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| EVS Millennium II Versus Bel Canto Dac 1.1 I have an opinion about the Bel Canto 1.1, it is smooth, very musical, more dynamic than the original with excellent resolution and it is a great product. Haven't heard the EVS. Why are there so many up for sale? Because there were many sold and p... | |
| Speaker dilema? Maggies, Newforms, or Merlins Its a funny thing that you should pop up on this thread Charlie as I was thinking of you and that maybe the Harbeths might be a real good substitute for Steve's Rogers 3/5 which even by todays standards ain't too shabby. I only wish I had 3 or 4 s... | |
| Speaker dilema? Maggies, Newforms, or Merlins Vince and Kurt echo my sentiments. When I first got into this hi-end business over 15 years ago I was much enamoured with the Maggies (2.6). The only problem I had with them was I didn't have the room to let them shine, they didn't have the dynami... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Hi DetlofBoth vinyl and CD. I will check on your recommendations. Thanks. Will | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Schubert String Quartet #14; Death and the Maiden, Second Movement. The many variations in this movement is quite unusual, achingly-beautiful and brilliant for those unfamiliar with it, highly recommended. I would also be interested in recommendat... | |
| Tubes are not so unreliable I certainly do remember Trejla. My parents bought a Zenith maple console in 1959. I grew up listening to music on that unit and it had VERY good sound. Until a lightning strike "done it in" at which time it could'nt be repaired after repeated trie... | |
| Tubes are not so unreliable Interestingly enough I have a pair of MC-60's. One is from 1956 vintage the other later. I am the 3rd owner. I had the ORIGINAL 6550 output tubes in that amp until 1995. I don't know what that says about today's tubes but it sure tells me a bit ab... | |
| Can $15,000 Sound As Good As $75,000? Sorry for the redundancy in the first 2 para. of the post. Did I mention real dynamics, more money and justification enough to get across the point do you think? | |
| Can $15,000 Sound As Good As $75,000? Great Question and what I suspect that to justify spending 75K on a system which would also have exceptional bass that couldn't be had in the 15K system, a large room is required. That to me is the justification in spending more as Reprince notes,... | |
| Counterpoint and Mike Elliot Kubla, it seems Albert Porter mentioned once in a thread that he had an SA-11. Might e-mail him. Good luck in finding one. | |
| Comparing: Merlin VSM Millenium and Ver Sorry Rayhall I see you heard them at the show. Nothing amiss there I'm sure at least in the Joule room. | |
| Comparing: Merlin VSM Millenium and Ver I haven't compared but would like to comment on Rayhall's remarks concerning the Merlins being voiced to accentuate the upper mids and highs. I really don't know what gear you listened on but even with a receiver I can't imagine that you would get... | |
| Some Fun? "B" Groups/Performers?? I agree again with Artemus. I loved the early REO, especially REO Two with Boots Randolph jamming with the band on their version of "Little Queenie". Essentially a B band for most of their careers with their best stuff being their earliest IMO. | |
| Some Fun? "B" Groups/Performers?? Whatjd Dinah Washington OK but how dare you 2nd down Sarah to Billie Holliday:*) Billie may have had a magic with some but she was a one octave singer to me. Sarah is the Divine One.Poco to Buffalo Springfield and CSNY. Expanded further Steven Sti... | |
| ARC D-115 ..need advice One more thing, so far as biasing it is indeed a pain with this amp as the contact points for testing are between the tubes and there are high voltages to work around but if you can find a dealer who will let you watch as he sets the bias with the... |