jafox
Responses from jafox
| Seperate phono better than pre? Considering the cost for a very good interconnect and the need for another power cable if going separates, I suspect the Janus is quite a steal of a deal compared to buying the Calypso and Rhea. | |
| Cable auditions - Hard Work? Yawn.... | |
| Aesthetix Calypso vs ARC LS25 MK2 Some on Jupiter, the others on Saturn. | |
| No way,No how,Never will... Bob, it sounds like you have lots of options for people to help you start spending some money. | |
| BAT VK 75SE vs 150SE's or maybe a VK600SE? John - I understand the hierarchy and costs of the varying tube vs. ss, and stereo vs. mono amps here, but this does not address my initial point and that of Semi: if the VK-600SE (2-channel version) sells less than the pair of 150SE's, and if the... | |
| CLASS A AMPLIFIERS Wow, I wonder if Ken Stevens would upgrade my CAT amps with that APS technology! Oh yes, the 1970s and their super huge spec sheets. Those were the days when all amps measured very differently but still sounded the same. And now today everything s... | |
| No way,No how,Never will... Usblues - I too have been waiting to finally get back to Artg's home and hear his latest round of changes since I was there last Fall. I am still waiting for an invite since the holidays. 8-(~ It was Artg who suggested I try the Audio Magic PLC an... | |
| CLASS A AMPLIFIERS As "Aldavis" points out, size and heat indeed. At 145 lbs and 16 power tubes each, with a conservatively rated 150w Class A, the CAT JL-3 monos do a wonderful job doubling as floor heaters. | |
| BAT VK 75SE vs 150SE's or maybe a VK600SE? If these amplifiers truly sound EXACTLY the same, what is the benefit of the 150SE's? They cost more, there's the issue of tube replacement/maintenance, they have far less dynamic headroom, etc. I have to believe there are some differences in ambi... | |
| To Aesthetix users Just a warning here: I understand that you MUST take great care when swapping the power umbilicals here. When you power the Io down and then disconnect the power cables between the Audio and PS chassis, you MUST wait at least 20 minutes before rec... | |
| Best amps to use with Sound Lab speakers Good choice Brian. Meow. | |
| MIT oracle cables pros and cons Mr_bill: Both. The instant I tried the Dominus in my system, there was so much more low-end extension and power. And when I then tried the Venustas, it was very close to the performance of the Dominus. The Dominus gives that last little bit of pow... | |
| MIT oracle cables pros and cons Bryanhod: I have often had to wait a fair amount of time to get a good deal on a long IC, whether RCA or XLR, in 20-30' lengths. But there are so many people with balanced components today that XLR cables are in abundance on the used market in the... | |
| To Aesthetix users Hello,Here is a thread I started back in August 2005 when I purchased an Audio Magic Power Line Conditioner. As a Callisto and Io owner, I was quite impressed with the benefits from the AM PLC. I ramble on a lot in my post with the detailed benefi... | |
| VAC Ren II, VAC Phi, or ARC Ref 3? Hmmm, what happened to a week's worth of posts in this thread? Looks like some lawyers took on a little cleansing action. Did someone say a boo boo? Were the details of the Ref3's design becoming a bit too public? Oh well. Like Roger Waters says, ... |