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| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine Buy them both! That's the spirit. Comparing them at home is the best answer. It will be great to read your findings. | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine Of the two, I’d pick the Van Alstine, in case I was too long winded. I might check out this one from a list of possibles: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650054480-music-reference-rm-5-mkiii-stereo-tube-preamp-with-phono/ There's also an... | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine I’ve had seat time with the GFP-750. It is a good preamplifier, that is well designed, runs very quiet, and has a bypass mode that changes the sound somewhat. One mode seems quieter, and the other mode seems a touch more dynamic. Pick your prefer... | |
| Phono preamp, all suggestions welcome Vandersteen is a time and phase correct speaker best paired with low or zero negative feedback designs? Candy is dandy. | |
| Phono preamp, all suggestions welcome I’m using an Ortofon 2M Black, and at the other end have 2ce Sigs as well. I’ve enjoyed a Darlington Labs MP-7. I’ve had a ARC PH3, and an Aleph Ono. I admit I prefer the MP-7, for dynamics above a black background. It’s a bargain. | |
| LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW! Epicure 100 - 1970s Advent Maestro - 1980s Infinity Kappa 8 - late 80s Original Large Advent stack - 2010s Snell E/II - 2010s Snell J/II ADS 520 Magnepan SMGa - briefly, 2020s Paradigm Atom SE Paradigm Founder 40B Omega Super 8 High Outp... | |
| Speaker and Cable Suggestions Please PM sent to OP. I have a set of the monster cables from the 80s. You might enjoy something to compare to those speaker cables as a first step. There's good advice above for both cables and speakers and such. I think that you might be pleasantly su... | |
| Morrow power cables I tried a MAP1 on a whim, and found that it improved the noise floor in one of my setups in use with the tube preamp. More recently I’ve enjoyed a pair of dedicated lines for the main system. The power cord doesn’t seem to matter as much as it onc... | |
| So you just took a gummie...What song is on the menu? Gilmour’s Gdańsk live cd, Fat Old Sun through WYWH. I appreciate the music suggestions so far, but is it possible to share playlists from any of the streaming services? | |
| speaker recommendations for Ayre V-5xe? I have been thinking about giving one of these amps a try at some point. Ayre is often recommended for Vandersteens, so I'd suggest the VLR-CT with the Sub 3. | |
| Omega speakers -- mostly sold out, all the time? Excellent! oddiofyl I am happy for you. I went with figured walnut, because it was interesting without being too exotic. He's had a dark oak, and maybe a reddish wood that I've liked in his pics. I like to say, "research exhaustively, then decid... | |
| How can you evaluate a system with highly processed music? I read the original question as "how can you use electronica to evaluate a system?" The posts afterwards are discussing how music is processed not only in the acts of the transducers in the recording studio, but in the choices one makes putting to... | |
| Omega speakers -- mostly sold out, all the time? We have a variety of styles that folks point to as the proper way to assemble a system. Start with the speakers! The preamp is the heart of the system! You'll have read this here and other chat groups. For decooney's question, Louis and I discuss... | |
| Omega speakers -- mostly sold out, all the time? I was in the same situation some time back. I was using an Inspire Firebottle power amp, and Omegas seemed to be a natural pairing with with ten to eighteen watts of SEP power. The website was frustrating in the same manner. However, a phone call ... | |
| I feel it is time to upgrade my 1977 system....... If the OP has a preference for solid state, perhaps a First Watt might fill the bill and be dynamic enough for the Altecs. Even a 30.8 seems like overkill here. An XA25 is very often described as highly transparent. I am partial to the Pass produc... |