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| Primaluna & Klipsch Cornwall frustration HELP Cornwall's with no bass slam with a valve amp that is a no no.In the corner against the wall they must go.Running KG 4's 94db with a Line Magnetic 211IA in 12w triode in the corners close to the walls and they shake my privates, more slam more dyn... | |
| Holy Cow. My Vandersteen Treo's sound like new.. Great stuff, always puts a smile on my face when someone discovers the magic of Vandersteen. They get it!Those that appreciate their finesse and sheer musicality seldom turn back.As you say it is like crack.Be careful there goes the bank balance, ... | |
| Cartridge Upgrade for NAD 533 RB 250 arm lift adjustment very small Allan Head bolt holding the lift arm to the shaft.Slacken it and raise the lift. bit fiddly and Bobs your Uncle.Or if you cannot find the correct Allan Key stick a rubber strip or some cardboard with some ligh... | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? Speakers no, Cables maybe, if you are lucky. | |
| B&W DM600 Had a pair years ago they were pretty good and got good reviews at the time.I replaced the larger B&W DM560's with these and was more than happy they were clean, grainless, lively, and transparent I would probably still have them today if my f... | |
| Best Aurum Cantus 2way bookshelf models? Have listened to the Volla and came away impressed. | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? Musical Fidelity A120 Awful would be an understatement.Tried it on all my speakers and they all went into flapping fits.Yet they have no problem with any other amp I have tried including a $150 mini chinese valve amp. | |
| The year is 1986 KG 4's are not amplifier fussy, very dynamic, obtainable at very reasonable prices at present. For how much longer I don't know, people are catching on how good they are, serviceable, upgradable.Like being in a corner or close to a wall, not fussy... | |
| What's the best EL34 amp besides 8b? Correction to my post that is without a Hiccup not "with", bad me. | |
| What's the best EL34 amp besides 8b? Line Magnetic 211IA ticks all the boxes, build quality, sound, looks, price.Has driven any speaker I have thrown its way without breaking a sweat. And that is on Triode.Dead quite, modern, built like a tank, hard wired, lovely sounding, switch on ... | |
| Line Magnetic owners...how quiet are they? My 211IA is dead quite on 94db speakers, not a sound no tube rush nothing, even with my ear glued to the horn tweeter at full volume.Excellent products IMO | |
| Speaker Isolation options for wood floor I have a suspended carpeted wooden floor, so I put my floorstanders on polished granite slabs. 500mm x 600mm x 35mmStill using spikes resting on stainless steel pucks that are countersunk in the center to accommodate the spikes.This works a treat,... | |
| Ayre & Vandersteen Getting very good sound out of my 2CE signatures using a Line Magnetic 211IA Valve Integrated.32w Ultra Linear 12w Triode.Nothing much in it compared to my other amp set up.Audio Research SP16 Pre and Opera Consonance Cyber 800 Mono Blocks 78w Ult... | |
| Value? Vandersteen model II Vandersteen will service and repair any speaker they have ever made.Contact them directly.These are not easy speakers to get into without causing damage, best left to the people who made them. | |
| Audio Research LS2 vs Audio Research SP16L Congrats, a fine choice would not part with mine unless I won a lottery. |