michaela
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| Sonic Frontier Power 1 Tubes Hi, I used to have a Power 2. My favorite tubes in it for the 6922's were Amperex 6922PQ or Amperex USN 7308, both USA made. Have fun. Mike. | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass I'll second the Second Frontiers, Line 1 or Line 2 (the Line 3, which is the best one, appears to be out of the price range you are looking at). Build quality is excellent, has HT bypass, very cool remote, will match very well with your AVM, and i... | |
| Classe or McIntosh You are really talking about 2 completely different animals here. A vintage tube amp vs a relatively new SS amp are two very different things and you shouldn't expect them to compare the same. It will also be very dependent on your other source eq... | |
| Good choices in a used A/V pre-amp? IMHO, a B&K Reference 20 would be a nice fit at that price point, or for just a few bucks more. It would blend very nicely with your amps. It really is a very nice prepro that sold for $2,500.00 just a few years back. Good Luck, Mike. | |
| What 2 Channel Receiver would be a good choice? How about a Linn Classik K which has a built in cd player and a tuner, or the Linn Movie (I think that's the name)which has a DVD player built in. This way you can use it to listen to music or watch DVDs with the family. I'm not sure whether the L... | |
| McIntosh MC402 and MC501 Hi Phillyb, your response is a complete turnaround from your opinion of Mac from just a month ago when you said mac was old school with old designs. What gives? Perhaps next time, when we are giving opinions, all of us should qualify our opinion b... | |
| Tube Rolling in a Mac 2102/2200 Thanks for the reply UncleJeff.Could you tell me a little bit more about the Mullard 12AT7's, vintage, country of origin, etc.I really appreciate it.Mike. | |
| Balanced Tube Preamps I Should Try I agree on the above recommendations for the MAC C2200, it's a fantastic preamp. You may also want to check out an ARC LS5 MKIII, it's another great fully balanced preamp.Good Luck!Mike. | |
| Calix speakers - anyone heard them? I heard their flagship model, the $65,000.00 one at the audio show in new York in 2001. To my ears, it was easily the best sound at the show. I'm not sure how many people heard them though because they were stuck in a room down at the end of a lon... | |
| New preamp or other suggestions? Okay, I'll take a stab here. I agree with most of what was said but you might consider as a cheap fix, new interconnects and/or speaker cable. I'm not sure Nordost or the silver Lapis is a good match with revealing speakers and your amp/preamp com... | |
| MMF 5 or 7? I agree with the above. I had a 5 and upgraded to the 7, there's a large difference, well worth the extras bucks to me.Good Luck! | |
| What was your first system, & did you like it? I loved my first system. I bought most of it in 1978-1979. I had a Yamaha CA600 integrated amp; Yamaha T-550 tuner, Pioneer HPM-40 speakers and a Pioneer turntable which I can't remember the model of. Guess what, I still have them all and all they... | |
| Amp for VA Beethovens? You don't mention your budget but here's a couple of suggestions: I have the Beethovens but will be selling them soon as I move up the food chain, so these are from personal experience. At the rather expensive range, a MAC MC2102 was the best foll... | |
| Where is my weakest link? How was the bass before you moved and what where the room dimensions? | |
| I would like advice for a beginner. I use a Yamaha RX596 to power outdoor speakers and a pair of inwalls in the living room. I can tell you that whatever speakers you choose, make sure they are very efficient. Although the Yamaha is rated at 150 WPC, it's not a high current design a... |