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| Anyone drive Magnepans with a B&K Kevkey, I'm driving my Magnepan MG12QR's with a 35 watt tube amp. My room is 14' x 13' with a 14 foot ceiling. I listen to many types of music from classical to jazz, etc. Even some audiophile recordings. I'm using a Van Alstine Super PAS 3si (not... | |
| performance vs. resale I would not purchase equipment of that type if I couldn't audition it in my system first. If that piece gives me the synergy that I wish to achieve, the price would matter little. The resale value would be a small concern simply because the gear i... | |
| How to make sound less detailed with warmth? Check out a pair of Magnepan MG12QR's or 1.6QR's. Read the latest Absolute sound about them. The B&K's are not bright amps at all. If you have a competent repair station there have them repair it. But call B&K and they will give you some i... | |
| For those who buy new releases on vinyl Check the local chains and small Mom & Pops record stores in your area first. They do have resources if they are interested in making $$$. The two above are very informative too. Elusive Disk and music direct. You may want to try www.wdcdradio... | |
| Spendor S20 Any good? There are many speakers out there that are really good. The Spendor S20 was one of my favorite of the bookshelf series. Excellent timing,pace and rhythm. I listened to them on a Naim Nait integrated amp with a VPI TT and aRotel CD Player. It was s... | |
| Test Lp Shure V15 Era IV - Test record -good for testing your turntable tonearm and cartridge only, helpful in finding resonant frequency of tonearm cartridge. This was designed and optimized for the Shure with the dampening brush.Cardas visit cardas site... | |
| tester calibration Go to Ebay and type in this number under the Ebay Search280177488657 It will be for a B&K 747 calibration service.They may have manuals, etc. I know they can perform the service. The calibration may not be hard but if your unit requires tubes ... | |
| tester calibration Pete,Call the local music stores. They still sell tube gear and they almost always have someone that repair(s) the guitar amps, etc. They will usually repair or calibrate tube testers. There is another place that started out selling used gear but ... | |
| martin logan vs magnepan sound I'm driving a pair of Magnepan MG12QR's with a 35 watt tube amp (Tom Tutay modified/Sound Valves input tweaked by Tom) and a VanAlstine Super PAS3si (VanAlstine Design not Dyna)along with an Oppo 980 and Scott Nixon Tube DAC. It is amazing. I have... | |
| Best re-issue LP's Hi Glory,I lived in Ft. Walton Beach for over 4 years. You need to get in touch with Tom Tutay for some of your audio needs. You most likely already know him. I didn't spend much time in Destin because we had 5 hurricanes in 4 years but in Ft. Wal... | |
| Best re-issue LP's Hi Glory,I think you should seek out some of those popular titles in the OJC bins (Original Jazz Classics reissues) before plucking down that huge amount of money for those 180 gm and 200 gm LP's. I have listened to both and to be honest I still p... | |
| Alon model 1 problems Hi Jeff,I owned the Alon I MkII's. My room is 13 x 14 with a 14.5' ceiling. The Alons sounded worse on the long wall than the short wall. It didn't make any sense to me. I had them nearly 42" off the back wall and 24" from the side wall. I sat bet... | |
| Maggie MG12QR's what information can you share? Thanks for your input. I will be using them in a 14x13 room with 14.5' ceiling. I have setup my speakers in the short end of the room. I tried them on the long wall and the sound was awful. I have a variety of amps to choose from. It will be very ... | |
| Jazz trombone anyone? Check out JJ Johnson's CD "Vivian" I believe there are a few more since then by JJ. | |
| Essential Gene Ammons Also, if you like Gene Ammons you should try Ben Webster "Live at the Renasiance". You can find it on the Original Label, OJC and Audiophile Analogue Productions. All versions are very good. You will find it on Contempoary and OJC labels. OJC cata... |