vincehoffman
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| Preamp upgrade ARC LS5, SF Line 3, others? Being that I just went through the exact same process of finding a replacement for my LS2B, I thoght I'd chime in with my two cents worth.I understand that the LS5 smokes the LS2, the latest versions in particular but as I have no personal auditio... | |
| Speakers recommendations when placement is an issue You poor bugger! That is a pretty restrictive picture you are painting in-so-far as getting decent performance out of some speakers goes. It strikes me that a wide dispersion speaker design like the aforementioned ProAcs and Avalons would be a ver... | |
| Speaker dilema? Maggies, Newforms, or Merlins On the surface the Merlin VSM Milleniums look like a slam-dunk-obvious choice. They have a very similiar footprint and placement requirements when compared to your LS3/5A-AB1 combo and they also easily offer the air and immediacy of the best plana... | |
| Best speaker with tubes? WOW, formula one must spend a lot of time with a thesaurus in hand! Well in simple english, be sure to listen to the VSM Milleniums. Merlins love tubes, have a realistic 8 ohm impedance, and will go very loud with a real 50 watts of tube power. Th... | |
| Monitor/Bookshelf speakers for 20w SET-cost no object You really should look at both the Merlin TSM Millenium if the room is really tiny and the VSM Milleniums if the room is small to medium. Both speakers are great as near field monitors. I know some audiogonners are listening as close as 5'-6'. The... | |
| The best Subwoofer I won't say the Paradigm Servo 15 I use is the best thing out there but I will second Beam's post and add that it is damn good for the dough. Maybe the best sounding serious sub for the money. I don't take any of the "little wonder" subs very seri... | |
| Anyone heard the new ARC LS16MKII? Recently auditioned the original LS16 and found it to be noisy as hell. Tried sets of my own selected low-noise NOS Amperex, Mullard, and Siemens 6DJ8/6922/7308 tubes and it was still noisy. I was running the pre under best possible circumstances.... | |
| replacing Audio Research power chords The last 2 posts are much more in line with reality. The IEC connector re-fit is no big deal at all. Any competent tech that works on quality gear can do it for you and for a whole lot less than $350 bucks! I just had 20 amp IEC receptacles retro-... | |
| Entech 2.5 setup -- Toronto area expert? Hey Lorne,Its actually an Eminent Technology ET2.5 arm. If you look up E.T.'s website (use Stereophile.com's Manufacturer Links page) you will find info on the arm there. I can't speak about the fellow and shop in St. Catherines but Mike Oddie at ... | |
| Advice on Phono Stage What is wrong with tubes? I recently traded up from an ARC PH3 to a used Aesthetix Io and was so blown away I subsequently purchased the companion Callisto line stage. These are world class pieces with the stock tubes in 'em and with low noise NOS... | |
| Comparing: Merlin VSM Millenium and Ver The Veritys are really excellent speakers and very easy on the eyes too. They are Canadian as am I, so they are not priced unreasonably. However, I own Milleniums. IMHO they are better still. Based on the description of Rayhall's experiences, I do... | |
| interconnect help Hi there,There is a reason why Merlin's Bobby P. strongly recomends Cardas Gold Ref. The speaker has a very neutral tonal balance. So neutral on the new Milleniums that wires that stray from neutrality, even a bit, tend to sound thick or wiry. It ... | |
| Delphi owners- BDR carbon clamp Mikey@Alternative Audio sez: $330can or $220us for the clamp. Buy one. It rocks! Mikey's website is alternativeaudio.com if you wanna know more about his most excellent establishment.Happy Trails!Vince@Freewheel | |
| Delphi owners- BDR carbon clamp How much did it cost? I don't know yet, I still have to go back and pay for it! However, as I'm paying with our horridly de-valued Canadian currency, It probably wouldn't be all that relevant anyhow. All BDR products seem to offer value a sonic va... | |
| Tubes for ARC Classic 150? Hello,One classic 150 owner to another... svetlana 6550C's have been the best so far. Very reliable and sound great. Been down the Tungsol route, very expensive and they wore out quickly. In fact service life was less than a year prior to the pyro... |