tomic601
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| ARC ref 5SE current or past owners love my REF 5 SEreplaced a MAC SScan not comment on yours or the alternate as have not heardhome auditions in your system near pricelessi had at home Aesthetix, MAC, Ayre, CJ and a few others. System synergy ruled day for me anyway.IMO ref will be... | |
| Personal amp evolution updateAyre VX- R to Twenty ( Double Diamond )also based on using REF 75 SE as a standin will be getting filters, etc to make the MC240 work in the main system. | |
| Enjoying My New Focal Sopra No2's cool system ! | |
| Rowland Aeris vs Aesthetix Romulus Signature i have the Pandora SIG which is just the DAC.love itvery relaxed yet high definition sound. Benefits from tube rolling.can not comment on Aeris as have not heard it. | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Wim1983Love your suggestion on what music..Here are the last 12 i listened to (one of the neat features of Naim unitiserve)Alison Krauss - Paper AirplaneCowboy Junkies - Rarities, B-Sides (listen to all but extra attention on last track may tell a... | |
| Any thoughts on passive v. active speakers? We sold a LOT of 810's back in the day...how does it SOUND ?Lovely amps... | |
| New Vandersteen oil cooled hybrid amplifiers eventually i will demo them at home vs. Twenty series Ayre..i hear from people i trust that they both sound great.what I do know is Richard collaborates with a pretty tight circle of like minded and innovative people in the industry. He shares a p... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? how exactly Melbguy1 was my post defensive and boastful ?what exactly is the garbage in my system ? | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? spend some $ on a Mac preamp with 5-7 bands of tone controls so you can fix ....how big is that 7 hz waveform anyway ?we sold a lot of ADS and JBL product including pro jbl stuff into community light and sound cabinets...you might also get your he... | |
| Do you Bi-Wire, if you can? Yes in a shotgun config. AQ type 6, old but good... | |
| Best loudspeaker with coincident/coaxial driver Steen Quatro with carbon tweeter....Ccherance and EQ bass plus minimal load on your amp.I am pretty biased tho...last three speakers are from Richard...You might give him a call and talk about the room..he answers the phone , press 1 and ask for h... | |
| Laser recommendation for Spkr set-up? Follow Stringreens adviseStart also by downloading the very excellent golden ratio instructions for Vandersteen 5 a setup.Ignore the stuff about filters and bass eq.Too much toe in and point at ears is not a good idea.To much rake also bad..you wi... | |
| Audio Research Reference 5SE reliability 2400 hours..of blissno issues except for cheap plastic remote.. | |
| Incredible review of Vandersteen 7 mkII in... 100 hours in..play LowThe Great Destroyer on ?then 7'samazing.... | |
| Incredible review of Vandersteen 7 mkII in... Have about 40 hours on them. coming from 5a and before that 3A SIG so you can see ( hear ) that I do not stray far from the fold ( nor the thinking, engineering and design and execution evolution ).Are they perfect? Nope.Are they better than 5A in... |