mcslipp
Responses from mcslipp
| Rare and non-heavy advertised Ribbon \ Foil cables? Mapleshade uses ribbon as well. | |
| Any vocals that you like? Off the top of my head and not yet mentioned:Aretha FranklinJoni MitchellTina TurnerEva Cassidy Annie LennoxNina SimoneFlorence WelchJanis Joplin__________Bob DylanElvisAl GreenJeff BuckleyJackie WilsonElvis Costello (Best terrible singer award)Ra... | |
| Used amp recommendation How about an Aragon 4004 to match your pre? There's one listed now at 1/2 your budget. I've had Aragon and Acurus is the past and was always pleased with them. | |
| Which HEAD-AMP: Audeze, Burson, Marantz? I originally used a peach tree decco, but it just didn't have the oomph to drive my hungry Senn 650's. I ended getting a WA-6 tube head-amp from Woo Audio and what a difference. Worth looking into. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Taters, you'll never find a consensus in what may be THE most polarizing topic in HiFi. I'm not hear to beat the drum for either camp, but my two cents - Cable costs should be proportionate to the overall system cost. Case in point: Last year I wa... | |
| Shindo? I run a full Shindo system, which is how it's been designed - pre - amp - cables etc... in a linked chain. Many feel (self included) that the Shindo's pre amps are the "heart" of the system. As you climb the line they just get better and better, w... | |
| Replace Kimber 4vs with...? I'm sure you'll get 1001 different opinions but my 2 cents is your 4vs would be pretty hard to beat at the sub $200 mark. If you like you current Kimber's I'd suggest looking for some used 8TS. They'll run a touch more than $200 but are certainly ... | |
| Best speaker Cable matching Wilson Audio Sasha +1on the Auditorium 23, not well known (marketed). I have them in my reference system and the aren't crazy $$$ I believe they run $950/8feet. FWIW I have Kimber TC12's in my office setup. | |
| Devore or Harbeths to replace my ESL63s? Fjn04-Right now my system looks like this:Mac Mini-Luxman DA-06-Shindo Masetto-Shindo Montrachet- O/96's | |
| Devore or Harbeths to replace my ESL63s? I was between Devore O'96's and the Harbeth 30.1. As I run an all Shindo front end I went with the O/96's as they are more efficient and John Devore uses Shindo (and others) to voice his speakers. It's an amazing combo for me. If i had a solid sta... | |
| Looking for Tube Pre-Amp Recommendations I 2nd ZD with the Aesthetix & BAT. I had a new CJ ET3SE which I liked but didn't love. Also a used Shindo Monbrison could be had for $5k and an Aurieges for even less. | |
| Dynaudio, Devore Orangutan, or Harbeth Yes, the appeal for me is the beauty/warmth as you say. I was rock'n out to some Jackson 5 last night and wasn't missing a thing. Not sure if that helps at all, but... | |
| Dynaudio, Devore Orangutan, or Harbeth I didn't look at Harbeth only because they aren't quite sensitive enough to be driven by my low watt tube amp, though I've seen it done. (I am considering a smaller pair for my office setup.) The O/93's share the same tweeters and a very similar w... | |
| Dynaudio, Devore Orangutan, or Harbeth Dynaudio, while great speakers lean towards a more analytical sound to my ears. If you're using words like "liquid" & "tone" I think Harbeth and Devore may better tick that box. I traded away my C1's (along with all of my solid state gear) as ... | |
| What would you upgrade? I have a Decco 65 in my office setup. It's a great piece of kit for the price. The onboard dac in the Peachtree is on a similar plane as the DacMagic. For the sake of simplicity and $$$ I'd personally go mac into the decco and put your money into ... |