skateman
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| Your Favorate JBL's from the 70's I am the original owner of a pair of L19's that I bought in 79 for $460 and $5 for the stands! No idea how I came up with the money back then. After a woofer refoam they sound pretty darn good. They image well with a decent sized soundstage. ... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? Still running a cj pv-5! 1983 vintage I believe. Blows away many current SS pre's and some modern tubes as well (and it comes with a pretty darn good phono stage) | |
| basis 1400 belt & cartridge Hi Flo- just wondering if you got the basis belt from lpgear? The 1400 belt I received from them would not stay on the pulley (it was too wide). I ordered a basis belt and things are working as they should. (I realize this post is old- more of... | |
| Dunlavy SC IV or Merlin VSM M Well at least this thread started off being informative. That being said, my former TSM-MME's were a very easy to setup and to like speaker. Any time I had a question for BobbyP, he quickly and thoughtfully responded. Don't you wish all manufactur... | |
| What is the effective length of Basis Vector 4? According to Dre it looks like the Vector's geometry is very close to a rega arm, which is what I had on my Basis 1400. I was surprised as well on the lack of useful information on the web for the Vector 4 including the Basis website. Perhaps I wa... | |
| Totem Element Metal vs B&W 803d? I don't think Stereo Exchange carries Aerials, but a set of 7T's may be to your liking. (Around $9500 a pair) | |
| KEF LS50 Hi Soundqcar,I did not ask the dealer if that was the case. He did mention that he had 4 pairs in stock, so I assumed the pair I was listening to was the same pair.Perhaps I was having a bad hearing day??? This is why I will most likely demo them ... | |
| KEF LS50 I heard the ls50's at my local dealer twice using the same same electronics (parasound JC-1's and JC-2). First listen the speakers were well away from the rear and side walls (approx 8 -10' from rear wall). Let me say that I was blown away with th... | |
| Switched From Tubes To SS???Glad You Did??? I can not say that I have extensive experience with either. ( parasound, classe, arcam for ss. VTL and CJ for tubes) To my ears I always prefer the sound of tubes. This was evident at a dealer demo as well. A high priced McIntosh SS vs a cary SLI8... | |
| conrad johnson mv60 retube Thanks Hifigeek- I was thinking the JJ's or for double the money I could go with some psvanes. Right now I'm off on another tangent related to my speaker cables. | |
| conrad johnson mv60 retube BTW- now have a set each of NOS tung-sol and GE? chrome domes for the 6sn7. Both were a major upgrade from the Sovteks | |
| conrad johnson mv60 retube Hi Steve,Thanks for the tip on the Genelex Gold Lion 12ax7! However, the mv60 uses 12ax7a's (I don't think this will be a problem, but would like to make sure before plunking down $90. | |
| conrad johnson mv60 retube Thanks for the responses. Thinking of some nos tung sols 6sn7gtb's. Going to place the order very soon! The sovteks are looking/sounding a little tired. | |
| amp suggestions for Aerial 7b I drove the 7b's with all VTL electronics. ST-150 (150 watt tube amp) and a tl5.5 or tl2.5 preamp. The sound was the best I had in my smallish living room while listening at moderate levels. | |
| Salamander Quality I love the flexibility of the Synergy series, it is second to none. However, the quality is average at best. I have ordered accessories after the fact (doors, casters, sides) and have found very inconsistent finishes between two black doors for ex... |