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| Electrocompaniet Nemos I ended up pulling the trigger on the Nemos and just set them up in my system. They are an excellent match to the C1100 preamp and couldn't be happier. | |
| Electrocompaniet Nemos I'm looking for more speed, tighter bass, a wider sound stage and a bit more detail. I like the brilliant mids and the depth of the sound stage with the MC275, and don't want to lose that. My understanding is that the Nemos are not too analytic, a... | |
| From KEF 103.2 to Harbeth 30.1 and back....Your advice sought. In your price range and requirements, I would look at the Reference 3A MM de Capo BE. It's a very musical speaker that is efficient with lots of punch. | |
| McIntosh C1100 Preamp Oops, I've been away and just saw this. I am very pleased with the C1100. I'm sure you are enjoying it, as well, if you decided to move forward with the purchase. If not, let me know what you bought instead as I'd be curious to know what beat i... | |
| 2017 ‘Keeper’ speakers under - $25K KEF Reference 5s got my vote and money. | |
| What are the more subtle sounding tube preamps? The McIntosh C1100 is amazingly subtle. It is dead quiet and just presents the music as it was intended. | |
| Any Allnic users out there? Hum problem. I really enjoy the HA with the H. As you said, the sound stage is really enormous and holographic.Oh, I thought of another thing: When I plugged my network streamer in the system, the wireless router did cause some noise to come through the phon... | |
| Any Allnic users out there? Hum problem. I use an H3000 with an HA3000 and don't have any of the hum issues that you describe. I use the setup with both a DV XX-2 MkII and Kiseki Purpleheart. You may want to make sure that the tubes are seated properly as they can become dislodged duri... | |
| More curious than a real question- remote trigger? Anyone use it? I use the remote trigger on both my McIntosh and Audia Flight systems. I like the convenience of turning everything on with a single push of a button. After all, if I'm turning on the preamp, the amp is going to be turned on anyway. | |
| Idiot trying to upgrade his system - likes the tube sound Your MC275 actually puts out closer to 90 wpc, so they should be plenty powerful enough to drive your Wilsons. If you haven't changed out the stock tubes, I would suggest getting some Gold Lion Reissue KT88s - big step up in musicality and dynami... | |
| KT88 tubes for Monos Contact Jim McShane: http://www.mcshanedesign.net/Very knowledgeable, great inventory, good prices and very responsive. I've purchased several tubes from him (including a quad matched set of Gold Lion KT88s). | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range Had both the JC3+ and Audia Flight in my system previously. For their price points in the used market, either one is very hard to beat. You can find the JC3+ at attractive used prices - I saw one recently at a retailer in nearly new condition fo... | |
| King Cobras vs Straightwire Chorus II, unintentional comparison nutty,I'm aware of the different casings on the Expressivo (trying those and other interconnects in the Straight Wire lineup) and, while they are very good, they do not compare to the performance of the Crescendo 3s in my system. The Crescendo 3... | |
| King Cobras vs Straightwire Chorus II, unintentional comparison I'm a big fan of Straight Wire, as well. I have Crescendo 3 interconnects (balanced and SE) and speaker cables on my main system and Serenade II speaker cables on my bedroom system. I just wish they were a little more pliable for tight spaces, b... | |
| Tube amp for KEF Reference 3s grnmtnboy77, I think the strategy to go with a VAC preamp makes sense based on your situation. For your digital, could you use Modwright as a stand alone DAC connected to the VAC inputs? I'm in NorCal and always happy to talk shop. |