tms0425
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| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 2000 BMW 540i 6-speed Sport package. The last great looking bmw before Chris Bangle struck totally ugly on the 7, z4, 5, then the 3 - all very sad days. This 5's definitely a keeper. Also a 2004 3/4 ton Avalanche 8.1L (10mpg!) to tow a horse trail... | |
| Will Merlins be too much I've been using my Merlin TSM-MX's in a 13x19 room with Arcam AV gear. I can assure you they are very musical, not at all sterile even with these modestly priced electronics and cabling. I also have Joules in my other 2-channel room, and yes, the ... | |
| B&W Sig. 805 and Merlin TSM I haven't heard the Sig 805, but for the most part am not a fan of the B&W house sound (I've owned several of their speakers over the years). I have been using Merlin TSM-MX's in my HT with phantom center and ACI Titan II subs. As someone said... | |
| Tube OTL amp for VAndy 5 You might want to just call Jud Barber at Joule and ask him. I have the Joule VZN100's with smaller Merlins and can say first hand they are a terrific match (well documented elsewhere all over the forums). Likewise for the various Kharma's. I know... | |
| Which Speakers? I've been swapping out a variety of speakers for the L/R in my HT - Reimer Teton GS (giants) w/no center, Paradigm Ref Studio 100's with Studio CC, Odyssey Nightingales, and finally my Merlin TSM-MX's w/o a center channel. Contrary to what I would... | |
| Line Conditioner or New Power Cords? Everyone has an opinion on power conditioning and I'm sure each system and power situation presents a unique problem to solve. For my part, $50 an outlet from Sound Applications for my dedicated circuits (2) was a no brainer first step. Very easy ... | |
| Line Conditioner or New Power Cords? That depends a lot on your power source and how bad it might be. I put 3 Cardas Golden Reference power cords on my Arcam AVP700/P1000/DV79 and Merlin TSM-MX's with very good results, making a very smooth and tonally neutral combo even smoother. Es... | |
| Power Cord for my McCormack DNA-500 I second Mark's comments. I have his DNA-500 now and the DCCA Extreme I demo'd was a very nice match for it. In my case, I just couldn't live with the stiffness of the cord in my environment but that's true for several great cables. I ended up wit... | |
| Whats under your VPI Scout / Scoutmaster? Try Chris at www.timbernation.com. He will make you whatever you want in 7-10 days in your choice of 2" or 3" maple or cherry with or without brass cones. He is very reasonably priced too and has worked with many audiophools like us.In my case I h... | |
| RM-40's up against VERACITY 3's "Marbles" over on AC forum has owned both and kept the Salks. They sound very good in his setup. I didn't hear the RM40's myself. There are several others on that forum that went the same route. | |
| VPI periphery record ring for VPI Scoutmaster After several conversations with Mehran at Sorasound, I ended up with a ZYX Airy3-X-SB. We'll see how it works out once the Scoutmaster gets here, but I'm really looking forward to being back in the analog biz. | |
| Best $2000 6 channel Surround Receiver HDMI is changing too much at the moment. The Arcam just does video. I decided to use an external switcher. | |
| Best $2000 6 channel Surround Receiver Arcam AVP700 - I love mine, along with P1000 DV79 | |
| VPI periphery record ring for VPI Scoutmaster Thanks all. I've considered the various Shelters, Sumiko Blackbird, but wasn't too aware of the Celebration. Is it a similar cart to the Blackbird (only better)? I'm not to familiar with current generation of Denons though I had a 103D long ago. I... | |
| Speaker Cable for Merlin TSM-MM I have Merlin TSM-MX's with Joule LA150, VZN-100's, and Cardas Golden Reference IC's and speaker wires. Bobby strongly recommended 3m length CGR in single wire used with his supplied Cardas jumpers. I ended up with an internal biwire 3m set that h... |