strat1117
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| Audible Illusions Preamp @hiend2 I’m not doubting anyone’s horror stories about the delays, I’m just adding that my own personal experiences were different. Maybe he just likes me because I’m and old codger and I told him in no uncertain terms I wanted to be certain that ... | |
| Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures I've been driving them to great effect with several high current SS amps (not sim, although I am aware of the relationship between the two companies), but I've got an opportunity to try them with a Mc275 (which I've heard more than once is a super... | |
| Totem Forest Signature Impressions Old thread I’ve stumbled into (as ususal), but I echo @dave_b’s thoughts and experiences. The Forest Signatures are an under-appreciated gem that, with the right amp (and, past a certain point, that’s really a matter of personal taste), will give ... | |
| Amplifier for Totem Forest I have had great results powering my Forest Signatures with a Plinius Hautonga (200wpc SS integrated), Audible Illusions S-120 (120/240 wpc hi-current, hi bias SS amp), and OG (made in France) YBA 2a HC (70/140 wpc, class alpha) and YBA Passion 60... | |
| Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures I had originally written a much longer, more detailed post, but the interwebs made it disappear before I finished, so here’s the slimmed down version. I’ve been running the Forest Signatures for about 7 years. I was very happy to stumble back into... | |
| Trying to hook up Totem 1 Bookshelf’s ….. 18 months late, but I’ve had biwireable Model 1’s (pre-signature) and I am currently running Forest Signatures. I have experimented with a variety of wiring options on both, from ‘true’ biwiring (separate runs for tweeter and woofer), to internal ... | |
| Audible Illusions Preamp Nice @laginz - glad I’m not the only one who still thinks there’s something special about these preamps and avoided the “I’ll dump on ________ because it will make me sound sophisticated“ syndrome that has infested the internet! I only sold my 3A ... | |
| Audible Illusions Preamp I’m on my 3rd Audible illusions pre - 1999 M3A (with 23k gold faceplate!), 2009 L2B and, since early July, a brand new L3B. I also own a 1990 S-120 amp - a unicorn for sure - so I guess you could call me a fanboy. The M3A sounded lovely, but it wa... | |
| Audible Illusions S-120 amp owner's manual I managed to get Art on the phone yesterday afternoon, and he was in a good mood, answered all of my questions, but couldn't provide an owners manual, so still looking for one if anyone can help. Much appreciated. | |
| Audible Illusions S-120 amp owner's manual Thanks @laginz. I've tried that too, and each time he rushed off the phone before he answered my questions. I will continue to try, but I figured I'd send up a flag on the off chance that there's a generous soul out there who'd be willing to shar... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus PreAmp>Best Amplifier Match Ever! Why not engage in a little necrothreading? I can confirm that AI made (and still makes) only SS amps, due to tube amps’ tendency to want to blow themselves up. I’ve had an M3A which ate all tubes other than the 6h23-eb, and now listen through an L... | |
| A very weird (to me) issue with an Audible Illusions Modulus L2B ... Thank you for hijacking my thread with wistful remembrances of the good old days. I was born before 1960, I remember them well. It was acceptable to pinch girls’ on the @$$ too. Try that now on my granddaughter and they won’t find where my son and... | |
| A very weird (to me) issue with an Audible Illusions Modulus L2B ... Thanks @stereo5 and @wturkey. I figure it is something like that too. I’m hoping someone might chime in who knows where to look - I have no problem going in with a soldering iron, but I’m less confident at being able to spot the bad connection... | |
| Current production EL34 tubes for vtl mb-125 New response to an old response to an even older thread - the Gold Lion KT77 ended up being my solution for the MB125’s too. Took forever to loosen up and settle in, but once they did - wow! Unfortunately, in the current political climate, Russia... | |
| Newbie question - dedicated headphone amp or is my McIntosh MA352 sufficient Old thread, I know, but I had the same question myself, so I’d like to add that while there is not much info on the headphone section, the owners manual DOES specify that it is for ‘low impedance headphones’, which rules out my preferred Audeze an... |