zimpwh
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| Thiel CS 5i, 7.2. and others I have owned the 3.6's, the 5i's, the 6's ,and the 7.2's over the years. To my ears, with the right amps, the 5i's were the best. When I had the 5i's properly placed and fed by Levinson 20.6's they were stunning. The higher freqs. were a bit rolle... | |
| Who makes Beautiful / Attractive Speaker Cables? I wrap Radio Shack lamp cord in $100 bills. They do a great job and hold their value. With the lights out you do not even need two bags over your head. | |
| What amp/amps to drive magnepan 20.1's I've seen a number of threads posted on the MUG forum about biamping with ss/tube combo's, but I am afraid to mismatch the amps. I even sent the second pair of 220's back to VAC to have them matched to the specs of my first pair. Several biampers ... | |
| What amp/amps to drive magnepan 20.1's I'm in the process of biamping my MG 20's with 4 VAC 220 Monoblocks and a tubed Marchand XO. I'll let you know how this works out in mid-Jan after my 2nd pair of 220's return from a factory update. Goodluck! | |
| Vac Standard 220 standard, signature, or Phi Currently I drive my Maggie 20R's with a pair of VAC 220's....very nice match, but in the quest for better than nice I'm going down the biamp/active crossover road. I just purchased a tubed Marchand crossover and have another pair of VAC 220's on ... | |
| Trelja and friends in New York, 2004 The tubed red preamp you mentioned is a Audio Tekne IT-1...very cool and very musical! | |
| Swan Diva Speakers Swan Diva's are ok, but to my ears the best Swan speaker ever made was the "Cygnus" in its revised form. It was built in Canada at that time with a beautiful Rosewood cabinet, top quality crossover, kevlar mid range x2 and an accutron inverted con... | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? Still the Best Tweak...yet out of production...and getting rarer on the used market...is the "Tice Clock"...I'd be willing to part with mine, but it would be Very expensive! Merry Christmas to all my Audio friends. Enjoy a safe and musical holiday... |