trelja
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| Homegrown Silver Lace vs Coincident CST Like Drrasta, I also use HomeGrown Audio Silver Lace ICs and Coincident CST loudspeaker cable(wonderful speaker cable). I also use Coincident CST IC. After a while of playing around, I settled in on using both. HGA SL on my CD player, and CST on m... | |
| Has anyone listened to Legacy speakers? I guess I will have to be the bad guy in this thread. More playing devil's advocate, someone with a different perspective. Legacy speakers look very good on paper. And, in person. Ad copy and cabinets are beautiful. However, this hobby is about so... | |
| Jumping into SE tube amps. Suggestions? Hi Massvm. I have not moved on the SET project as of yet. Still have not finalized my housing situation. When that is cleared up, I can move on a second system. As you stated before, my goal for a smaller second system is one that involves a 2A3 b... | |
| Audio Formats Battle It Out Article Thanks Sdcampbell for the link. That article says a lot about the SACD/DVD-A war. It is akin to a war in a far off place. 99.9% of people have NEVER heard of either of the two new audio formats, outside of our small circle. Consumers have adopted ... | |
| HG Silver Lace Revisited Sam, thanks for sharing your opinions of this cable with us all. You are certainly one of the cable gurus of this site. The more people who are able to submit a review on a product, the better able we on this site are to form a concensus for that ... | |
| Jumping into SE tube amps. Suggestions? I have to second Leafs on Coincident. If you were to buy into the new UHS series, the Cary 2A3 would be a great match. Not the ultimate 2A3, but you get a lot back in terms of service, support, parts availability, upgradeability, trade-in value, a... | |
| Best Tube Int under 4K? In my opinion, the best amps at this price point are the Air Tight and Jadis Orchestra Reference. Both offer extension, dynamics, speed, clarity, retrieval of low level information, and refinement that are unmatched by anything else in this class.... | |
| wire Oh, I am really sorry. For really cheap speaker wire, you don't need to look at either RadioShack or Monster Wire. There are two that you can buy for $2/foot or less which are more respectable than many in this hobby will admit. The first is Apatu... | |
| Cable break-in advice needed I learned this technique here on Audiogon, and can personally vouch for its effectiveness. Keep the tuner on, keep the pre or int amp off, but with the tuner selected. Do that for two weeks, whenever you aren't listening to the system. As painless... | |
| wire I have never personally rewired Vandersteens. Although, I do consider myself a very big fan of the marque. In my opinion, it is one of the premier manufacturers in the business. Witness the owners of the speaker who appear on this site(Sdcampbell,... | |
| KT88 s Sovtek vs Valve Art I actually think we are on the same page Redkiwi. Just that our tastes, likes, and preferences may be different. The JJ/Tesla/Teslovak is a more polite KT88 in my experience. That is why I prefer it. Often, I like a classic tube sound if I am goin... | |
| Dielectric? Very intriguing topic. I will watch how this progresses with much interest. I am sure it will be fun. | |
| KT88 s Sovtek vs Valve Art I find the JJ(Tesla/Teslovak) KT88 to be the best sounding of the currently produced KT88. I do not care much for 6550, preferring to instead go with KT88 if I am pursuing a sweeter tone, or Ei KT90 for a more neutral sound. One thing to be cautio... | |
| Best Log in name?? Some of my favorites are Eldragon, Garfish, Megasam, Onhwy61, Rockvirgo, Sluggo, Tubegroover, and Whatjd. Always get a lift just by seeing their names. A very memorable post was when someone asked Garfish about his name, and if it was related to a... | |
| New formats, same old story? Thanks to all for the responses. It looks like we still have not arrived at the point where we would have liked to have been. I started on this road in 1997, waiting for the new format. In retrospect, I foolishly waited for over 3 years for one of... |