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| Crown Amplifier for Advent 300 I had not mentioned above, that in the 70's I had used the Advent 300 with (Mr. THX himself) the Holman amp and the Large advents...and had also tried the Yamaha B-2 FET unit. Too long ago to say how good it was or wasn't. | |
| POWER: conditioners vs filters vs cords This is in response to some of the above people and their ground problems. Beware of cable TV and cable computer feeds. Almost all cable TV and cable internet feeds have serious ground problems...usually DC on the ground. If you are using cable in... | |
| Preamp for Classe CA400 and Confidence 5 I agree with the tube pre-amp suggestions. I had used the Classe amp with a C-J ART...and it was just superb. I think any of the better C-J for the 14 on are worth a listen...as are several Audio Research models. | |
| Crown Amplifier for Advent 300 Actually the Advent 300 is very good as a pre-amp, and if the Large Advent tweeters and woofers are in good shape..or if the woofers have been re-coned...both are worth using a more modern power amp with. Check out various Bryston, Classe and othe... | |
| Rega Plant 2000 CD Player I have yet to hear the unit, but did see one in a store. Hats off to Rega for the design...it is very elegant and modern....almost Michael Graves/Raymond Lowey. | |
| Is there a listing of HDCD CDs? True...the list on that site is dated....as is the list of cd players with HDCD...seems that they have lost interest in keeping the site current. | |
| Tube sound: Pre-amp vs. amp? It is always best to make sure your source components are the best that fits your needs/budget (cd player, tuner and turntable/tape deck). The rest of your system, wires-pre and power amps...and speakers will only have what is feed them by the sou... | |
| Best small/monitor/bookshelf speakers? Thanks for all the excellent input. We are starting to read information and reviews of nearly all of the above models.. and will try to listen to all. Your advise and experience is appreciated! Jim | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? In the 30+ years that I have enjoyed this adventure...I would say that three have shots at a top ten of all time list....the original Large Advent, the Dahlquist DQ-10 and the Magnepan MG-20. | |
| Which track do you demo to your friends? Any cut off the "Johnny Hartman/John Coltrane" cd. | |
| Best way to clean vinyl ??? Shy of the old Keith Monks machine, the VPI followed by the Nitty Gritty. Washing records in luke warm water and soap has worked for me...but...you need to find a liquid soap with no perfumes or oils in it...and one that will rinse of totally..(so... | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? My God,...I almost forgot, Jim Winey! Nothing has brought me more pleasure, audio-wise, than the various Magnepans that I have owned over the years. From the 1D through the 1.6, 3.6 and MG20, they have always been the cornerstone of every system t... | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? I am in firm agreement on all of the above,...Bravo to them all! I would add two gentleman that greatly helped a generation, or two, of us to get into this adventure. First Mr. Henry Kloss. From AR and KLH to Advent...and esp. the large Advent he ... | |
| Pre-amp for MG3.6/Bryston 7b combo I agree with the bi-wire or bi-amp suggestion. I have found the front end source and interconnects to have more impact on the Magnepans than speaker wire...but is is always best to have a great source. The DVD-Audio/SCAD thing is a whole other sto... | |
| Pre-amp for MG3.6/Bryston 7b combo I agree with you that this should be a 2-channel system. With the 3.6 and bryston amp...what interconnects and speaker wire are you using...and you mention Dac...do you have a transport already....these would have impact.. For what it's worth I ha... |