keithr
Responses from keithr
| Pass Labs SIT2 I've had it. It does some amazing things, but 10 watts was dynamically limitng even in my 100db Zu Definition baseed system.My biggest issue was that you get SET type bloom with SS decay- its sounds a bit weird after awhile. | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Charles-I will get to hear the Valvets on the Dart integrated at some point soon, so will see how much more you indeed get at that price point. But yes, I always worry about diminishing returns at those elevated price points. I am starting to get ... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Charles- may be a cop out, but like them both. Although I am having rectifier issues on the Quads- the 274b is the best i have had, but not stable. I have not found a suitable 5U4G, and the RCA NOS in there currently are too warm which makes the c... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup I use the 1.25x center to center as a starting point- but its all room dependent | |
| Best Rock Album in 2013 New Daft Punk is really good! | |
| Help with a system for a guy into electronic music I love EDM and used to dj house music a few years back. I think Zus really work well for this genre- and Sean Casey loves EDM as well. Deepsky, the producer, even masters with them.I was listening to Tycho/Thievery Corp this morning as a matter of... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Bill- I didn't think either Vac was the best match for Zu. I had Def 2s on the Vac Phi 200 and preferred my McIntosh amps at the time to them. I feel the Quads are a better match- if they had a US distributor right now, I would feel more comfortab... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Tough question Bill-- the worst amp I've owned is the Almarro, I will say that.The Quad 40s have been my favorite amps to date. On the 845 side, I liked the Sophia the best, but did not have them for long. But I'm a bit different than other Zu own... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Some initial thoughts on the Valvet 3.5MKII monoblocks--in a word, transparent. However, without the issues that I've had with other SS amps (see my SIT comments). In fact, I would guess 9 out of 10 audiophiles in a blind test would consider them ... | |
| Wilson Audio Sophia I vs. II vs. III Check the archive. This question ahs been answered several times. | |
| Best Rock Album in 2013 Will "second" the How to Destroy Angels (and a fab Coachella performance indeed). Will be taking this record to THE Show in Newport in a few weeks. | |
| Vip Traveler verses Rega p6 - Photo Finish? I just had the same choices and picked up a Clearaudio Concept. I prefer the build quality compared to the others- the VPI would have been my second choice. | |
| Magico Comparison The M5s are being auctioned I believe. I would much prefer them to the Q3s, although they require more amplification. | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup back to the Lamms--the measurements in the recent Stereophile are just superb. Check out the way it does bass with little distortion. I know measurements aren't everything, but there is a reason I've enjoyed Lamm at many shows and in many a system... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Charles- I'm not denigrating anyone's opinion on Magicos or any other brand. You can insert SF or Wilson into the same sentence. I will also say that I have not enjoyed any Magico on Spectral (or really anything on Spectral!).I'm just saying (as S... |