stevenm
Responses from stevenm
| Why nobody uses McIntosh with Vandersteen? I had the different, but still unpleasant reaction using MA6600 with Klipsch Cornwall III's, plenty of bass, but too bright, just when things got hoping, the horns would get over-driven. I ended up just using the MA6600 front end to drive a tube b... | |
| Personal amp evolution Concord 880 (4-channel, sound-on-sound reel-to-reel, 22Watt tube amp)Lafayette (Pioneer) integrated amp 35 watt?/Bose 501/Pioneer PL-10 'tablePioneer SX-838 (still have), Dual 1228 w/Stanton 681-EEE /Infinity RS-6Haffler H-1 preamp/Luxman MB-3045 ... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? I've owned a pair of Luxman MB3045's for about twenty years now. They have been converted to KT-88 and again to KT-120, re-capped with Audience for the signal path and Nichicon for the power. I don't foresee any change now or in the future. My hea... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Love the Sansui AU-9500. I recently re-caped with Elna Silmic II for signal path, Nichicon for power path and upgraded the small signal TO-92's to modern Fairchild silicon. Left the original Sankin output transistors in-place.Sweet! | |
| Luxman 3045 mb I had the factory KT88 conversion procedure manual mailed to me from Luxman. I can mail you a copy, email or snail mail. I converted my amps some fifteen (20?) years ago, and have been quite happy. The old design had the tubes right on the hairy e... |