cincy_bob
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| CAT JL-2 Mk2 vs LAMM M1.2 ... on WP 6 or 7 Schorly, I am the friend to whom Raquel referred. I don't think you can go wrong with the Lamm L2. It is an outstanding preamp, and, based on my personal experience with my system, the L2 certainly pairs well with the CAT amps (JL-1 LEs in my case... | |
| Tube amplifiers that really drive MBL 101E's Ken Stevens says the mbl 101E's are stunning when paired with the CAT JL-3s. I am sure it is a heavenly combination. I would be leary of trying to drive those power-hungry speakers with any other tube amp. | |
| How can I get rid of a 4khz-8khz room spike? Nanotweeter, if you launch the link in Herman's post above, you will see a 2001 thread that was initiated by Sean and that includes a compensation chart of adjustments that need to be made at each 1/3 octave interval in order to adjust for the ina... | |
| How can I get rid of a 4khz-8khz room spike? Last year I consistently measured a treble frequency response spike in my system in the range of 5kHz to 6.3kHz. The treble frequency spike remained in the range of 5dB to 8dB (measured with the Radio Shack analog SPL meter with measurements adjus... | |
| Reimyo CDP vs EMM Labs/Meitner Rich, I owned the Accuphase DP-75V before I bought my EMM CDSD/DCC2 combo. The Meitner is in another league altogether. While the Accuphase CDP does a lot of things well, I found it to be significantly lacking in treble extension. The Meitner gear... | |
| Manley Neo Classic 250 Monoblock My money is on the Manley. Do let us know. | |
| Bright Star Gemini vs Gingko Cloud Comparison?? The Bright Star Gemini platform has been a very effective device for isolating my turntable over the last 4-1/2 years or so. I have also been very pleased with the Silent Running Audio isolation bases. I have found their VR platforms to be both hi... | |
| Experience with power conditioners The real question is how much high frequency noise you have riding into your components through your power lines. You probably won't know for sure just how good or bad your power is until you try a high quality conditioner and listen for the effec... | |
| New Air Suspension Footers for VPI TNT The paddleballs are all the same - they are literally the balls that are used in the paddle sport. Given that the paddleballs come packaged in the original Reactor canister, I don't believe VPI has modified them at all.The pressurized balls provid... | |
| New Air Suspension Footers for VPI TNT FYI, the "squishy balls" that VPI is using in the new air suspension footers are paddleballs - specifically Reactor brand paddleballs:Reactor PaddleballsThe good news is that replacements should be readily available at your local sporting goods st... | |
| Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others I should have mentioned that the CAT preamp does not offer balanced outputs. Also I do not believe that it offers a HT pass-through. | |
| Need help with tube linestage-SF vs ARC vs Others You might also consider a Convergent Audio (CAT) SL-1 Signature preamp. They can be had within your price range. I used to own the CAT SL-1 Mk. III, and found it to be an excellent component. It is very well extended at the frequency extremes and ... | |
| CAT amps........Opinions please I am the friend Raquel mentioned with the CAT JL-1 Limited Edition amps. I bought the CAT amps a little over a year ago to replace my Sonic Frontiers Power 3 monoblocks. The CAT amps are in a completely different league than the SF Power 3s. I don... | |
| Current and Former Transparent Audio owners I ran the Transparent Ultra interconnects and speaker cables in my system for about four years. They are very good cables, and, as noted above, they are a significant step up from the Super cables. However, the Transparent cables are a bit warm so... | |
| Tell me about your Jena Labs Symphonys Redkiwi, it would be helpful to know which components comprise your system, which cables you are currently running in your system other than the Jena Labs interconnects, and which cables the Jena Labs cables replaced.. |