tomryan
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| Tube Amp Recommendations I think any of the EAR amps would match quite nicely. All of them (well, I've heard two and own one) are slightly warm, properly detailed, and very musical. These are the qualities you need with Merlin speakers as they tend to be a bit on the lean... | |
| tyler linbrook signatures vs. b&w 802 If we're allowed to say Christmas on this site, then I wholeheartedly 2nd Dave's sentiment - Merry Christmas!! | |
| Harbeth Monitor 30 vs. Dynaudio Special 25 I considered the M30s before deciding on Harbeth C7-2s. I was told by the importer (and read in an on-line review) that the M30s are not really designed for a small room such as mine. I was also told the M30s could be considered a bit forward. Not... | |
| tyler linbrook signatures vs. b&w 802 Daverobertson's response sums it up completely. But, hey! What's with all the commas?? | |
| Bob Crump passes away over holiday. My TG speaker cables are as good as anything tried in my system which includes Audience AU24 and Cardas Golden Ref. Actually, they're better than the AU24s. | |
| Review ... Neil Diamond's "12 Songs" You guys are gonna chase me down and break my legs but, here goes...Bruce Springsteen always reminded me of a "trying to be hipper" Neil. Both had that overwraught emotional stage activity and gesticulations. Neil's lyrics often seemed so forced a... | |
| Thiel CS 1.6 vs ProAc vs ? That would be the Se series. Check out the S8e and maybe the S9e. | |
| Thiel CS 1.6 vs ProAc vs ? I have not heard the Aragon amp in 7-8 years but remember it being, like you said, mostly neutral but a little on the lean side. However, I've been using tube amps since 1985 so my perception is prejudiced. I was saying the combo of C-J and Aragon... | |
| Thiel CS 1.6 vs ProAc vs ? Actually, depending on how much you want to spend, Harbeth C7ES-2 is a damn good speaker with superb musicality and natural detail. Should work really well with the big SS amp but you'd need stands - very important with these or any other stand mo... | |
| Thiel CS 1.6 vs ProAc vs ? Thiel are generally (at least the ones I've heard) lean and hyper-detailed, definitely on the 'gray' side of things. ProAcs (2.5s, 2Ss, etc.) are generally fuller and warmer but less detailed, really on the 'cream' side of things. Thiel makes sube... | |
| Looking for a tubed Preamp around $2000 Used The 2A3s will drive the Cabasses? Interesting.If you don't need remote volume control (it's a must for me) you might try to find a used Joule Electra LA100. The entire Joule range are great sounding and very musical. My memory of the 2A3s I owned ... | |
| Tube amp warm up Larry,What does 'reformed' mean? Also, have you ever heard that the more use transformers get, the better they sound? I seem to remember hearing or reading that many years ago but it doesn't make any sense to me. | |
| Tube amp warm up Hey, I've got a question! I bought a 2 year old tube amp that hadn't been used for almost three months. It took a number of hours to sound it's best but now sounds superb after 10-15 min of being turned on. Wonder what the technical reasons are fo... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century My head hurts... | |
| I am openning a shop. What equipment should I sell I don't think he meant 'bass' when writing 'base'. I think he meant 'basic'. And, yes, a basic response in speakers is important, in fact, the better the response the more likely they are to go home with a customer. Just be sure to carry friendly ... |