celtic66
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| Arcam A28 thoughts compared to NAD, Cambridge, Cre I've not specifically listened to the Arcam A28, but have owned several Arcam integrated pieces and found them to all sound more organic than either the CA or NAD (exclude older models) of integrateds. The CA I've owned seems rather lifeless, NAD ... | |
| Best tube amp for $2000 or less I'm a bit confused also. What is wrong with the SF amp? That is a sweet amp. Are you looking for more power? I believe you will need to up the ante considerably to best it, especially for new prices. I love VTL amps, but there again unless you go ... | |
| Best preamp 2k or under, new or used Manley Jumbo Shrimp meets all parameters you've laid out including used price. Oh, and I run one now so I know. I'm running it with Manley Mahi Mahi monoblocks and Penaudio Cenya monitors. | |
| Enough Power? Roxy54 is dead on. Plinius does have a house sound and reviewers do not live in your world. I looked up the Jaton 803 and they don't even list sensitivity but there is a whole lot of speaker going on here in the way of load.You really should consi... | |
| Integrated amp for Nola boxer Anthem 225 | |
| Small but high quality integrated Cyrus. | |
| I’m looking for suggestions for a tube Pre Amp There is a Manley Shrimp listed right now for just over $1100. That's a very nice preamp and no it's not mine. I have the Jumbo Shrimp. | |
| Looking for a very good integrated solid state amp Sugden A21SE used should be considered. 30 wpc Class A. Not found a speaker it would not drive well (I'm sure they exist) and it is REALLY REALLY quick. Makes most other amps seem lethargic.Closes in on the tube sound...........but not as smooth a... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Correct....it's mostly the preamp. A Manley Shrimp or Jumbo would definitively help. Love the Spendors and McCormick, Marantz could be better, AQ Type 4 is a bit thin, AQ Type 6 is warmer. Signal Cable is really good stuff for the money. | |
| What made the biggest, most noticeable improvement Quadraspire Sunoko Vent equipment stand. It brought under control all sorts of errant frequencies I didn't even know were so errant. It is truly wild and I'm a real cynic when it comes to most of this stuff. $5,000 for a powercord qualifies you fo... | |
| Coconut Audio = LOL I'll need to consult my channeler before discussing this further. Perhaps it could focus a system's chi. | |
| Teledyne Acoustic Research Ar9 speakers I sold the original AR9 and believe they had a re-introduction. The original was good for the day.............but compared to Dunlavy........really? Dunlavy makes a great product. It's really a no-brainer. The Dunlavy is particular about cabling..... | |
| What to upgrade on $3,000 budget The Adcom amp is suspect.For a lot less than 3K you could score a used VTL 85 integrated which would caress your jazz, classical and vocals. Plenty of power and dynamics with great detail and imaging. And the tubes are generic enough to not cost y... | |
| It's time for a good CD player. Arcam 73 as a transport with an external DAC would work great. Channel Islands, Scott Nixon, MyDac, Arcam and more are all good choices. You will be surprised at the improvement. BTW, you should try some vibration control under the Arcam, it will ... | |
| Room treatments Brianpack,Cannot answer your question, but have extensive experience with controlling room resonances with various room treatments such as Michael Green, Echo Busters and Eighth Nerve. These all helped as advertised, however....... and it is a BIG... |