trelja
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| Which track do you demo to your friends? Garfish, I mirror your opionions exactly. I usually let people choose from what I have. But, if they insist on me picking, I either take the title track of Lucinda Williams "Car Wheels On a Gravel Road", or one of many cuts from Southern Culture O... | |
| Single-ended amps with Martin Logans Brulee, you are the one who should forgive me. As an avowed tubeophile, I have to agree with you that only SETs sound like SETs(likewise for OTLs). To anyone who is in our camp, there is definitely NO substitute for glassware. Only TUBES sound lik... | |
| Interconnects for Tube amps I would and do not hesitate in recommending the Homegrown Audio cables. That is, for people with tube products. That is not to say they are for everyone using a tube product(no cable can be all things to all people). But, if you do not have bright... | |
| Single-ended amps with Martin Logans If you really want better sound from your combination, keep the ML and Rogue products. And look to your source, preamp, and cables. If you want a more open SET sound, consider a GOOD solid state or passive preamp, good front end, OR silver cables. | |
| Interconnects for Tube amps STAY AWAY FROM MIT cables for tube amps. I really like the sound of silver with tube products, so I would recommend Kimber, Silver Audio, and ESPECIALLY HomeGrown Audio. HomeGrown is like a much improved version of KCAG, at 1/8th the price. Solid ... | |
| ACI Saphire III vs. JMLab Cobalt 807 vs. I like the fact that the Sapphires(never heard them, but bought some parts from ACI) use a Scan Speak tweeter and a Focal mid bass. When I built some speakers, I really liked Focal mids/midwoofers/woofers. Conversely, I really HATED their inverted... | |
| Red Rose Speakers (From Mark Levinson) I like the prices of their cables. Especially, the VERY affordable silver interconnects. Proof that you don't need to spend a lot(of money, not thought and time) on wire. | |
| Do I really need to Bi-Wire? Outlier, actually it would change my advice. Insulating 260 strands is quite amazing(especially to me, as I used to develop polymer coatings)! You may still want to try this type of cable, perhaps someone can lend one to you. What is it about your... | |
| Single-ended amps with Martin Logans You can "do" anything you want. Like driving Thiels, Magnepans, Acoustats, Apogees, B & W Nautilus, and Martin Logans with SETs, OTLs, whatever. Whether or not it will be a good match is another story. In this case, it will not produce a whole... | |
| Do I really need to Bi-Wire? Outlier, do these speaker cables have individually insulated copper conductors? I will presume they do not(too many conductors to insulate). And that is why I will recommend getting a pair of AudioQuest Indigo, Forest, Cobalt, or Midnight. Will co... | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? Have to tip my hat to all of the great names that were submitted here. Perhaps I can vote for all of them, and add a few that were not yet mentioned. Dick Sequerra(too many great products to list), Richard Modafieri(Infinite Slope Crossover), John... | |
| Jadis 6550? (for CJ Prem. 12) One thing you may also want to try is HomeGrown Audio's version of KCAG. It is only $70 for 1 meter(terminated). It is the same as KCAG, only using solid core silver wire(as opposed to stranded). I find it better sounding than Kimber. Less edgy, m... | |
| Top Ten Speaker Cables of all time?... While I have never had the opportunity to play with them, the Kimber Black Pearl HAVE to be number one. Waaayyyy out of my budget at $50,000! The Kimber Select technology is based upon Black Pearl. | |
| Jadis 6550? (for CJ Prem. 12) Thanks for the information Randalleron! Personally, I use the Ei KT90s in my Jadis. Perhaps they use 6550s from the factory that produces the Golden Dragon line(Shuguang???). I have never gotten open sound from Chinese tubes, but have never tried ... | |
| Jadis 6550? (for CJ Prem. 12) Jadis does not make their own tubes. Rather, like Groove Tubes, they relabel someone else's. I suggest you find out whose they use, and go with them. I am not sure of their 6550 supplier(I would guess Sovtek or Svetlana), but their KT90 and 6CA7(E... |