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| best Integrated amp under 4000$ I had the VSI-55 and found it had a great 3d picture and great bass authority. I eventually found that I wasn't listening to the cd's in my collection that have great vocals, soloists, or small jazz. I think it had to do with a slight lack of mid... | |
| battery powered with 'vivid' sound I love the idea of battery power for many reasons but agree that there is something lacking. I had a RWA amp and found I listened to less music as the days passed. At first the noise floor and staging were impressive but after a while I found it d... | |
| EL34 differences in air & stage depth? I have the SED Winged C's in my VAC Avatar. They are many strides ahead of the Shuguang tubes imo. I would like to try some of the NOS tubes I read about but they would burn too big a hole in my wallet if you know what I mean.I haven't tried any o... | |
| Speakers and vacuum tube gear I went to a B&W dealer to hear the 803D. They had them hooked up to a 75 watt Mac tube integrated. I didn't know the speaker, but it was obviously struggling to produce low bass and a coherent sound. This threw off the soundstage and made a qu... | |
| Any High-end speakers "kid-friendly" not fragile? How old are the kids? | |
| Speaker Ideas upto $2500 I would start out with a combination that has "general" concensus, like the Totem Forest with a 60-100 watt amp, or Adagios with a mid powered tube integrated, and live with that combination for a while.You will have a very nice system that will b... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Mastersound makes great amplifiers. Enjoy! Tube amps need such simple maintenance. If you can change the oil in your lawnmower you will have no problem maintaining a tube amp. If you have to bring the lawnmower in for a new engine because you blew... | |
| Mcintosh sound I had the 6300 and the AX7e side by side with the devore super 8 and Totem Forests. They are both good amps but I went with the Ayre because it has better clarity, soundstage, presence and rythym. It's also very quiet. If you want SS I would look ... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? VW TDI runs on biodeisel. Kubota tractor with front end loader and PTO. | |
| Loudspeakers with a wide sweet spot How can the sweet spot be wide? It's it the best spot, "The Sweet Spot?"Is this a Zen question? | |
| Coincident Eclipse vs Devore I've owned the super 8 and have listened to the nines on many occasions. You really have to spend some time deciding what it is about a speaker that draws you in to it. How does the Coincident paint the picture of the band? What is it that you lik... | |
| Have you seen this video? Very inspiring I've seen the core band and can only recommend trying to see them if they are around. Grandpa Elliot is amazing and the respect that this group of musicians and journalists have for music is truly intense. Many thumbs up. | |
| How is your power bill? I live in New England so utilities are expensive. We have managed to save with a highly insulated home with active and passive solar. I'm working on a biodiesel cogeneration system that will get us well off the grid. | |
| Telefunkens for the 12AX7's and 12AT7's Andy at Vintage Tube Services knows tubes and is very nice. | |
| Advice on a nice integrated is needed What are you looking for in the music? What is the rest of the system? VAC, Luxman? Maybe. |