp should be used with merlin vsm's? Pedrillo, we're still awaiting photos of your VSMs afloating! No discussion of amps for the Merlins would be complete w/o a mention of the Joule Electra, Atma-Sphere and Berning OTLs. I haven't had a chance to hear the Graff or Transcendent, but w... | |
| Tube Amp for ProAc Tablett 2000 Consonance makes some nice-sounding inexpensive integrateds. Pretty good value there. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Tube amps and speaker ohms Pauly,Your last post was one of the most helpful & educational from a practical standpoint the I've read in a long while. Bartokfan, it might take a long while(i.e. months, not a few minutes w/Google) to fully appreciate how well Pauly broke i... | |
| "Warmer" high-powered amp/int stable w/ low load? Don't laugh, but the Sunfire amp would do a nice job. Tons of power, warm tonal balance. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Will an RCM make the Rice Krispies go away? As for the enzyme cleaner, try Walker Audio Prelude or Audio Intelligent. I agree w/others that a vacuum cleaning machine (e.g. VPI or Loricraft) is 95% required. If you don't have one, plenty of elbow grease will be needed. If you are looking at ... | |
| Best Tube CDP for $2000 Budget Used Metronome should be on your list. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Balanced Not really and Ground Hum True balanced will help fight RFI and noise in general, and is a great idea, but really should be necessary to rid your system of a ground loop.I suggest you read the archives on ground loops, both here and at audioasylum. Then I'd try borrowing o... | |
| Which would you choose- Lyra, Zyx or Benz for VPI Jspownell,Another ZYX/JMW user here. My Airy 3S-SB rides on a TNT6 w/12.6 arm. I went w/the silver version based on Mehran's recommendation relative to my system, and am very happy with it. I also considered both the Benz LP and the Cardas Heart(i... | |
| Turntable with isolation base application VPI, ?? One option is to put the points of your cones atop Walker Valid Points. However, if you use Walker cones and Valid Points, one could argue that the Big Rock becomes redundant. Cheers,Spencer | |
| 40ft: speaker cable or interconnect? Mogami and Canare are two of the best sounding budget and DIY options. Lots of places will build them to desired length w/your choice of termination. Frank can certainly make you Signal Cables within your budget. If you switch amps, going to balan... | |
| tubes and analog Yes, Mab33 and Carlbecker, I think you guys have summed it up nicely. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect a used pair of well-cared for amps, carefully packed, sold to me w/extra driver tubes, etc. would come to me loaded with the wrong valued... | |
| tubes and analog Here is the post that some of you have been waiting for...Raul did indeed audition Atma-Sphere gear at my home during his latest "American Tour", discussed elsewhere. Raul did witness a tube failure in one of my MA1 amps; two tubes went down. Unfo... | |
| preamp for berning/merlin/audio aero system Kevin,The FS has a great reputation. I've heard them at shows, but never at home. From what I've read here, should be a fine match. Looking forward to reading your reaction after you get some time with it...Cheers,Spencer | |
| Survey-What is your most used source? 90% turntable, 5% CD, 5% Ipod on the move. | |
| Waltz for Debbie - Analog Productions _ BIl Evans The 45 is even better! Cheers,Spencer |