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| What's Your Experience with Digital Switching Amp? I'm in the process of audtioning the following DSAs:JJAZ ICEpower stereoAudio Zone AMP-2 monosNuForce Reference 8 monosChannel Islands D-100 monosThese technologies have come a long way in the past few years. Each of these amps would be right at h... | |
| best 5-20K speakers for high-end tube amp? No_slouch,I you have an opportunity to be in New York, I suggest you try to listen to the DeVore Fidelity Silverback References ($14k). I have a pair on order and will be upgrading from a pair of Vandersteen Model Fives. These speakers are very tr... | |
| Speaker recommendation for Tube Setup $1500? I recently purchased a pair of Almarro M33s here on Audiogon. 35-20khz floortstanders ( approx 6"W x36"H X 9"D), 90DB effecient, two 4" drivers per speaker, no crossovers. They sound really great, take up very little floor space and throw a wide, ... | |
| Calling all ZYX aficionados I'll second Cello's suggestion on the UNIverse. My cartridge progression has been:Shelter 501Shelter 90X (audition)Airy 3UNIverseThe Airy 3 bested the Shelter 90X and finalized my decision to jump on the ZYX bandwagon. I had an opportunity to audi... | |
| Ideas? PowCords for deHavilland GM70 SETamps I've had good results with Audience Power Chords on my Antique Sound Labs 1009-DT 845 monos (60w/ch).That said, I recently switched to Silent Source power cords and couldn't be happier. They present a quieter background than the Audience cords. Al... | |
| 2005 Grammy Awards/Favorite Jazz Album Here are two that I really enjoyed:Geri Allen - Life of a SongDon Byron - Ivey DiveyI thought both had a very high level of creativity, musicianship and audio fidelity. | |
| Speaker cables for Vandersteen 5As? Cdw57 - I'm using Audioquest bi-wired Kilimanjaros on my Vandy 5s and concur with Zargon. They just seem to disappear and let the music through. They bested Acoustic Zens, Audience AU24, Nordost SPMs and Nordost Valhallas in my system. | |
| Is there an Audiogon for musical instruments? Try the following link:http://www.harmony-central.com/Services/#claI've bought and sold a fair amount of musical instrument gear there over the past 9 years.Good luck. | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? Bigkidz,I second Holzhauer's Thor TA-1000 recommendation. I had a chance to audition the Thor and compare it to the Pass Labs X-1 and the ARC Reference. The Thor has tremendous bass extension, great speed, liquid midrange and great top end extensi... | |
| Best monoblock tube amp with Vandersteen 5A I'm using a Thor Audio TA-1000 preamp with my Vandersteen 5s and am very happy. The Thor has great dynamics, a wide soundstage, great imaging and detail.As far as amps are concerned, I'm using a Bruce Moore Dual 70 stereo amp drive the Vandys in a... | |
| Audience AU24 vs Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference I've had good results using the AU24s between my Electrocompaniet EMC1 and Thor TA-100 tube preamp, with a set of AZ Silver Ref Is completing the signal chain to a Bruce Moore Dual 70 tube amp.The AU24s do favor the midrange, putting vocals and so... | |
| Electric guitar cable? I use a Tara Labs Decade cable for my bass guitar. Big difference in bass and mid-bass response. Anthony Jackson, one of the best bass guitar players in the world, is as tone obessed as Eric Johnson. He uses a Nordost Quattro Fil cable connected t... |