rcprince
Responses from rcprince
| Thiel 3.5 equalizer advice The complaint that the reviewers had about the 3.5s was that the equalizer compromised the sound overall by robbing the speaker of naturalness in the mid and upper frequencies; they felt the speaker deserved a better equalizer. There were a number... | |
| Playback Designs MPS-5 - Measerments v. Sound I heard the PD unit at a dealer using dartZeel electronics and Evolution Acoustics speakers. It is not at all as you describe the Esoteric (which was pretty much my impression of the Esoteric as well, though perhaps not to the degree you felt)--th... | |
| When did you ever hear a system sound so life-like Goldeneraguy--That is an incredibly lifelike recording. One of the most realistic and convincing ones I have ever heard on my system over the years. | |
| Ascendo C-7 Speakers help. They are excellent speakers--I have heard a few of their models, and they are true to the music. Ptmconsulting's reason for their lack of notariety are probably right--they certainly do not have that many dealers in the states. Don't let their lac... | |
| Kimber Palladian PK10 vs PK14? I was surprised at the lack of information on the website. I'd probably call them to ask or visit a dealer and see the cables, but intuitively my guess would be that the PK 10 is 10 gauge wire (better for amps than 14 gauge)and the PK 14 is 14 gau... | |
| Anyone had and trouble with Jadis JP 80 amps Agree with Gmuffley about the high bias and tube failures. The old MO Valve and GEC KT88s lasted well in them, but every 6550 tube I tried started going bad within a year, and EL34s about the same. Too bad I didn't know about the trick with the re... | |
| Anyone had and trouble with Jadis JP 80 amps The tube fuse on the amps blowing is indicative of a bad tube, not of a problem with the amps. I used to have a few go as my tubes grew older or went ballistic. | |
| Continuum Caliburn - really the best TT on earth? So I guess one "reason not to go for a Caliburn", as you originally asked, is that it costs so much? | |
| Krell or Plinius? I heard a Krell integrated powering some Vienna Acoustics Beethovens a few years ago and was surprised at how good the combination sounded, far better than I would have expected (I was not a fan of that Krell integrated) and something I could easi... | |
| tubes for Jadis JP-200 Mine uses EF86 tubes. Like Ejmac70, over the 20 plus years I've had Jadis preamps I have preferred the sound of Telefunkens in these units, both EF86 tubes in the JP200 and the 12AX7s in my previous JP80MC. I tried Mullard 12AX7s for a while in th... | |
| Music from House, MD A touching ballad if ever there was one :^). | |
| I need your advice on system for a non-audiophile One thing you could do, if there's one around that you trust, is take her to a brick and mortar dealer that has some entry-level components like the ones mentioned above. That way, you can let her hear for herself and determine if that's the sound... | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? Rja, Jason Vieaux also recorded the Albeniz Suite Espanola on a small Cleveland-based label with audiophile aspirations (I'll have to check it when I get home, maybe it's the same label as the recording you're recommending), amazing playing and ex... | |
| I need your advice on system for a non-audiophile I like Tpreaves' suggestion; I had not realized you could get the Image speakers for so low, otherwise I would have suggested the Alphas or Betas from PSB. Only other brand at the entry level I'd suggest would be Marantz, and you might want to get... | |
| tubes for Jadis JP-200 Does it use EF86 tubes or 12AX7s? |