david12
Responses from david12
| Integrated Amp - Looking to replace my amp & pre I have used a few of those listed above, the Lavardin IT, Karan K180 and my 4 year main amp, the Viva Solista. The latter is by a long way the best amp I have used, better than any separates. Of course it is only 22watts, but it drives my 89db spe... | |
| Daedalus Helpful replies, but still no response to the origonal question. I am seriously looking at Daedalus too and am considering the DA1.1 and Da Rma. I suppose nowone out there has the standmount speakers. I will be visiting the next RMAF, but am not s... | |
| Raven vs. Verdier La Platine The UK importer of Verdier and Raven is one and the same GT Audio. I don't want to misquote him, but since he has taken on TW, I don't think he has sold a Verdier. The latter is still a good table, but TW is better value and superlatively built. I... | |
| Power Cord for Raven One I tend to agree, the power supply does not tend to need high end power cables. I could'nt detect any difference in swapping cables around | |
| Avantgarde Duos - right for me? By chance, I use Acoustic Zen Adagios and am looking for the next step. I bought a TW accustic Raven one from the UK importer, who also imports Avantgard Duos and spent a few hours listening to them. I'm sorry, but I could'nt live with them. I can... | |
| Mastersound Amps. Anything similar you'd recommend If your looking for the SET sound, there are 2 other Italian manufacturers to consider, New Audio Frontiers and Viva. The first I believe is quite a lot more expensive than Mastersound, Viva just more expensive. I got my Viva Solista 845 second ha... | |
| What should be under my speakers? I have tried a number of solutions, stone slabs with Nordost Pulsar points, herbies big fat dots, spikes etc. The best I have found is Symposium svelt shelves, Rollerblock Juniors. Better base definition in particular, but not earth shattering | |
| Raven One Owners - Last Table? Regarding the Vivid, I used that as a starter before I got the Ortofon 309S. For the price, the Vivid is very good indeed, but you will instantly hear the benefit of a better arm, in tracking, base etc. To get you started, the Vivid is good, thoug... | |
| Raven One Owners - Last Table? Another strong vote for the Raven one. It is easy to say, but I do'nt think I will ever change. Build quality is phenomenal. When I put the platter on the spindle, it takes up to 5 minutes to descend onto the bearings, build quality and tolerances... | |
| Do I need a record cleaning machine I tend to agree, but am too lazy to clean new records. If yoy buy second hand, it is a must. cartridges are'nt cheap these cdays and will last lnger with clean records. They need'nt be that expensive, particularly second hand | |
| rockport altair any informed opinions? Just a question, whats wrong with guesswork and uninformed opinion. That's what most threads receive and it adds to the fun " Have you actually heard the speakers at all?" etc | |
| RMAF 2009 tips? Thanks for the tips guys. | |
| RMAF 2009 tips? I have just booked my flights to come from the UK, this year. For anyone else coming from the UK, there are very good flight deals at the moment. There are certain speakers I will be looking for, but otherwise, this thread is very useful. Last yea... | |
| What is the Best Integrated tube amp you heard Gerrym5 Unfortunately the Phi Beta is no longer made. I don't think VAC do any integrated amps at the moment. | |
| Wavac 805 I agree, my 22 watt 845 SET drives 89db speakers perfectly. In general it depends on volume you listen at, room size, musical tastes, a solo singer is different from a Symphony orchestra with all the stops out. I have heard the Wavac and it is ver... |