bwright
Responses from bwright
| Cayin A 300B I'd be interested to hear what rrfrerichs1950 thinks of the 688R, and what tubes he uses in it. The ultimate tube integrated - with a tone control no less. | |
| Best amp for Avalon Symbol I like the VTL IT-85. That, with a REL sub and Esoteric X-03SE, is what I listen to at home. A wonderful combination - most people forget the Symbol is a satellite speaker that by design requires a high quality subwoofer. I spent the good part of ... | |
| Which Integrated got you off the merry go round? The Cayin A-88T. And I auditioned everything possible - I heard all the current integrated offerings from Simaudio, Ayre, McIntosh, Marantz, Lavardin, Musical Fidelity, Primare, Cary, VTL, Naim and BAT. Unfortunately, none of them sounded quite ri... | |
| McIntosh MC252 vs. MC352 I spent considerable time auditioning new and used McIntosh gear and arrived on an integrated that simply sounded better to me - the Cayin A88-T. Give it an audition - it is all subjective, but I suspect you might be as surprised and impressed as ... | |
| musical fidelity a5 or simaudio i5.3 I have listened to them both, but the Simaudio I heard was the I-5 LE. That said, to me, the Simaudio sounded better overall - the A5 seemed detailed, but a bit light in presentation without much depth on the bass side - a slightly flat sound. The... | |
| Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? I'd say yes. I have been auditioning high end integrated amps for some time now, and like the rest of us, have been looking for one with the perfect balance of detail & warmth.These the most interesting I have heard thus far:McIntosh MA2275 (t... | |
| Krell Intergrateds..how come nobody likes em? I realize this is an entirely subjective exercise - caveat delivered. I listened to the 400, and love treble and high midrange, but found them to be a bit hard & metallic in this regard. Could have been speakers, cable or source CD, but after ... |