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With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you
Why mid-full range.....i would buy the Usher D-2 flagship horns....speed,transparency, weight..musicality in spades, i would not think twice if i had the room to fit a pair. 
Audio reserch reference 3....driving Nagra VPA amp
The Nagra has input impedence an sensivity below:Input sensitivity: 400mV for maximum power. Input impedance: 100k ohmsthe reference 3' output below:OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 600 ohms Balanced, 300 ohms SE main (2), 20K ohms minimum load and 2000pF maximu... 
Discontinued Usher speakers
Usher is coming out with the Dancer mini 1 and Dancer mini 2 model based on their award winning BE-718.The dancer 1 will sport the same tweeter and woofer as the Be-718 in a slimlined front ported floorstander.The dancer 2 will have the same confi... 
Dehavilland Mercury tube swaps
I have a pair of(NOS) Tung-sol's black plate installed in the unit curently.I think it would be hard to get better on that side.The output tubes are 6BX7GT and i would love to roll these but i have a hard time locating some.I have a few rectifiers... 
Dehavilland Mercury tube swaps
Thanks for the info Yoby, I will look into it.Regards, Nick 
Usher Model Question
Thanks a lot Frank.The pleasure is mine.I still have not heard the BE-718 but cannot wait. 
Usher Model Question
Hello Audiofeil.I am just answering the questions initiated in this thread.I have heard tons of speakers,i love electrostatics for what they do the best.I have owned many speakers from different makers over the years,some wher bad, some pretty goo... 
Usher Model Question
You need a big room for the usher Be-10 thats for sure, they are big speakers and need room from the back and side walls to realy breathe the music nicely.The Be-20 with dual 11" eton woofers must command even more space.With the BE-10's i found t... 
Has anyone heard the Usher Threshold R 1.5 amp?
I actualy own an R-1.5 and using the usher p-307 pre-amp with its own power supply.The reviews ar bang on for this combo, they work in great symbiosis together,a good complement.great dynamics with a unfatiguing sound, very tube like in its presen... 
Usher X719 and tubes
hello trianglezerius.I am an authorised dealer for usher in canada and from my experience with many of the usher speakers, the x-719 needs more juice than that to get the most out of it.i made some research and the duntonic sheds out only 12 to 16... 
Sonus Faber Dominus Grand Piano vs Usher 6831/6731
hello stylinlp-38.do not worry, i meant top get the most out of them you could use the power ratings i have mentionned.for solid state try the nuforce reference 8 which deliver 100 watts per mono...used you could maybe pick a pair foraround 900$ h... 
Sonus Faber Dominus Grand Piano vs Usher 6831/6731
hello stylinlp-38.do not worry about the power handling rating....these are just underated.you can drive the 6371 with a 200 watt per channel tube amp if you want and they will only sound better,you will notice that when using an amp with 200 watt... 
Sonus Faber Dominus Grand Piano vs Usher 6831/6731
hello Jack.i meant hat the 777's are more vesatile than the 8571's.easyer to drive than the 8571'S and great sounding with SET amps that have around 35 watts per channel which is something the 8571's just cannot be driven by.the 8571's are great s... 
Sonus Faber Dominus Grand Piano vs Usher 6831/6731
Go jack!save up and get the 6381'S you will make a major improvement on your sound! as long as the equipment upstream can deliver the goods! 
Usher CP777
Mbollda1,i do not know your dealer but i tell you that i have had many audiophile friends( including myself) that had a chance to listen to many usher speakers:hers is the lists-520, x-719,cp-6381,cp-8571mk2,cp777mk2, and there is no way that the ...