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| Why is the turnover on maggies 1.6QR so much? It has been several years since I owned Magnepan 2.7's. At that time the ribbon was a true ribbon tweeter as is in the Maggie 3.5, 3.6 series, and sounds much more open on top than the 1.6's. I've auditioned the 1.6 and agree they are a great valu... | |
| ARC LS 25 MK II vs. BAT VK30SE I used several ARC preamps over the years and have always thought very highly of them. The LS2b, SP14 were superior to many others at similar price points. I switched to Modulus 3a and also found it to be very good, however, my last change, about ... | |
| Audioquest or Cardas ? My experience with Audioquest is alittle dated. I had Lapis cables and enjoyed them, however, they lean more toward the Transparent, Straightwire sound; analytical, neutral, slightly dry, while the Cardas at the Golden level is more rounded, exten... | |
| Vote for best US made solid state amp Threshold T series after years with Krell, Levinson, PS Audio. However, must have great tube preamp on any ss amp to bring out the best. | |
| Need some advice with new system Hi, in the music category you mentioned, NAD makes a great CD player in the $500 range, I belive it is a model 400. Preamps, well nothing at all with the Adcom or NAD, or if you want to smooth out the system, pick up Audible Illusions Modulus, it ... | |
| cable shopping...Help! Given the equipment noted, I would go the website for CARDAS and look at the entry level cables and see what is out here used. Cardas does magic with tubes. I've had Strightwire, Audio Quest, Kimber (all models)and Cardas interconnects with their ... | |
| Vote for best US made solid state amp Most of what was posted is true, regarding great good 'ol USA made products. I've owned PS Audio, Krell, Levinson over the years, and have to qualify two amps first.. The Plinus 50 monos are superb and great value, as are the YBA products, but for... | |
| B&W 802 Nautilius really the best? Recently purchased new speakers. Listened extensively to the JM Labs, Hales 5, Maggies (various models, something really special in the right larger room with great electronics), Thiels 2.3 & 6's, Dunlavy, Sonus Fabers and Avalon. While by far... | |
| Good speakers in the sub-$1K range It may not be as practicle as a book shelf, but the Vandersteen 1c at $700 is a great match with wintage tube systems, we have used these with Jolida, Dyna Model 70 and other low output tubes, and pure music. Not the last word in detail and bass, ... | |
| Need advice on amplifier upgrade You may want to check the auction section for the Brown Electronics 2002 amp, this is a KILLER deal on a class A amp that sounds great; it has the lower extension control of Krell, the upper mids and highs of a good push/pull tube and is regarded ... |