sonicbeauty
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| SET with inefficient speakers I prefer low impedance, a 180 degree angle, preferably on a sofa, phase-reversed continuous ohm calibration along with a non-reactive by-passed load of no more than 100 cryogenic microfads wrapped up in double-wound 100% oxygen-free copper, origin... | |
| "Tube Like" SS Integrated Amps Mrtennis, I could have guessed your post without seeing your username. As usual, complicated and unclear. Why don't you just answer the question and keep it simple for once ? | |
| "Tube Like" SS Integrated Amps Another vote for the Electrocompaniet, I owned this one. Be carefull however with some faulty volume pots on certain units.Naim ? This is as far from a ''tube sound'' as you can get in my book. | |
| SET with inefficient speakers After owning all types of gear (some very expensive and powerfull) I have downgraded to the diminutive Shanling MC-30 receiver (absolutely fantastic value). Tube preamp, SET 3-watt amp (yes, that's SET!), cd player and tuner all into a single stun... | |
| Quad 11L owners only, please list the amplifier... Arcam A85. Dirt cheap, incredible quality, and tone controls that actually work in a subtle way to correct improper cd _ speaker coloration balance.The Quad is a ''forgiving'' speaker, using the Arcam A85 will add some character to them. | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Since your choice of getting a Mastersound amp is done, this shows that you have gone beyond the no-return point as far as at LEAST trying tubes. Here is what I would do.1. Not go through with the Mastersound, but get a different type of integrate... | |
| Is the NAD 3020 the best value of all time? Deal of the century in my humble opinion....the humble Nait 1, the original. A whopping 18 (or was it 15) watts per channel. 1 volume knob. Amazing speed and clarity. Even today, it sounds more than respectable. I had mine plugged in '84, unplugge... | |
| Cayin A88T - My Favorite Amp Out of Numerous - FYI I owne two of these amps, very nice indeed. Question '' How did you bias this amplifier?'' There is no way (unless they changed the model) to bias this without fidling underneath and inside the electrical snake box. Just for this, I have to disagr... | |
| Best cable for Jumpers Try this...I have been using bare cables at the speaker ends on a second system. I have stripped 2 inches of the cable sleeve to show a bare 2 inch wire....then run them trough the first binding post at the bottom and on to the upper one. And voil... | |
| Is seller negative feedback a deal-breaker ? Jylee, funny that you mention that ''I've tried leaving a couple of negative feedbacks to other members and none of them went through.''Same thing happened to me as recently as 2 weeks ago. I had the worst A'gon experience yet with an Audiogoner o... | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts 1. Rollings Stones at the El Mocambo in Toronto, an ex-famous drinking hole. Nobody knew. Outside, the sign said '' The Cocroaches''. Around 10 pm, on came Mik and his pals. Totally incredible. Some of those tracks can be heard on the ''Love you l... | |
| A MONSTEROUS DIY SPEAKER CABLE This reminds me a an Absolute Sound shootout they had where one cable was named ''HD'' for the Home Depot extension cord. Sounded pretty good too (I tried some a few years ago.) Their 14 gauge I think. ( Halloween special)If you Google HD speaker ... | |
| What are CDplayers out there with accessible DAC ? Thanks for the help ! | |
| Anyone have problems w/McIntosh warranty This is small potatoes compared Simaudio, the worst of the worst as far as leaving you in the cold with no options.Very, very sorry to hear this about the legendary Mac reputation.If warranty is important, get a Bryston. 20 years transferable warr... | |
| Frank Sinatra CD's with Great Sound? Another vote for ''Live at the Sands'' really nice, (check out the piano player and band conductor, another legend to say the least) !!!!!!! |