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| Musical full-range in the $3-4K range used? Am I assuming that you are saying you have 4K for the speakers and 2.5K for the int amp, or $4k total for all? Assuming the former...Take a hard look at Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Concert Grands: A pr. just went @$3500 used, but you could proabaly... | |
| Shall I add a preamp to my setup? The black glass Ken-Rads, while a bit darker, are very expansive - assuming you get a good pair. The Sylv are nice, but IMHO just a bit less all the way around, just a bit, which adds up, of course.My choice is the black glass Tungsols, but they a... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Rebbi, yes, room, but also IC's & speaker cable. Monster can be a bit compressed, especially if its the cheap stuff. Audience has some good value cable. The IC should run you used @$220 and the speaker, well, I can't remember. If you can somet... | |
| Shall I add a preamp to my setup? Grandtech, on the VT-231's, if you don't shine up to the others, trys some black glass Ken-Rads.I have a stash of the Sylvanias and Ken-Rads and always preferred the Rads. Don't know about the RCAs.Let us know how it goes... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Mapman, maybe you too, afer reading your comments on your system. I would seriously think about a Shindo Augieres pre with an Auditorium trannie into the Denon cartridge. Really, your Walsh's would love it. | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? F1a, very nice system. But, yes, the B&W's look a bit out of place. I see that you like pure, dynamic sound and I would guess that you are hearing the limits of the B&W's in terms of what you are looking for now. The problem I see is movin... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? F1a: thanks.On the system, how much BIG COLD HARD CASH do you have?! Just kidding...Actually, that's a lot to ask and I don't know if I could guarantee that for anyone. I have a system that gets me there, but its older, relatively esoteric and mad... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Pinkus, that's funny! I understand what you are saying, though. If I saw something like that I might say to myself, what a boviating blowhard! I mean, how can I possibly listen when I'm talking so damn much? Not sure, though, that a stereo is only... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Pubul57, really good info. Well, it sounds like you've been through a lot, and with fair comparisons. I have no necessary attachment to any technology, SS or tubes, pres or passives - its all just matter rearranged by Homo sapiens into different f... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? I just talked to Tbg. Seems like a really sweet guy. Funny how that works. Another lesson in life for us both. We both agreed that, as stubborn people, we both got sucked in by the dreaded thread monster. The world is sunny again (or always was, a... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Tbg has good feedback as a seller. I sent him a concilliatory message asking him to call me. Seemed the best away around things over the long haul. | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Tbg, whose the one who can't stop chirping? No, no, no ain't "malice" - which was my original post, followed by your "stupid" comment. Which I don't think is malicious either, just rudeness. I tried to let it go for both of us, but...I have a bett... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Tbg, you sound like my 18 yr old when he wants something and can't get it! I'm not looking for an apology from you. Why would I ask for something that I don't care about and you certainly would never offer? That would just be drama - but you know ... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Tvad, really. Two fingers here. I think its inane to do that kind of stuff. Actually, I don't know what t-bagging is. You're right, though, I should have read it through to get that out of there. | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? My God, "Tbag," deliberate? Never even entered my mind. What's a "tbag" supposed to mean? It wasn't purposeful, but, amusingly, I find it symptomatic that you would think so."Merely suggested"? For those of you who want to gauge the authenticity o... |