keithr
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| Plinius 8200 v. Musical Fidelity Tri. v. SimI5 I would go tubes with your b&ws, and probably would upgrade your speaks before plunking 2500 on an integrated.The Plinius would probably work best, as the Sim is a brighter piece to go with B&Ws. I'm not a Musical Fidelity fan at all. The ... | |
| Dynaudio Upgrade? The 3.0 has alot more bass than the 1.8, and is far superior to the 1.8 in overall tonal coherancy. What you might do is get a pair of 1.3SEs. I find them superior to the 1.8s in just about every way. They don't have quite the bass of the 1.8s, bu... | |
| High value floorstanders around $1k used I also concur that a monitor is preferably at this pricing point--in fact, up to $3k i think they will outperform most floorstanders in similar price range. | |
| Mark Levinson preamp no. 38 vs 38s vs 380 vs 380s Hovland and Krell seems to work well. I know a dealer in NYC that used that combo when I demo'd speakers, and it sounded pretty good. | |
| JM Lab Mini Utopia driven by Plinius 8200MKII Check out hte Cary SLI 80 or BAT 300x. I have heard the Cary on JM Lab, and it is an excellent comment. The BAT is getting praise everywhere... | |
| Krell Showcase vs. Anthem AV20 Or go with the B&K Ref 50 and save some dough from either alternative. Don't buy B&K amps though... | |
| dynaudio or M & k for home theater Dynaudio doesn't have good centers, and no rears in the contour series, which is where you want to be at. I also don't think they sound like Wilsons, but ymmv. ps. I owned 1.3SEs, a phenomenal speaker.I have two systems--M&K S150s for HT, and ... | |
| Thiel 2.3 amplification Really need tubes imho. Vac is a classic pairing with Thiels. | |
| CONFUSED.. Moz vs Beeth..vienna acoustics at all? I started djing house music (in addition to all the ecclectic music i listen to otherwise), and the VAs are definitely not the way to go. They are ok for classical, but boring for anything with dynamics. I listened to the Beethoven extensively, an... | |
| Speaker priority: high or low??? I think the proof is in the pudding when David Wilson demo'd his new Sophias on a $600 parasound amp to awe of the crowd---the crowd thought it was the spectral 360s, when it was the parasound under the table cloth really driving the speakers. | |
| What amps do you use with your Revel Salons/Studio I have heard the Studios at a dealer (who also is ML dealer)with a Rowland synergy/model 10, and it seemed to work well.KeithR | |
| Pass X-250 or Sim Audio Moon W-5 to Drive B&W N802 Krell and B&W is a classic match... | |
| Better Amps For Talon Khorus CAT JL2 or Tenor 75? One of my friends has the Khorus Xs---has had Cary V12i monos, Pass X350, Edge NL10 (or 12-can't remember), and now the Tenors. He said the Tenors are so far ahead of the others, he has lost any reasone to go amp shopping again. | |
| THE Eternal dissatisfied Cary amps mate well with JM Labs. I heard the Minis with V12i and SLP98 pre, and it sounded very nice.KeithR | |
| Best Pre/Pro for 2-channel stereo sound? Not so sure why everyone thinks Bryston when they want 2 ch sound out of a pre/pro. No one buys there preamps. They may be better than some alternatives, but i would think a quality 2 ch preamp will give you much better sound. |