stewart0722
Responses from stewart0722
| An Amplifier Change for my Wilson Sophia 2's? There are substantial differences in the sound of the variousiterations of Bryston amps and you should try to get the SST2series if you can......even if you got a 3b, you’d have 250w into 4ohms whichwould better the ARC and you should be able to g... | |
| Bookshelf speakers on a budget the top three are:ELACELACandELACYou can try to do better for that kind of money, but you will fail......100% guaranteed...... | |
| Integrated for Vandersteen 2ce sigII I owned the 2CE Sigs for several years and for the most part ranseperates........large Pass and PS Audio amps as my room was fairly large, but one of the last amps I had was the Audio Research VSI60 and it really made the 2s sing.......I've also h... | |
| Why should i be a fan of Revel speakers? I owned Studio 2's for about a year, they replaced longtime Vandersteen 2CE's.....I moved from the Studio2's to Magnepan 3.7s about 3 years ago and would never ever consider going back........If you have the space, the dividends are many and the c... | |
| Newbie With Magnepan 1.7is I’ve never heard Peachtree drive Maggies adequately, although the amps might.......but if it were me, I’d start over, sell the Peachtrees and go integrated with either Bryston 135 integrated or the excellent Parasound Halo integrated........You ne... | |
| New Vandersteen oil cooled hybrid amplifiers I agree with most of your positions here, that shows and dealers are not optimal, but in a lot of people's cases, shows are the ONLY option for hearing a good cross section of gear because all the brick and mortars in cities even with a million pl... | |
| New Vandersteen oil cooled hybrid amplifiers I have so far heard the Vandersteen 7's with and without the amps at a total of 5 audio shows, and once at a dealer and in all cases, I came away completely unimpressed...the sound was just flat out uninvolving especially in relation to cost......... | |
| I'm ready to pull the trigger on some new speakers.looking for some last minute advice where do you live? I have a dealer friend who is placing his initial order w/ Ryan and that's how I'm getting my 610s. I'm in Oklahoma City | |
| I'm ready to pull the trigger on some new speakers.looking for some last minute advice The last three shows Ive been to the consesus has been that Ryan Loudspeakers are absolutely stunning values in terms of build quality and overall musicality.......go find some avshowroom videos on youtube.....,4 models range from 2k to 3400 ... | |
| best integrated amp. I love the Bryston/CAT Combo, although I think going from Bryston 7s to 28s was a total waste of money as I never even approached the 7s capability in terms of watts......all in the name of headroom. I believe strongly that the CAT preamp (in pro... | |
| Vandersteen 2xx - 100,000 units? I think you'd have a chance in a smallish to medium room with 35wpc. I ran 2CE sigs to good volume in a very large 27x16x10 room with a 60w ARC VSI60, but of course it's material dependent.........I would say strive for at least 50WPC, but the on... | |
| Vandersteen 2xx - 100,000 units? The 100K number has been touted for at least since I bought my last pair of 2s in 1995 or so.I too find it tough to believe since Vandersteen has always had a verysmall dealer network, with the average dealer selling a handful of pairs a year of a... | |
| best integrated amp. you need high current to make mag 3.7s sing....forget tubes if you want tubes go seperates. I would try a tube pre with a bryston amp or do the bryston integrated....... i drive 3.7s with bryston 28bsst2s and a cat sl1 renaissan... | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? My bass desires are very well served by the 3.7s alone.........It's a matter of placement......I go a little closer to the side walls andabout 18" from the front wall and the room is loaded very nicelyin the mid 30s hz range......If I want more ba... | |
| Why is an XA30.5 a bad match for Revel Ultima Salon II speakers? I had Revel Studio 2s, and originally drove them in a fairly large roomwith a ARC VSI60 and on most material, it sounded fine......butwhen dynamics showed themselves, it ran out of gas quickly.......so I can emphatically say 60 watts of tubes aren... |