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| Any experience with TAD speakers ? Hello Foxtrot,I haven't heard the 2401, but I've heard (and built) several speakers using TAD drivers. Yup, they're superb! Classic Audio Reproductions also uses TAD drivers in their speakers, and Westlake uses TADS (or so I've been told). I've ye... | |
| Opinions of Cliffhanger Bulldogs Curt,Cliffhanger's website is down right now, but here's the address: www.cliffhangeraudio.ca.Soundstage did a review and a follow-up on the Bulldogs:http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/cliffhanger_bulldog.htmhttp://www.soundstage.com/revequip/clif... | |
| Opinions of Cliffhanger Bulldogs Congrats on your 'Dogs, Jkwl!Interesting that you bought 'em after only one listen, when that's something you never do. You see, I became a dealer for 'em after only one listen, and that's something I never do. So at least we both know we're not a... | |
| Speakers like 'stats but for smaller rooms? Greetings Blw,I hope you don't mind a dealer crawling out of the woodwork here...You see, I own and sell electrostats, and I'm also quite partial to Maggies. In my experience, not many "box" speakers successfully follow in the footsteps of a good ... | |
| Hovland & Merlin a match? In my experience, the Merlins work quite well with tube amps. They prefer an amplifier with a fairly low damping factor (fairly high output impedance). Solid state amps with damping factors over 200 or so tend to have an overly lean tonal balance ... | |
| Speaker Recommendation If you're looking for a lifelike presentation at low to medium volume levels and don't need deep bass extension, you might consider the little Omega Super 3. www.omegaloudspeakers.com. Yup, I peddle 'em.The Super 3 uses a 4" full-range driver and ... | |
| Pi Speakers I got to hear a pair of 7 Pi's at the Midwest Audio Fest this spring, and they were excellent. Wayne is very helpful and sincere - he's doing this as a hobby and a labor of love; he already has a well-paying day job. | |
| 86 db speakers. What tube amp Hughes12,I haven't tried them with Revels personally, but the Wolcott amps are quite good at driving difficult loads (such as the full-range electrostats I also peddle). Their adjustable output impedance gives 'em a bit more flexibility in optimiz... | |
| Which SS amps sound like a tube amp? Pass Aleph series, Accuphase, Warner Imaging, vintage Jeff Rowland, and GamuT are my nominations for tube-like solid state. I have had all of these in my system at one time or another. I'm a dealer for GamuT, whose coherence is reminiscent of a go... | |
| what amp would maximize wilson sophias If you have your heart set on keeping the Sophias, my suggstion would be to look for a smooth-sounding amplifier to go with them; they can be rather unforgiving of any edginess.I've heard other Wilsons sound great with large VTL amps; Kleech's sug... | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 Bill -I'm completely unfamiliar with your speakers, and didn't find much about that particular model at the Reimer website. So I can't predict whether they'd work better with the Claytons or Parasounds or some other amp in the same general price b... | |
| Amps for ESL Hello Milk&juice,Although I presently own and peddle another brand of electrostat, I've also owned several pairs of Quads (though not the 988's).Of the two amps you mention, I'd suggest the Classe'. I try to kinda specialize in amps that work ... | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 Hello Bill,Thanks for your kind words.I'd have to say that, between the Clayton M-100 and Parasound JC-1, it would probably depend on the voicing of the speaker.The only such direct comparison I've made was on a pair of Gradient Revolutions, which... | |
| Parasound Halo JC-1 Disclaimer: I'm a dealer, so get out your grains of salt...My experience is primarily with the amps (and speakers) that I sell, and I don't sell Levinson gear. I can't say that I've heard Levinson amps in a familiar enough environment to make a fa... | |
| Viva & Martin-Logans? A few years ago Sound Lab showed at CES with Viva amps, and from what I understand they worked quite well together. A number of Sound Lab owners went on to become Viva owners as well. Since Sound Lab electrostats are, if anything, a more difficult... |