veroman
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| best sub $1000 amp to mate with tube preamp the tube society secret agent will be contacting you confidentially to have you certified bona fide. from now on be careful what you say around ss audiophiles | |
| What speakers play the loudest cleanly ? acoustat6 is on mark. i bought a spl meter for $50 (radio shack) and it is a real shocker to realize how loud even 87 db is with peaks to 110. it is the clarity of the sound that is most critical. speakers that sound better loud than soft are not ... | |
| Need new speakers i use the jolida 502b with meadowlark kestral 2 spkrs. used for your price can be found. read the reviews, many out there. i am amazed at the pure musicality of these little floorstanders. i am biased as an owner but for the $ i think these are cl... | |
| Big Stupid Warm Speakers entertaining thread... i remember some big 3 way polks from @ 1982 that were a blast. the drawback was the impedence dipped quite low and tended to fry amps without guts. had a buddy who kept frying his int.luxman amp (pre luxman sellout)that was ... | |
| Anyone have honest opinion of Jolida amps? fwiw, i listen to modified 502b with rolled tubes thru my kestral 2's and the guy that says the sound is mid or low fi is off his rocker... i am not an expert in tubes per se but i can tell the difference between very good musical sound reproducti... | |
| What happened to all the tube amps? i think what you are describing is a situation where many audio enthusiasts have been willing to try high end ss gear over the years as it has improved and the demand for the tube amps is therefore generally much smaller than ss gear. but i do not... | |
| Integrated amp reccomendations agreee with cheapmike to a point, in that room environment fiddling around with ss amps will not have a helluva effect without going high dollar...imo. vaulted ceilings can be a hindrance with non acoustic source.(as well as acoustic) did you find... | |
| Integrated amp reccomendations i agree with bigtee about room treatment etc. own a NAD 372 int. and found it not hard sounding but some nad stuff can be... dunno about 370. i just purchased a scott nixon DAC for my NAD cdp and it makes for a really nice improvement in average c... | |
| Small Floor Standers i see the nib hr's are still for sale, see what he'll take for them. it is definitely a buyers market for a discontinued nib speaker from a defunct manufacturer! esp given the fact that seller is a dealer(?) and is now competing only with used pro... | |
| Small Floor Standers yes they do. they only cover drivers on top 1/3 of speaker. they are nothing more than black grillcloth with monofilament line hemmed in around edge. they are a pain to remove and re-insert as the line strech itself is what causes them to fall int... | |
| Small Floor Standers congrats! btw, if you can't find the hr's any longer... the K2's are still around. never heard HR personally but i believe the tweeter was upgraded on K2's. you may be able to locate a slightly used pair in your stain with a little web shopping. f... | |
| Small Floor Standers as expatriot of chicagoland i feel your pain! glad you like your sunfire...if you are going to use it for this music system good for you! if not maybe checkout other brands, used, beforehand. those HR's are 36". maybe she could help out with desig... | |
| Small Floor Standers As i suspected! sub, sat is what you are left with eh? imo you can do a lot better than a sunfire for starters. musically that is. many great sub deals out there. don't go too small on monitors tho. imo, a sub should ideally only handle LOW bass, ... | |
| Small Floor Standers time to go clint eastwood man! if this gal does not approve of K2's looks i question this whole relationship! even the nib originals in mahogoney are furniture grade finished. get a bose wave cd radio and hide the kestrals behind the bigscreen whe... | |
| Small Floor Standers timrhu and petland speak truth. sub issue IMO depends on sub and settings... if waf is met with original kestral looks and they indeed do sound equal to K2's you should consider those. i bought nearly new K'2 for about same price so i too think pr... |