joe_coherent
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| Most Honest Audio Magazine? I absolutely enjoy reading TAS while Stereophile gives me the creeps. The only thing I wish is that TAS shared more information about the products they review, such as the measurements they obviously take, rather than trying to preserve the legend... | |
| what is everybody listening to right now Beneath The Country Underdog by the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Kelly Hogan, just mesmerizing country-folk with a beautiful voice, virtually a perfect ten !; Sera Una Noche by a group of Argentine musicians is an unbelievable 24/96 recording; Suerte b... | |
| Class "A" solid state vs. Tube amp.? Tubegroover: "The power supply of the amp will dictate whether or not it runs out of gas on busy and dynamic passages of full orchestral music." Are you suggesting that that is the only determinant of an amp's dynamic behavior and ability to repro... | |
| Class "A" solid state vs. Tube amp.? Tubegroover, while I have the utmost respect for ARC products in terms of delivering good sound I frankly prefer the honest straightforward gain provided by the ss amps I listed. I have done sufficient comparisons of tubes vs. ss to conclude that ... | |
| Class "A" solid state vs. Tube amp.? As offensive as this may sound to many tube lovers out there I find the sound of well designed solid state to be categorically better than virtually any tube amp unless your system is seriously flawed and requires tube coloring to disguise such fl... | |
| The fallacy of ac treatment It is clear that [email protected] is the only one who has so far produced any credible arguments for his position. Those who harass him simply beacuse they have been in my opinion foolish enough to spend money on expensive, needless products s... | |
| Best Amplification for SACD? Look for something with a really quiet background, such as the Rowland recommended above, or for much less $$$ a $2,000 Marsh A400S (I own one, I'm not a dealer). I would stay away from tubes other than the mega-expensive. | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? TAS is enjoyable and accurate. stereophile is full of jargon and seldom as accurate as it purports to be. | |
| Tube sound: Pre-amp vs. amp? I currently use a BAT VK3i tube preamp to drive my Marsh A400S 200 wpc solid state amp. Although the VK3i is a well regarded piece of equipment in my mind it adds unnecessary distortion to the signal. To me the best pre amp is NO PREAMP. Also I am... | |
| Marsh Amps I have owned the A400S (200 wpc) for about two months now. Impeccable sound, totally silent background, no grain, no stridence, airy highs, smooth mids. A little lack of bass in my system driving Silverline Sonatas, perhaps due to overdamping. |