tom_hankins
Responses from tom_hankins
| Thiel 1.6 vs. 2.4 vs. 3.6 using NAD c372 IMO, either the 2.4 or 3.6 will be a little to much speaker for your room. But if you do go with one of these I like the 2.4 more. I would get either the 1.6.....or even better, The 3-way monitor PCS for your room. These speakers (PCS) are awesome... | |
| Top ten tube amps Singlepower Audio SDS-XLR (or any of his high end models) balanced headphone amp. Can make even the hardest core speaker fans melt in there chairs.Plus the big VTL amps andARC Ref.210 | |
| Preamp Advice plz?? Using Nak PA-7 & Legacy Focus Check out the Parasound Halo P3 preamp. Just a little over your budget used. Also they made a model P/LD 2000, or P/LD1500 that come up for a couple hundred every once in a while that where pretty good preamps. Years ago I had a second system in m... | |
| Amp recommendation for AKG K1000's headphones? Try one of the new Singlepower Audio Extreme amps that have just come out. There are lots of opions of it with the K1000 on www.head-fi.org. I have owned two amps from them (SDS and SDS-XLR) and they were both much better than any of the other hig... | |
| Bel Canto Cd-1 Thanks Tgyeti. Would you put the sonic signature of the CD-1 somewhere between the Ayre and EMC-1? | |
| Top Ten Interconnects of all time... AUDIOQUEST SKY!! | |
| Bel Canto Cd-1 Nobody with any info on these players? At the close out prices (1/2 price) this is a very tempting player. | |
| Audioquest CV-8 speaker cables? How about the CV-6? Can anyone lead me to any reviews of either of these cables? Thanks | |
| VPI table owners, help please. I have decided after several cables from tonearm to phono that the Zu Xaus is the one for me. Better than running any of my Audioquest or Bogdans or the VPI tonearm cable. It combined with the balanced Panthers everywhere else is right where I lik... | |
| What cartridge are you using with VPI JMW9 I've had great success with three different Dynavectors. 17D2MKII, XX2, and 17D3. Also good with the signature arm. | |
| Anyone know of a reasonable Tonearm Cable?? I also just won a bid for a Zu Xaus for the entry bid of 150.00. I will be comparing it to a few others(all higher $$$) when it gets here. | |
| Tube Rolling with 6SN7 tubes...? If you like the sound of the Sylvania tubes these are both drop ins for the 6sn7s that sound at least as good (I think better) than there 6sn7 counterparts. They can be found for 8-15 bucks.7N7 and 7AF7 try a few. | |
| Tube Rolling with 6SN7 tubes...? Here are a few options.RCA VT-231, I think the Grey glass tubes are closser to what you want than the black glass.National Union, I prefer the black glass but think from your post the grey glass again would work for you.The CBS brown base has a sw... | |
| VPI table owners, help please. Gregadd, I have several "normal" and phono cables setup for audition. Dont assume me to be in the camp of people that think cables are all the same. If I was I would not be on this hunt. First three are going to be the VPI and Zu Xaus phono cables... | |
| Sony SCD-XA9000es vs. SCD-1 sacd playback? I never had any problems with my SCD-1. I sold it local and it still has played everything thrown at it. I am looking for a player for almost all sacd. After listening to many players for my main system I have decided on either the Cary or Ayre sa... |