zmanastronomy
Responses from zmanastronomy
| Looking to get the best sound I can I agree with Ahendler. You need more wattage for the 1.6's. They fall flat and dull without the proper amount of wattage. Your lively room was helping you out. Once you get enough wattage, you are going to be in for a pleasent surprise. | |
| xa5400es, emm labs, Meridian for classical piano. The 5400 is an excellent cdp. I have listened to piano on a friends system with this cdp and it's very good. Hope this helps. | |
| Sad news for VPI - from their Facebook page... My thoughts and prayers are with you. | |
| Cryo Treating Silver Cables? HiFi Tuning has had great success with cryo treated fuses made of pure silver. | |
| Best 6SN7 Pre Amp tubes? The Gold Lion KT88 is a great tube. But to answer your question... yes. You will hear an improvement with the BT CV-181, even in the lesser stages of the VAC amp. You will be surprized at the difference you'll hear in the low level stages. | |
| Keith Jarrett Interview about Rio on NPR Thanks for sharing Stewie. | |
| SET amp recommendation Look into the Almarro A318B amp. Google it and you'll see a 6 moons review. | |
| Upgrade Amp or CD/Sacd...Help Needed I went with a Modwright Sony and was amazed at the difference it made in my system. I would also consider an S.E.T. tube amp as an upgrade. Either way, it will be a step forward. | |
| upgrade suggestion please for Zu Omen def To be fair to my friend, the I2A3 is a very good amp. The build quality and looks are top notch. It is a great sounding amp also. The difference was mostly in the bass area. The A318B is hard to beat in bass for a S.E.T..Also, he listens at low le... | |
| Why do you Pick a Certain Speaker producer? I chose my speaker manufacture based purely on sound reproduction. There are much more popular manufacturers out there.... but I liked what I heard when I tried these in my system. | |
| fire spark in 5AR4 rectifier tube for PrimaLuna Pr The tube is more than likely bad. If you turned your pre off immediately, your equipment is probably ok.When you buy the next set of tubes, make sure that they've been tested. Good luck. | |
| upgrade suggestion please for Zu Omen def No... he has Reference 3A deCappo's. | |
| upgrade suggestion please for Zu Omen def I have an A318B and my friend had a Melody I2A3. We hooked my Almarro to his system and it was MUCH better. More bass control and 3-d imaging. We were both impressed. | |
| How Many Audiophiles Have Do You Know? As a member of an audio club here in central Florida, I've met and listened to quite a few audiophiles and there systems. It's a great way to learn what you like and don't like. It also gives me a reference on what a system should sound like. It's... | |
| Power line question Actusreus, a dedicated line only insures there is nothing else on that breaker or line. If you have bad ac... you still will have bad ac. |