frogman
Responses from frogman
| Perreaux Preamps MUCH better choice. Nice preamp. | |
| Perreaux Preamps Somut, I was just reading your system page and you mention that you once owned the Superphon pre. For what ever it's worth, and as follow-up to my previous comments, I also owned the Superphon around the same time period, and considered the Superp... | |
| Perreaux Preamps Back in the late '80s, maybe early '90s, I took a Perreaux SA3 home for a few days as a loaner from Stereo Exchange while my Audible Illusions Modulus 2(?) was being repaired. Keep in mind that the Modulus was a tube preamp and definitely on the r... | |
| Looking for brighter tubes Agree re the Telefunkens; my favorite tubes of the 12at7 and 12ax7 variety. I would like to add a comment about the perception of spectral balance that you might find useful. Notice also the comment about the great midrange of the Tele's. I comple... | |
| Rel Strata III or Storm III owners... Eandylee, the REL makes a very good product. I occasionally use a Strata III with my Stax F81 electrostats with good results. To answer your question, I use that combination because I also have a pair (actually, two) of full-range speakers, but ma... | |
| Looking for a softer tube The 6dj8 family of tubes, to which your e88cc belongs, will probably have, as a group, a very different sound signature in your preamp's circuit than the 12_7's that have been recommended so far. Why not first stick to the family of tubes that you... | |
| Maggie owners opinions wanted Secretguy, a couple more thoughts. As you have obviously found out Maggies do some very special things. I used MGIIIA's for many years. They are now sitting in my basement in need of repair. These are highly modified, with completely upgraded xove... | |
| Maggie owners opinions wanted You might find this interesting reading.http://db.AudioAsylum.com/mhtml/m.html?forum=mug&n=14383&highlight=MgIIIA+vs&r=&search_url=%2Fcgi%2Fsearch.mpl%3F | |
| Please help me understand Ro....Nah! I better not, I shouldn't waste my time. | |
| Maggie owners opinions wanted Funny, after I posted my response I realized that I had omitted something in my post, and that the new and "improved" agoN wouldn't let me edit my post. Anyway, I wanted to tell the OP to not assume that the non-working bass panel (more accurately... | |
| the meaning of the word "better" "Better" can be one of two things, depending on the system-builder's goal:Better is a component that makes (lets) a sound system sound more pleasing to that person; without a specific reference in mind, other than that person's sonic preferences. ... | |
| Which Cables Are of Most Importance? Just revisiting this thread. Almarg, you said:****the converse is also true. Any information that is lost or distortion that is added by a downstream component or cable cannot be corrected by anything further upstream!****Absolutely true. But the ... | |
| Maggie owners opinions wanted There's a pair of 3.6's listed here for $2400 (no affiliation); so start with that as a reference. You say up to $1000 for a rebuild. Does that include the shipping? That will be expensive. Will they replace the ribbon tweeters for that price? I a... | |
| Please help me understand Some good comments above. And wonder of wonders, not one comment claiming that they DO sound the same if they measure the same. I would just like to add that not only don't we yet know how to measure everything that might affect the signal passing... | |
| Stereo and Fish tanks - noisy need help Buconero, a well-meaning suggestion; but completely wrong I am afraid. A filter not only oxygenates water, but is also the home of beneficial bacteria which convert ammonia into nitrate; a process that is essential. The bacteria take many days to ... |