david12
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| Living Voice Avatars VS Devore Super 8s I used the Avatars for years and yes, Kevin the designer does recommend 18 to 20 watts. To qualify that, he says 18 for large scale orchestral music, but for solo singers, Jazz, chamber music, 8 to 10 is fine. I have'nt heard the Devore's. but cha... | |
| Hobbies other than Audiophiliac? Walking, amature dramatics, seeing the kids, travel and heres one you colonials can't enjoy, watching cricket. I have tried to explain it to you guys, but you can't really. International Test Matches last 5 days and end in a draw about 30% of the ... | |
| The best hifi magazine? HiFi+ is a good read. I enjoy it because it is literate, an enjoyable read. I have some quibbles, it seems to favour some products, good ones that don't get a look in elsewhere, but it seems unbalanced in that respect. In particular, Karan, ARC, C... | |
| Esoteric SA-10 vs Opus 21 I heard an Opus 21 against another Esoteric at a show, possiblyt the X03. The latter was more detailed, but the Opus clearly one out. It was musical, fast, with more than enough detail. Everyone else in the room at the show, prteferred the Opus to... | |
| Best U.S.A. speakers? Unless I have missed it, no mention of Silverline, a good range of reasonably priced standmounts and floorstanders | |
| Buying used vs. New Alwats second hand and I have been lucky so far. In fact I have made friends and received good advice from sellers. I even buy 2nd hand cartridges, VERY VERY risky. I used a Koetsu Rosewood Sig I bought on the Gon for 3 years and sold it on E bay,... | |
| Why do we enjoy listening to music ? As far as I know, nearly all societies have developed music, as part of their cultural development. 10000 years ago, there were instruments to make what we would recognise, as music. I am not sure how good their HiFi systems were, but they had mus... | |
| Opinions of people who have OWNED Adagio's I have used them for about 2 years and am more than pleased. They replaced Living Voice Avatars and have better base, more trasparent, less coloured. I am interested in the opinion about the Cerabase. I have had similar benefit with Symposium svel... | |
| whats a good older hdcd cd player? I agree about HDCD, it really is an improvement on CD, probably why it did'nt take off, with the perverse market we have. Another vote for Copland, I used a 266 for years. good price, lovely organic sound, no digital glare. Great on HDCD | |
| suggest valve amplifier for Living Voice speakers I used both Pass Labs Aleph 30 and Viva Solista SET. 30 watts and 22 respectively, both wonderful, the Viva better, it should be at the price. The Aleph series has a lot of believers with LV speakers and I thought they were a great match. Be aware... | |
| 211 tube integrated choice Rush 1 No experience with DIY, but there are some excellent kits around. I live in the UK, so listening will envolve a long trip, hopefully to RMAF. I am chatting with Robert and Steve at Ridge Street | |
| Showdown: Your Favorite Cart for Classical? I thought the same as Stringreen, that cartridges at thia price, should be able to do it all and make the coffee, answer the phone. It seems though the higher you go into the high end, the more specialised, the more optimised, for a particular sou... | |
| The SET amp question. The only thing I would add is that different tubes have different sounds, over and above how they are applied. To me, 300B's give the classic mid range brilliance, but are less good at freqency extremes. The 845, my favourite, is more neutral and ... | |
| 211 tube integrated choice Rush1 At the moment I am using Acoustic Zen adagios and even at 89db, the 22watt Solista drives them easily. I have my eyes on the small outfit Ridge Street Audio Sasons, a 2 way standmount made of granite! Their cables are great and the speakers ... | |
| Audio Research 230/240 volts I am sure a pre amp will be OK. I got into big trouble with my ViVa Solista, I bought in from the states, to the UK. It was easily changed from 110 to European standard 220volts. After it repeatedly blew capacitors and then output tubes. The Itali... |