xagwell
Responses from xagwell
| Manley Neo 250s and Maggies I purchased 4 matched quad's/2 matched pair of the Electro Harmonix 6CA7's. The bias ranges from 0.52 to 0.55. I looked at other tubes like the "Winged C which I had heard about but the budget dictated otherwise. | |
| Manley Neo 250s and Maggies As usaul when spending at this level I believe the differences are minor, but first the 6Ca7's were perceived to be more reliable. They are biased at twice that of the GT's. The higher bias is at the recommendation of the tube dealer/not Manley. T... | |
| Manley Neo 250s and Maggies This response might be a bit late but I have owned the Manley 250's with Maggie 3.6's since May 05 and I love the breadth/depth of my soundsatge. I recently, based on Paul Fargo's recommendation, switched out the GT EL-34's for Electro Harmonix 6C... | |
| Powerful Tube Amp for SF Strads? I currently have Maggie 3.6's which have a sensitivity of 88db's and 5 ohms with Manley Neo Classic 250 Mono's | |
| Best Phono Stage within 2000 $ Try pre owned Audio Research PH 3/5 | |
| Linn Sondek Hype A lot of opinions are generated about Linn but mine is positive. Most products in this hobby have an upgrade path so I do not belive that is a legit complaint. I have owned my Linn for about 12+ years and have upgraded to the Cirkus, Lingo, Ekos, ... | |
| Vinyl Frontend/Linn LP12 Question I remain a satisfied Linn owner after 10+ years. I have followed the upgrade path including Lingo,Trampolin II, Ekos, Cirkus etc. No Keel though. I must admit when I heard the Keel I was very impressed. I also like you have ARC (LS-15). I have sin... | |
| LP -12 Felt Plater Mat I went to the Boston web site and read with interest the info. I was shocked at the price but I think I'll try it anyway. Fortunately, I have two sons in college so my purchases are not impulsive, but well thought out. I'll keep you posted. Thanks... | |
| LP -12 Felt Plater Mat As always I appreciate your responses. I am not familiar with "Herbie's Way" or Boston Audio so more info on this would be nice. I tried a ring mat and with good sonic results, but I returned it however because I could not justify paying that pric... | |
| Name a couple of HOLY GRAIL LPs Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" 180 gram 45 RPM.......As sweet a recording as you will ever hear. | |
| Audiophile turntables of the 60's and 70's My dad owned a Gerard 301 in the 60's. It was his initial stab at seperates from our Grundig console. He later bought a Benjamin Miracord ELAC with a Sure Cartridge. This table had an optional long spindle to accommodate record stacking which no o... | |
| Manley vs VTL?? I had one listening experience with the VTL amps. I ended up buying the Manley Neo 250's. Ms. Manley "bent over backwards" to provide an audition opportunity before I purchased because there are no dealers in my state. She/their customer service h... | |
| Turntable advise for an analog novice I believe that most will agree that an LP-12 in the pre-owned market is about as good a turntable as you will find. | |
| Stereophile or Absolute Sound Well, At one time I subscribed to both. I was tired of the always kind reviews and stopped subscribing to either. I recently returned to Stereophile (cost) and not much has changed. I must admit that I do anticipate the "recommended Components" is... | |
| Manley Neo Classic 250 vs ARC Ref 110 I own the 250's, with ARC LS-15, driving Maggies. At the time of my purchase, I auditioned the VTM mono's. They were priced higher than Manley but I thought I heard a little more bloom with the ARC. Just ask yourself if you prefer the sound of 655... |