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| Amazed at Herbies Iso Cups Yet another winner from Herbies Audio Lab. I used the Baby Booties (which are very small tenderfeet) under the Bam that is used with Merlin speakers and the improvement in clarity and resolution was almost as dramatic as the upgrade of the stock B... | |
| Cables for Merlin VSM-MXe speakers Just as a side note to the TG Audio suggestion, and since I recommended Luminous cables, Bob Crump would get his wire from Luminous, at least for a time. Luminous and Mr. Crump had a close relationship. I once asked Luminous why they didn't make p... | |
| Amazed at Herbies Iso Cups I agree with your comments regarding the Tenderfeet. In my review (which was not intended to be a review in the formal sense by the moderators apparently felt it was more appropriate in that category than in the general discussion), I mention the ... | |
| Planar to dynamic, dynamic to planar, or ... I'd be interested to hear from open baffle speaker owners and how the fact that planars are dipoles figures into much of the pleasure you get from the planar sound. Is that open natural presentation that I could get from my old Maggies due more to... | |
| Words From the Wise Like Valve and vinyl said. Amen, brother. | |
| best bang for the buck tube preamp? Hey Pauly: You should call or email Lloyd Peppard of MAD for info on the kits. I have the Ultra 4A which doesn't come in the kit form. A good friend recenty built the Triplex and it pretty much looked like the one on the website with a few changes... | |
| best bang for the buck tube preamp? I have the Bottlehead Foreplay II, not the newest edition, and it is a great little pre for the money. However, for a few hundred bucks more, I would strongly urge you to consider the Mapletree Audio Ultra 4A or the Triplex. What you will get will... | |
| Cables for Merlin VSM-MXe speakers Can't speak for MXe, but I have the VSM-Ms and use Luminous Synchestra Signatures. I couldn't afford to get up to the Cardas line to the recommended Golden Reference or even the Golden Cross (because I need 12' runs). I did have Cardas Cross, howe... | |
| Suggestions for CD player $2-3k used? coherent, natural sounding presentation and do not overemphasize any portion of the frequency spectrum -- I would say the Musical Fidelity A5 (not on your list obviously) fits this description. Very neutral and exceptionally balanced across the fr... | |
| PC for Prologue 2 I have the Primaluna Four stereo amp. The stock cord is actually pretty decent compared to other stock cords on components in this price range. Nonetheless, changing power cords will give you fairly dramatic changes in the sound of the unit. Wheth... | |
| Baltimore MD Regrettably, neither of those days are good for me as I am expecting my wife's relatives in from out of town on both occassions. But, please don't let that stop the group from meeting. I'd rather see everyone get started and I'll catch up at the n... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6dj8, 6922, 7308, E188CC May or may not answer your specific questions, but a good guide in the varying sounds of NOS tubes of these varieties is Joe's Tube Lore, which can be found here: http://www.audioasylum.com/scripts/d.pl?audio/faq/joes-tubes.html. In my limited exp... | |
| What is the best USED Speaker Under $10,000 Magnepan 20.1s. At least that's what I would do if I could afford them at the approx. $7500-8k range used. The only problem is I would need a bigger listening room. Factoring in the new house I would need to buy with the bigger listening room brin... | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 CD player - long I've played CD-Rs in the A5 without any problems. Can't speak to the Gold. Don't know if the manual mentions anything about compatibility, but you could look on the MF website or contact MF directly if its a concern of yours before making a purchase. | |
| Baltimore MD I'm interested, but my time is fairly limited. I wanted to get involved the last go-round, but other obligations prevented me. My time is still pretty limited, but my interest is still alive. If people are still meeting and getting together for li... |