tubegroover
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| cable recomendation I recently upgraded all single ended interconnects to Harmonic Technology Truth-Link. You can't go wrong with these cables. Very smooth and they bring everything into focus without obscuring any of the inner detail and harmonic structure of the mu... | |
| Speakers: all-time favorite I have to think that the Vandersteen 2 series has been both among the most successful and competent performers in its price class for people who are serious about music. I recently heard the 2Ce and 3 Signature series and it just reconfirms that n... | |
| best 2 channels power amp around $3k? The best 2 channel amp is a good used ARC amp. But who am I to say that, there are plenty of others with different experiences as noted above. To me the VT-100 amplifier at about 3-3.5K used Mint is about as good as it gets. I repeat again that I ... | |
| Alon 5 vs Vandersteen 3A Signatures vs ? I recently (Friday February 25) auditioned both the Vandersteen 2Ce and 3 Signature series. I owned a pair of the 2C's for many years and on a previous audition of the 3's (about 5-6 years ago) the only real difference I noted was that the mid bas... | |
| best amp for classe'sp25,nht 2.9 I am currently using litzline speaker cable and have just acquired Harmonic Technology Truth-Link interconnects which I like much better than the Cardas crosslink I had previously in the System. Due to the fact that you have A Classe pre-amp you a... | |
| best amp for classe'sp25,nht 2.9 I am not familiar with the classe' sp25. I currently own a pair of NHT 2.5i's. I am using an all tube amplification set-up consisting of ARC SP-8 pre-amp and ARC D-115Mk 2 amp. I have heard the NHT 2.9 in the showroom with Krell gear and I can tel... | |
| Spectral Amps and Legacy Speakers? Spectral Amps are very fast. I am not sure how the combo would work. I have heard the Legacy Classic, a fine speaker. I don't know what you are searching for. I have never found the Adcom to be described as "Warm" nor have I heard it sound warm in... | |
| tube amp help CJ,VAC, or VTL I am a big proponent of Audio Research although not familiar with VTL, I am familiar with the other two and both are "too tubey" ARC in my estimation combines the best of both solid state and tubes that is to say the transient attacks are quick li... | |
| Tube Amps with Vandersteen 2Ci's ??? Osideffs Don't worry about the bottom end with an ARC just make sure you have enough power a Classic 60 or better yet if you can afford it the VT-100 will provide more than enough bass definition if not the pure slam of a good solid state amp. You... | |
| Tube Amps with Vandersteen 2Ci's ??? I have heard both good solid state and good tube electronics on Vandersteen 2C's. The solid state was Threshold SA-1 100 watt mono amps pure class A with an ARC SP-11 Pre-amp. The tube set-up with the Vandy's was ARC M-100 mono amps driven by SP-8... | |
| VANDERSTEENS vs. THIELS Bennett As stated above in some of the other responses there is no substitution to listening in your own room with your current electronics. If that is not possible, try to bring your electronics to the stores where you can then audition in a fami... | |
| VANDERSTEENS vs. THIELS I have lived with the Vandersteen 10 years from 1988-1998 and I loved them until I moved and I could never get them to sound right in my new room. I have heard the Thiels and they are certainly less forgiving than the Vandy's.Great detail 3-D imag... | |
| Wilson v Sonus Faber I'm not a big Wilson fan but can see why some like them a little to etchy for me but a great reference speaker. Although I have never heard the Sonus Farber Amati's they just have to get mega points for looks alone. I have never seen a more attrac... | |
| Please recommend Tube pre-amp(s) Dynaco7199 makes some valid points. The most important decision is to decide what it is that you like most in sound reproduction. Do you like the music to sound up front (horn loudspeakers), laid back (Vandersteen loudspeakers), quick and precise ... | |
| Speaker Advice I have owned Vandersteen Model 2C's for 10 years and 2 years ago bought a pair of NHT 2.5i's which I am currently using. I absolutely loved the 2C's but they never worked well in the room after I moved and I became bored with them. The NHT's on th... |