woodfield
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| Your Best Moment of Audio Exuberance Cranking Black Sabbath Volume 4 in a large basement rec room 20x30. A Mac 2100 and a C-26 running a pair of JBL C-50 S8R Olympus speakers. By the way I still don't hear very well. | |
| Best new amp under $2k? The Van Alstine 350 and 550 HC amps are well worth a look. The 350 is under $2K new and is 160 hybrid wpc. Some of the best customer service in the industry and based in Minneapolis. I have a 350hc and could not be happier. Every bit as good as th... | |
| EL34: Svetlana or Ei? I prefer the Svets. The Ei is the "darkest" sounding 34 I have ever heard. The Ei are hard to come by also. | |
| The best Cdp that have volume control I think the ES Sonys are very good. Try to find a hi end model used like the XS777ES. | |
| best amp for Martin logan sl-3 I agree SS or hybrid. Check out Van Alstine 350hc or 550hc. AVAhifi.com. I have a 350hc driving big Maggies and it is more than enough at 160wpc. | |
| do tubes rock ?? Yes tubes are able to Rock BUT.. As stated in previous posts the cost of a high power tube amp 100 wpc++ can get prohibative. The retube issue can also be costly. I also believe that the bass issue is in play as previously stated. My suggestion wo... | |
| Van Alstine products I would like to add my impressions of the Fet amps. I have used Mac SS, Quicksilver Tube and Krell SS in my system. The AVA "to me" has mellower high end than the harsh sound of the Krell. I did not like the Krell much and it wasn't around very lo... | |
| Van Alstine products Hello: I have a SuperPas 4i preamp. I have had a CJ PV10al and a Modulus 3a also. The AVA remains in my system and the other 2 are gone. The CJ was a close contender and I could have kept either but for the $$ the AVA is pretty hard to beat and wi... | |
| Amps & Maggies...what is your take? I have 2.7QRs. Used to drive with tubes. I do not necessarily agree that Maggies like tubes. Particularly the larger onees like the 2.7 and 3.6. I do agree that they thrive on the high current amps. I use an AVA 350hc. | |
| Sonus Faber Electa Amator II Go to Audio Review. There are a lot of reviews there on the 1 and 2. Reads pretty biased on what is owned by the reviewer but there are a few reviews by those who have had both. I have heard neither. Sold my Concertos in favor of nOrh 7s. | |
| Advise on preamps. Wanna save a bundle and still have one of the best sounding preamps around for UNDER a grand or 2 grand for that matter.?? Check out a Van Alstine Super Pas 4i. Tube hybrid and you get a buffered tube phono section also. It's the one that stopped ... | |
| Best Used Tube Preamp (under $750)? I have owned many of the CJ PV series and think they all have their merits. In your pricerange the PV-10 is a great performer. The sonic equal to the PV-10 and the better of many others is the Van Alstine Super Pas 4i Buffered. Don't let all the h... | |
| Entry into tubes Go to the AVAhifi website and take a look at the new AVA integrated. As good as you will get for the $$. Maybe not the prettiest stuff out there but built like a rock and 110 % customer support by Frank V. himself. You could spend a lot more and g... | |
| Best integrated amp for Sonus Concerto Densen B-100 or D-10. You could spend a lot more and get a lot less. | |
| Classe Cap 151 vs Krell Kav 300i I have a pair of Concertos that I really like but decided to move from tubes to SS. I had a 300i and a Densen B100 in my living room for a week. The 60wpc Densen has it all over the Krell and looks much nicer too. I listen to the same type of musi... |