triode
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| Hifi racks with isolation Second the Grand Prix Monaco Modular racks - unsurpassed. | |
| Quad ESL 2805 or Avantgarde uno Horn? Definitely take the time to listen to the Unos...if properly set up and driven, they will do things that no Quad (excellent though they may be) could ever dream of. If you listen to a lot of RnR, electric blues, etc. which benefit from immediacy &... | |
| Considering a change. Avantgarde for Wilson. I can chime in on the merits of the Omega upgrade - money well spent, considering your already substantial investment - but would address room issues first. I too use Lamm amps and am very satisfied. | |
| SET friendly speakers w/ slam? Horns, my friend. | |
| best MM cartridge... The Clearaudio Virtuoso Wood ($800) is quite nice - believe it's recently been replaced by a new model at $1,000 - Maestro Wood, IIRC. | |
| Implications of Esoteric G-0Rb atomic clock The main implication is that some fools will pay $15K for a clock. | |
| Question about Snell B with amps and preamps I had Type Bs back in the day, and had good luck with Levinson 23.5 - these speakers like juice w/iron-fisted control in the nether regions, and can be tricky to place so that the bass doesn't overwhelm the room. | |
| Least sensative speaker to placement Horns are directive and so can be placed closer to side walls than cone speaks. Also, Gradient makes a cone model (forget the name) which is intended to be placed close to walls, and Audio Note and Klipschorns are meant to be placed in corners. | |
| avantgarde duo spikes or plastic feet ? Some guys use 3 Black Diamond Racing cones under the subs, lifting them off their feet. | |
| Power amp s for Avantgarde Duos? Top choice IMO is the Lamm ML2, but in your range look for used Audiopax 88s or Art Audio PX-25, you might get lucky and find some near that $$ level. Happy hunting! | |
| Anybody with Duo's and Lamm's ML2s? Yes, I have ML2s with my Duo Omegas. Best combo I've heard with these speakers (formerly had Cary 300SE, and have heard Audipoax 88 with Duos as well).The ML2s really shine in the bass with the Duos, and they have an uncanny ability to "get out of... | |
| BAT VK-D5SE CD Player for Wilson Audio Sophias Never heard it with the Wilsons, but the BAT is silly good in my rig! | |
| Abbingdon Music Research CD-77 impressions? Thanks to everyone for their impressions...sounds much like what the 6 Moons review concluded. | |
| Musicophilia - music & relationship to the brain Another great, related book I'm now reading: "This is your Brain on Music" by Daniel Levitin, who's been a musician & record producer. Fascinating stuff. | |
| Grand Prix Monaco review in new Stereophile- OUCH Two comments:- I have the Grand Prix rack & amp stands, and my impressions of them correlate precisely with Cohnaudio's...superb gains in bass clarity as Michael Fremer mentions, but also in the mids & treble - I do not hear any resonance ... |