twoleftears
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| Devor - KEF - Vienna Acoustic – Wilson? To my mind the VA Lizst's were right down the middle. They didn't sound forward or recessed, tipped up or bassed down. Heard them in a medium-sized room. They certainly didn't overwhelm (volume control) but there was clearly a lot of oomph left... | |
| Is it possible to buy a decent tube amplifier in the $2000-3000 range? Rogue Cronus Magnum II if you want integrated, otherwise look for a Stereo 100 if you just want power. | |
| Do I have to spend $4000 plus to get a better sounding speaker than GET model 7 ? The only way you're going to know is by auditioning, in person, one of the Golden Ear models against a very different speaker. One of your preferred makes, or something broadly similar.Different strokes for different folks. I heard the GE 2's ag... | |
| what speakers to buy Personally, I hew to the likes of ProAc, Vienna Acoustics, Spendor, Silverline, and similar. Having a better sense of your priorities, you should look at Vanderstein Treo CTs. John Ruttan, Audio Connection, is an expert on both ProAcs and Vander... | |
| Devor - KEF - Vienna Acoustic – Wilson? I've only heard the Liszt. Superb speakers! Demo'd with Ayre electronics. First, to prove a point, he powered them with the AX-7 60W integrated. Sounded greater. Then moved on to the AX-5, and you could definitely hear the difference. But th... | |
| what speakers to buy Look at ProAc. Some good deals used. Most models are two-ways, yet lack nothing in bass. | |
| Does it get any better? What's better? More of all the qualities you currently appreciate? How much better? 2%, 5%, 10%, 20%? To make a significant *improvement*--rather than, as you say, just a difference--be prepared to spend 3x, 4x, 5x the total cost of your curren... | |
| Rogue Audio two new integrateds Great or Same old? Try the CMII at home if you can. I heard it with Harbeths (and B&W, Paradigm, Sonus Faber), and liked it so much I bought one. It makes my PMC's really sing. The Ayre AX-7 was sent to the secondary system. Less impressed with the Sphinx; t... | |
| Choices narrowed Rogue RP-1 and Primaluna Prologue Premium Preamps For made in the US, excellent after-sale service, and pleasant telephone conversations with the manufacturers (very chatty, in fact), go with Rogue. You won't regret it. | |
| Mohican vs BCD-3 You'll find quite a number of very happy BCD-3 owners over on AudioCircle. There are several threads dedicated to it. James Tanner argues that mating the specific drive/output to the specific DAC has benefits over separate boxes. Perhaps the Mo... | |
| Classical fans, I need advice Easing into Mahler.I recommend starting with #1. If not that, #4. Or 1 and 4 more or less concurrently.If you like emotional, late-Romantic music, move on to the slow movements in ## 5, 6 and 9.After that, I'd say it's time to tackle #2.Now you'... | |
| KT150's in Rogue Cronus Magnum ii So far only Genalex Gold Lion 12au7's and 12ax7's, much recommended by Jim McShane. I'm going to get a NOS 12au7 for the pre-amp position, but have been dithering over which brand to go with (Mullard, Brimar, Amperex) and which supplier (McShane,... | |
| KT150's in Rogue Cronus Magnum ii This is rather OT, but I recently dropped in some Genalex Gold Lion KT88s, and when I get round to it I'll be going back to the Tung-Sol KT120s. Not a night a day difference, to my ears. 88s perhaps a little more liquid/forgiving, but lost some ... | |
| Classical fans, I need advice Another vote for violinist Rachel Podger in any Baroque repertoire. Several CDs out there. For Vivaldi's famous Four Seasons Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante still remain the most thrilling and exhilarating.For the rest the world is your oyster. ... | |
| Another superb CD Player/DAC; Lyngdorf CD1 Would be interesting to compare this with the new Bryston BCD-3 @ $3500. |