tricon_dave
Responses from tricon_dave
| QUAD ESL 2905 / 2805 I loved my 2805s and used a McIntosh 275 (75wpc) and McIntosh C2300 preamp. The match was great with plenty of power in my 12 X 24 X 8 room. Over the years I used other lower power tube amps which also worked well.But in the two years I owned them... | |
| Rogue Audio Cronus ...what speakers do you love ? I used mine with Quad 2805 in a smaller room. It was a great match for that room size. I had Rogue modify my Cronus and it was a really sweet sounding amp for the price. | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? Les Brown goes Direct to Disc...this sounds so natural and dynamic. I've got to get more direct to disc recordings! | |
| Quad ESL owners question I had the 2805's for several years and loved them, but reliability issues forced me to sell before they turned into larger repair problems. I have replaced them with the new Martin Logan Spires and have not looked back. The Spires have all the tra... | |
| TW Acustic Raven One owners I am using a Graham Phatom II with a Dynavector XX-2. I have not tried other arms. I agree with Mark that keeping the Stillpoint feet slightly loose (i.e., not tightened against the bottom of the TT) does make a difference and I was surprised at t... | |
| Titanium wand of Graham Phantom 2 for Phantom 1 I agree with Dan. I have the Phantom II and a friend brought over his Phantom I arm (with a very nice PC1 attached!) and it worked perfectly. | |
| What loading do you use on your Dynavector XX2MKII I go back and forth between 100 and 200, depending on the recording. My McIntosh preamp lets me switch on the fly. In my system, anything under 100 is a little dull and lacks detail and bass impact. | |
| Help bust speaker terminals....Quads 2905s Hi Grateful (as in Dead?)...yes there was a slight improvement in the highs. I think they are a little cleaner. Cymbols sound more like brass, bells have more clarity, upper register piano is clear without any glassiness.The technician that worked... | |
| Help bust speaker terminals....Quads 2905s The same thing happened to me. I agree they are flimsy. I was using Cardas spades too.I took mine back to the dealer and had him install heavy duty WBT binding posts. While he was inside, I had him upgrade the capacitors and separate out the +/- i... | |
| Mac C500 vs C1000 Go over to the McIntosh forum of AudioKarma. Either do a search of the archives or post your question over there. You will get a lot of good information. | |
| Quad 2805 reliablity? Distance from wall needed? I have owned my 2805's for about 3 years without any reliability problems at all. But after reading some of the posts here, on AA, and other sources about the reliability issues with the new Quads I got concerned and called the importer and QS&... | |
| Raven One Owners - some questions Just a quick update. I have installed the 2" mapleshade platform on the top shelf of my rack, with 4 isoblocks (mapleshade's cork & rubber footers) cut in half, so they only have one layer of cork and rubber. Also, based on a suggestion from J... | |
| Raven One Owners - some questions Thanks Stiltskin and Sonofjim. You have both convinced me to try some different isolation set-ups. I'll start with what I have -- the extra mapleshade platform -- and see what happens.Stiltskin - I have read good things about the Walker record cle... | |
| Anyone muffel a VPI 16.5 I too use earplugs. I use the foam ones that I also use when cutting my grass or for shooting.Dave | |
| Tube preamp top clearance--McIntosh or in general Go over to Audiokarma and do a search on the McIntosh Discussion Forum. You will find a lot of (mostly) useful information on the C2300 including comparisons with other McIntosh preamps.Here is one link to a review by TonePub:http://www.audiokarma... |