shkong78
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| Vintage vs Modern speakers. @csmgolf Lansche can adjust bass.I may lesson the bass volume as you suggest since I also felt that the bass is a little bit too much. | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. @twoleftears Thanks a lot for your kind comment.You are spot on!Now I t drive Altec A7 with Rogue Cronu Magnum II fitted with Telfuken and Amperex Nos tubes.It give more full bodied and relaxed sound.Thomas | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. Lansche 4.1 is also high efficiency speaker (99db/w spec but real no is around 94db) which can be drive by low power tube SET amp Thus I am driving two speakers with tube amplifiers.But they sound slightly different.Altec with 99db/w efficiency gi... | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. I think Altec A7 sounds more like live music.The holographic imaging through Lansche 4.1 may be exaggerated effect which can not be heard at live concert.But audiophiles tend to enjoy such holographic imaging. | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. Altec A7 does sound much better than i expected.I picked it up only three weeks ago.It give effortless dynamics and nuanced bass with wide and deep soundstage.Although Altec does not sound boxy, I could notice more holographic imaging through my m... | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. https://youtu.be/n2xqnsno5hoAltec A7 also give very nuanced vocal. | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. https://youtu.be/_PDvLa9Wsz8Billie Jean after switching to CAD gc3 ground control .Altec A7 rocks! | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k My Line Magnetic 508 fitted with Nos RCA 805, RCA 5691, Melz 1578 and Eml 300b(modern) Loving you was like partyhttps://youtu.be/LE8j3ufH3u4https://youtu.be/gGu9NfsMzGQ | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. Hi Danit is nice to hear from you!How is your health?i am still living in the same house in Bow.I am paying more attention to source and amplifiers.By the way one of my tube amp need repair.If you know nice person to take care of it nearby.Please ... | |
| Vintage vs Modern speakers. Source is Cocktail Audio X50d music serverDave and Mscaler DacLIne Magnetic 508 amp fitted with RCA 805, EML 300b, Melz 1578(6sn7), RCa 5691(6sl7)I am also testing Nordost Qkore6 ground control that I picked yesterday for home audition.Thomas | |
| Vintage speaker suggestions If you have big space, Altec A7 rocks.https://youtu.be/Dt5M4Kg0qRMhttps://youtu.be/V51SekzxIhcIf you have medium space, Altec 19 may work well. | |
| Looking for new speakers for large audio room My living room is about same size as your's but with higher ceiling of 20 ft.https://youtu.be/BNdoLZFwjY8https://youtu.be/V51SekzxIhcAltec A7 seems to give plenty of bass in my room driven by Line Magnetic 508 with 48 wats.Thomas | |
| To horn or not to horn I had been happy with Lansche 4.1 since 2006 .Recently, I got Altec A7.It is surprisingly good.You can get a glimpse of the sound of its horn through linked Youtube videos.https://youtu.be/4L42N2Qdhqshttps://youtu.be/uE1eFKG6RCUhttps://youtu.be/Om... | |
| 845 tubes I have similar issue with 300b not 845. I have WE 300b made in 50’s which had lasted more than 10 k hours but saved for future.Also I have Sophia Electric and Black Treasure 300bs which sound pleasant but no match with WE nos 300b in details and d... | |
| Help finding a simple but high quality buffer or preamp for remotely controlling volume I had been using Scitt Freya + for my headphone chain to connect 20 ft balanced cable from Dave.It sounds really musical with Nos tubes.I am using Kenrad vt231 at gain stage and Sylvania vt231 at buffer stage.Thomas |