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| First Impressions of a First Watt - the Aleph J Hey Paul,Thanks for that excellent review - always a pleasure to read. | |
| QUAD 57 ESL and SOLID STATE AMPS I drove my 57s with a Bedini 25/25 for a number of years and it was superb. I have also listened to the 57s with various Quad amps, 303 and 405, as well as a Bryston 3B and the sound was always very good. However, I do prefer the Quads with a good... | |
| A brutal review of the Wilson Maxx Well, finally, an honest review of a Wilson product. I have listened to several versions of the Watt/Puppy, the Grand Slams, the MAXX and the Sophia and I have never been able to understand what the excitement is all about. It must be the cost bec... | |
| Best cartridge under $800 for Graham 2.2 Are you willing to buy used? If you are, and I see little danger in this if you buy from someone who has good feedback, then a Benz Ruby 2 is exceptionally good in the Graham. I have a 2.2 mounted on a VPI and I have used a number of cartridges, i... | |
| Linn LP12......That good?? Ho-hum, this is getting tiresome. Newmanoc - I'm very happy that you are happy with your Linn. Really!I am also very happy with my TNT. Shall we leave it at that. | |
| Linn LP12......That good?? Newmanoc,Obviously, my comment about Salvatore has struck a nerve. I am certain that his critism of the Linn has made many people quite upset. But I do not have a blog, I have never been called "crusty" (at least not to my face) and I certainly do... | |
| Linn LP12......That good?? holmejr@cox.netIf you have not read Salvatore's comments on the Linn here http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Tables.html, I stongly urge you to do so. I came to the same conclusion about the Linn long before I discovered his site. Nevertheless, this ... | |
| Linn LP12......That good?? I sold and set-up Linns (circa 1975) and I have owned the Ariston RD11, Oracles (several), Rega, Thorens, Maplenoles (several), SOTAs (several) and, finally, the VPI TNT. I have compared the Linn (a recent version) with a SOTA and my VPI TNT. I pr... | |
| Single Driver Horn vs Multi driver efficient spker I have heard a number of single driver speakers that I have found enchanting (but not really exciting). These included several variants of the Lamhorns, Loth-X and the Ocellia. Of these, the Ocellia, which is based on a PHY driver, was by far the ... | |
| Best cable for Graham 2.2 you can read a comparison of the Hovland Groove 2 with the Graham IC-70 on the 10 Audio website: http://www.10audio.com/graham_hovland.htmI have not listened to the IC-70 but I did own one of Graham's earlier cables. The Hovland, which I do own, i... | |
| kr audio-help I purchased a KR 18BSI integrated amp about 8 months ago. This amp is the precursor to the Antares that Jond is using. This amplifier replaced an Audible Illusions M3A preamp and a pair of Audio Advancement TriMax mono blocks. The KR is, without d... | |
| Ottawa, Ontario Well, we had a meeting at my place last night and it was a great pleasure to spend a few hours with Matthew and Paul. We listened to a wide range of material: Eva Cassidy, Alison Krauss, John Zorn, Doug MacLeod, Walter Leigh - everything from Blue... | |
| VPI HR-X, Super Scoutmaster and Acrylic Platters Don't do it! A friend of mine, who is also a well known Canadian equipment manufacturer, went from a TNT V to the HRX and he was less than impressed with the result. He said that the HRX provided great detail, which made jazz etc. sound good, but ... | |
| Best Integrated All-tube Amp? The two best that I have heard are the Audion PX-25 and the KR Enterprise BSI 18. Both are SETs. I am using the KR in my system and it is, simply, the best amp I have used in my system, and that includes all separate preamp and amp combinations. | |
| Meridian 508.20 or Wadia 830 or Wadia 301???? If you do decide on the Meridian, definitely go for the 508.24 over the .20. The 24 is the better sounding unit, IMHO. |