stevecham
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| What CD would do your speakers? Naxos 8.557501: Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring and The Nightingale opera Robert Croft conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. Plenty of varied dynamics from all the instruments of the orchestra plus some serious percussion: bass drum, double tym... | |
| Does one NEED multiple amps? Two systems:One all tube basedOne all solid state basedBest of both worlds | |
| Review: Rogue Audio Cronus Tube amp Thanks Tvad, I will try your suggestion. Matched and balanced-triode Ei Elite Gold 12AU7s on the way. And I have a set of Tung Sol matched-balanced 12AX7s that I haven't tried yet, just going to enjoy the sound the way it is for now. Stay tuned. | |
| B&W 804, JM Lab 918, Thiel 2.4, or Helicon 400? I had the wife test thing going with the Vandersteens too when I showed her pictures of them on their website. But then I got her to hear them in the store and she said, wow.I'm lucky, she chose sonics over looks and now thinks they look great too... | |
| Life beyond Jolida? No but I just received a Rogue Cronus and am in the second hour of bliss with it, and it hasn't even been broken in yet. Full review to follow...Wow! | |
| What song best sums up the previous year? Lies - Thompson Twins | |
| Noob question - Stereophile "Class" rating Kinda like the Academy Awards; who cares? | |
| Mounting a Shelter 501 on a JMW/9 Oh, what IS your table? And if not a VPI, who drilled/mounted the arm? Any chance this was mispositioned? | |
| Mounting a Shelter 501 on a JMW/9 Get a DB protractor so that you can properly adjust overhand no matter what the arm-table combo. | |
| The Smiths. The Stone Roses. James. Have recordings by Smiths and Roses but am not familiar with James. Also solo albums by Ian Brown (lead singer of SR) especially Monkey Business (check out the bass on the track entitled Ice Cold Cube) and Music of the Spheres, both great well rec... | |
| B&W 804, JM Lab 918, Thiel 2.4, or Helicon 400? How important is hearing the signal fed to your speakers by your amp? How important is hearing the correct harmonic content of timbre? If these things are important to you, then there is no question about it if musical accuracy is what you seek.Th... | |
| When will your system be enough? When they pry the preamp remote from my cold dead hands. | |
| Seperates vs Integrated at $2000 Rogue Cronus integratedVandersteen 2Ce SignaturesAll of the above desired characteristics, plus accuracy, detail, extension, imaging, synergy, VALUE. | |
| EQ's... why doesnt everybody have one? One word: DISTORTION | |
| Best value in integrated amps at a moderate price? Rogue Cronus 55 Wpc $1795Vandersteen 2Ce Signatures $1600Accuracy, detail, imaging, extension. |