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| Looking for great tube integrated for Martin Logan Summit X speakers Not sure where you live but worth trying to find a dealer that either has your speakers in their shop or will let you home demo the amp. I owned ML Monolith IIIx for 15 years, different from the Summit but similar in that the woofer is driven by ... | |
| Another favorite cartridge vanishes.. Dynavector 17D3. GONE! replaced.. Which Cadenza do you find offers the best value. I've been using Benz, Ebony L and Glider SL, and thinking about something different. | |
| What separate tube phono stage do you use ? I have a Zesto Andros 1.2 that was bought used and really like the unit. Very low noise floor and little apparent distortion, uses 4x12AX7. Can be switched between MM and MC inputs, lots of loading options on the MC input. MC gain is via transf... | |
| Are BAT amps kind to less-than-stellar recordings? I have owned a VK3000SE since March and listen to a wide variety of music both vinyl rips, CD rips, high res files and lps. Speakers are Sonus Faber Cremona floorstanders, a fairly easy speaker to drive. Much of the music encompasses the genres ... | |
| Best used integrated for under $5000 I used to have tubed separates but everything went into storage when I moved overseas. Came back in 2013 and sold the tubed gear and got a Hegel H200. The sound was very good and the unit was reliable. After a year I got over the lack of tube s... | |
| Integrated Amps - Ayre vs Pass Labs I went from separates and tubes to a SS integrated five years ago with a Hegel H200. A couple of months ago I bought a dealer demo of the Balanced Audio Technology VK3000SE Uses two 6H30 tubes in the pre section and then SS power section. Liste... | |
| Integrated amp for my Dynaudio Contour 30s! I finally went from separates to an integrated five years ago. Speakers were and are Sonus Faber Cremona floorstanders. Sources are LPs and LPs/CDs that I've ripped into FLAC and AIFF files. I bought a used Hegel H200. That model and the H300 ... | |
| Benz Ebony L retip Thanks for the all responses. Based on the feedback I am leaning towards SoundSmith, also convenient as I live in Connecticut. That being said, plenty of time to cogitate on this one. Will also contact Expert. Again, appreciate all the suggest... | |
| Sota Star series III questions An infrequent forum visitor but I've owned a number of SOTA's over the years, Series I-III and still have two Oakland Star III's. SOTA put out a newsletter dated September 1989 which indicates that you have a Series III version. They were made b... | |
| Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors/Cremona - Integ Amp I was using a Pass Labs X-1 linestage and VAC PA-160 MkII power amps. The VAC's were run with 6CA7 output tubes in triode. In truth, I could use a bit more power but the sound was all you could ask for. | |
| High end amp recommendation in China I'm in Shanghai as well. Moved here in December and downgraded my system a bit. Living in Luwan. Where are you buying your CD's in town? I end up buying music in Tokyo and HK when I visit. You have any good leads on rock, metal, blues, well anythi... | |
| Manley Laboratories Amps-what do you think? They were my top choice under your earlier ML Summit post, ie Manley's Neo-Classic 250. Also the amps with which I would replace/supplant my VAC's if I came up with the money.They were more than your indicated budget at that time.I've not owned th... | |
| Which Mono block amps for ML Summit Speakers? While not having an on-board amp for the woofers, the interface, ie electronic xover, is the same as the Summit as it relates to driving the panels.I also missed the Antique Sound Labs Hurricane and the Cary v-12 mono's. Again used.I have no view ... | |
| Which Mono block amps for ML Summit Speakers? I've owned both Maggie IIIa's using their passive xover and Martin Logan Monolith IIIx's. The latter used the Krell designed electronic xover, allowing one to drive the panels with a separate amplifier, not unlike the Summit's.The ML panels are mo... | |
| Threshold S-150 Should I buy?? I had a pair of MG-IIIa's, using the Maggie passive xover. I had two Threshold's, the SA3 and the S/150. I swapped them in and out, between the woofer panels and the mid/treble. My personal opinion is that the S/150 is quite short of power for the... |