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| What dealer/distributor has influenced you most? I agree with Mred! John Rutan has always gone way beyond the call of duty to help myself and every customer. He loves audio and music as much as the rest of us audio geeks. Audio Connection in Verona N.J. has no-nonsense brands and is a great plac... | |
| Odyssey Khartago and Vandersteen 2 I have Vandersteen 3A Sigs with Kimber 12TC true bi-wire. I've heard the Ayre with Vandersteen and it's a great combo for sure. Check out the review of the Ayre Integrated in latest Stereophile. For my Vandersteens I'm using Red Dragon M-500 mono ... | |
| Tube Mono-Block Recommendation Quicksilver V4 Mono Blocks. Great sounding, reliable,no nonsense amplifiers with plenty of tube choices to choose from.You can also save some money for other goodies. | |
| Driving Magnepan 1.7 Great discussion that I can relate to in many ways. I have had Maggie 1.6's for years and have used them with a Bryston 3BST which was very good. I upgraded to the ARC 150.2 Tripath Amp, which was a major improvement in almost every department. I ... | |
| Adding an expensive power cord to Chip amp I have been using a LessLoss DFPC Signature on my Audio Research 150.2 Tripath amp for about 3 years now and it made a huge improvement in every area of performance. I also use the standard LessLoss power cords on my Red Dragon M-500 Mono Bloc Cla... | |
| Want to replace RED Dragon amps with stereo amp I've never tried bare wire with the connection on the back of the Red Dragon Amps. I'm sure the folks at Red Dragon or perhaps Cardas can let you know if that would work. Maybe if the wire was solid core or stranded, it would make a difference?I r... | |
| Want to replace RED Dragon amps with stereo amp To Sunnyjim: Just wanted to say that I have the RD M-500 amps as well. Very good sounding amps, that are powerful,lightweight and efficient. The Cardas speaker terminals have no problem with banana plugs. I have had mine for 3 years or so and have... | |
| DAC to replace Sony 5400 Just got the Micromega MyDac and it does sound excellent. Yes,considering it's price, it's a remarkable sounding piece. Digital performance has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years, so once you've decided on the features you want in a D... | |
| Affordable "Thiel type" speakers are? Maggie 1.6 with a Vandy Sub?Used of course. I have that combo as well as Vandy 3A Sigs in another system. Both excellent. Just a suggestion. Good luck. | |
| Donald Byrd Donald Byrd R.I.PHe died on Feb 4 2013. Great musician,trumpeter, educator,producer, composer, arranger and bandleader! | |
| Components that you regret parting with? B&W CDM1 NT Monitors. Lost them in divorce. Powered by NAD C370 Integrated Amp. Wonderful Combo for TV/DVD System. Replaced them with inexpensive, used Tannoy Reveal Monitors which are not bad but not nearly as refined as the B&W's, nor do... | |
| Tube Monoblocks in the 5-7K Range The Quicksilver V4's are flexible in tube choices to tailor the sound. Hand made in the U.S.A and built to last. I would not describe them as overly warm, but if you want a creamy mid range you could go in that direction with a tube that has that ... | |
| Tube Monoblocks in the 5-7K Range Quicksilver V4. Glorious sound, powerful and trouble free. | |
| ARC SP16 vs SP8 I have the SP-16 with Vandersteen 3A Sigs, Red Dragon M-500 Mono Block Amps. Speakers are 8 1/2 feet apart and I sit about 10 feet away. Soundstage is wonderful. Imaging is first rate. The SP-16 is a very nice preamp and can be tuned with differen... | |
| Recommendations for Speakers that sound like Snell Interesting site on Snell: www.snell.noHealthy discussion on Snell speakers. I own and love the Type EIII designed by Kevin Voecks. I've heard the C's, D's and the Audio Note Versions of the E's. All very great sounding speakers IMHO. The A's are ... |