stiltskin

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Simaudio W-5 or Pass X-250 for Dynaudio Special 25
Hi Tim,Your McCormack is a darn good amp,at a 100 watts plus it should drive the 25s silly,though it may not be a good match up for the Dynas.Aroom that size,near feild listening for any speaker of this size is a good way to start,how loud do you ... 
Simaudio W-5 or Pass X-250 for Dynaudio Special 25
Hi Tim916,Is your set up home theater?,or both, audio and h.t.? Spending money on a Sim W5 or a Pass amp to drive the Dyna 25s and using any DVD/cd player as your primary source.... You will never realize what these speakers and amps can do in a p... 
Simaudio W-5 or Pass X-250 for Dynaudio Special 25
I am using Atmaphere m-60s with the superb Dynaudio Special 25s,this past Christmas I have heard the 25s with Simaudio L.E. gear.Very,very good solid state. This little speaker is really something to behold,I was set to purchase the fabulous Merli... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Andy of Vintage Tube Services just picked up a load of Sylvania 6F6Gs Last week... 
Tubes for pre-amp
Hi, Gellis1,I have been getting consistent quality of 6922, among other tubes, from a seller by the name of Dioto here on the gon .Seimans gold pin,Dutch made Amperex bugel boys and Dutch Philips miniwatt S.Q.s,all very very good in my Supratek Ch... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
For anyone looking for some 6922 to try in their new pre,I have been getting consistent quality from a seller here on the Gon by the name of Dioto.I have bought a few pairs of Seimans gold pin, Dutch made Amperex bugle boys and Philips miniwatt S.... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Amandarae ,Thanks for the info. 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Ecclectique and Amandarae,Good to read more about tube switching in the phono section. I just took delivery of a vpi scoutmaster with options afew weeks ago. Shocking good through my Chenin,I have not switched the tubes in the phono section yet.I ... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
HI Jay461,I am using a pair of Sylvania 6SN7W metal base along with the Sylvania 6F6G to stunning effect, yes the metal base 6SN7W are very rare,I have two pair of Tungsol black glass round plates ,one pair as new, never been plugged in yet... The... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Ecclectique,I just want to pass along a big thank you for your reccommendation of the Sylvania 6F6g.I picked up a pair,as new in original boxes, matched to with in 1 ma.Incredible in my Chenin. It has been a month since they were installed and I s... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hello Rushton,Yes the M.O.FI./Rounder recording of So Long So Wrong is really something to behold...Perhaps you can weigh in on this,and any one eles...I was blissfully ignorant on what was achieved with monolithic recordings...What a huge mistake... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Right on Rushton!! 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Hello Slipknot1,Have you taken delivery of your preamp yet?.. Your in for a treat,though you know that. I like live recordings very much and will pick up a copy of Union Station...Let me know what you think of So Long So Wrong... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I got a recommendation yesterday from the owner of Diamond Groove... I was in his store picking up an order,we were talking music...Chad pulled out an album of Alison Krauss and Union Station ,So Long So Wrong and asked me if I have heard this...I... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Just a short comment on the Chenin... I ordered my Chenin in piano black and chrome...Absolutely gorgeous...I have not spent a lot of time with it yet...very busy...Having logged 200 + hours using a vintage Fisher FM 100-B tuner for most of the bu...