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| Most musical high-efficient 3-way bi-ampable spkr? thanks Greg- I'll check into it | |
| Tube amps that can hande 4 ohmsl My Totem Mani-2 speakers are also 4 ohms, and I am having excellent results with a pair of modded Altec 1570B tube monoblocks (170 wpc in triode). | |
| what speakers do the best "disappearing act"?? Totem Mani 2 | |
| what speakers do the best "disappearing act"?? Verity Parsifal Encore (with all tube setup) | |
| Speakers for Atma-Sphere S-30 Add Coincident Partial Eclipse as well (Super Eclipse mentioned above might overload that size room with bass if any standing wave issues, however wise room treatment will help). I'm sure all others mentioned are great choices too- hell, I use Tot... | |
| High-end CD cleaning machine? beidni ultra clarifier II | |
| Great cd players that can connect directly to a power amp? Audio Aero Capitole CDP (has volume control) | |
| What's the best sounding replacement for 12AX7A and 12AT7? 12AT7- Mullard Gold Pin (tough to find though- maybe ask Kevn at Upscale Audio) | |
| Differences between Totem Model 1- bi vs Model 1-Sig I believe its internal silver wiring; upgraded gold-colour bi-wire terminals (like my Totem Mani-2's), and possibly a crossover change? Contact Totem, give them the serial #, and they will confirm your model. | |
| Best PreAmp with HT pass-thru? I also have Totem's (Mani-2), and used the ARC LS-16 in a combo 2-ch/HT system with excellent results (I actually preferred it to the more $$ LS-25). | |
| Franchise player-the one untouchable component My Audio Aero Capitole 24/192 CDP is my franchise player. I have signed him to a multiple year contract- no waivers!! | |
| Favorite HDCD???? Alannah Davis- 'Blame it on Me' | |
| Using a two channel pre-amp with a HT processor. I had the ARC LS-16, and used it exactly as you described with excellent results. It allowed me to run a fully balanced circuit from the CDP (Sim Audio Eclipse) through to the fully balanced amp (Theta Dreadnaught), then simply flip the switch on ... | |
| Conditioners for power amps Interesting! (re: the voltage gain). I didn't realize a conditioner could do this, however my new PLC (Tice Powerblock IIIC high-power version) actually DOES indicate a higher voltage (the meters say ~124 right now, whereas my older inferior PLC i... | |
| Wadia, Audio Aero, Meridian, BAT and BOW I have the Capitole 24/192- simply wonderful! (also allows you to bypass a preamp w its built in volume control). You won't be disappointed. |