rcprince
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| Question about Spectral DMA-180 Power tube I thought the Spectral amplifiers are all solid state, no tubes. Is there a different name for what you're referring to as a "power tube"? | |
| Vandersteen 7 at Audio Connection Joe, you must have come in after I had to leave (church choir obligations), sorry I didn't get to talk with you. I got to listen to the 7s before everyone went in to hear them (privilege of being the Prez and a long-time friend and customer of Joh... | |
| Music to die to I'll add one more to my original list, if I'm still around--Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna. | |
| How do designers fare when they change companies? John Curl and John Dunlavy also come to mind. I agree with Stanwal, the designer generally does tell me more than the company name. | |
| Anybody own any direct-to-disc LP's? Tonywinsc's recommendation for the Beethoven is spot on. Astonishing dynamics; our audio club has been very impressed with it. RCA made a few D2D recordings in Japan at that time (I think it was around the mid 70's), using Japanese artists--I have... | |
| Reference 3a Grand veena or Duntech Sovereign Wasitpon: I agree with Tbg, 1200 watts from your amps should work fine.Make sure you're sitting at least 10 feet from them to get the best integration of the drivers. | |
| Reference 3a Grand veena or Duntech Sovereign For Wasitpon, since you have the amp and will be getting the Sovereigns, might as well try the combination before making any decisions. They do like a lot of power; my dealer sold a lot of them with Rowland 7 monoblocks, ARC M300s and Krell KMA 20... | |
| Looking for warm sounding speakers I agree with a number of the suggestions, particularly the older Vandersteens. Another warm-sounding speaker I would suggest that might match your requirements would be the Annandale Acoustics A25, which is something of an homage to the old Dynaco... | |
| Reference 3a Grand veena or Duntech Sovereign I've heard both, and think they're both terrific speakers. Note that the Duntechs, while nominally of reasonable sensitivity, really need an amp that can control their woofers, otherwise they can sound a little slow and congested in the bass. I th... | |
| Jadis Orchestra Signature Bias Adjustment Check the archives on this, or contact member Trelja. | |
| Anyone compare Jadis JA 30 amps with JA 80s? I owned 80s and heard the 30s on a number of occasions. The power differential is noticeable, unless you have very efficient speakers. I think, with the right speakers, the 30s might be slightly better in the bass regions than the 80s, and might b... | |
| Allison One speakers Friend of mine has a pair of the original Ones, now in need of woofer replacement. Served as his main speakers for a long time till he bought my Thiel CS3s, very good speakers for enjoying music. Definitely place them on a long wall if you can, th... | |
| Nola Viper Owners, Lend Me Your Amps The many times I heard Alons at my dealer's (years ago, but the same type of designs), they sounded excellent with VTL amplification. I'd suggest you add that brand to your list for auditioning. | |
| Best Brandenburg Concerto recording CD Agree with Don about the horns on the Academy of Ancient Music SACD, they are quite distinct from any I have heard on other recordings. An excellent addition to a collection even if you have another recording of the piece. | |
| Polk Audio SDA 2 question By the way, if you couldn't find Ferrari's review, he said used an NAD 3020 amp (20 watts) to power them to good effect, said they did not need a lot of power at all. |