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| Audiophile newbie Truemaineiac nailed it-"Buy used gear to stretch your dollar but be careful. If you want to skip to most fun and satisfying sound, seek vinyl playback with tube gear."I recommend "all tube" designs, such as the ones from Audio Research and VTL, I ... | |
| Audio Research Classic 150 Which onetook out your tweeter, EBM- the Classic 150 or the HD-220 Hybrid Drive? | |
| Audio Research Classic 150 HiFiGeek1, I know what your qualifications are and I respect you and your words and opinions completely, and I don't want to get in an argument with you... But ARC techs tell me that the transformers are exactly the same. I live in Minneapolis, an... | |
| Audio research REF 5 SE / REF 40th Ann compared ? I totally disagree with the whole "The more you spend, the better your system will be" ethos- I believe the art of being an audiophile encompasses the skill of how to get excellent sound at a reasonable price... That includes learning how to shop ... | |
| You know you're an audiophile if-- 1) you own VTL Wotans and love them. 2) you want to get another pair- for biamping.3) you knock out all the non-loadbearing walls in your home to give your Magnepans the room they really need.4) All prospective home purchases are evaluated vis-a-v... | |
| Hall of Fame: BIGGEST BADDEST Monster Amps I have VTL Wotans and they do a very nice job, I won't sell them. That having been said, the Icepower 1000ASP (there are MANY amps that use this module, or simply build your own...) is the ticket for controlling bass, high power, high dampening fa... | |
| Audio research REF 5 SE / REF 40th Ann compared ? I'd still like to have the original question answered... | |
| VTL MB-450 "Generations" I spoke too soon about the resistor upgrade, there was a resistor change to the resistors on the capacitors, going from a parallel to a series configuration, so that if one failed, the big power supply/mains caps don't explode. This I paid to do o... | |
| VTL MB-450 "Generations" the resistor upgrade was a change in valuation in screen resistors done with the lowering of the B+ voltage. A rolling update approximately 2001-2 or so. | |
| VTL MB-450 with Maggies I should further specify that my VTL amps are the older, Signature versions, the new ones are more easily configurable, so I hear, as they have adjustable feedback and I am also told they have better bass. But in all honesty, i don't feel there is... | |
| VTL MB-450 with Maggies I should follow up this thread to clarify WHY I thought the VTL MB-450 was better matched to the Magnepan 20.1 than the 3.6. The Magnepan 20.1 goes a lot deeper, basswise, than the 3.6 did, and allows the VTL MB-450 to perform optimally, in my opi... | |
| Audio Research Classic 150 Actually the amps in triode lowered the noise floor considerably.Not sure about the smaller transformers, our audio club has m300s running in Triode, but I cannot see a physical difference between them. | |
| Audio Research Classic 150 Sorry to revive an old thread... but I have to go out on a limb, as I own a pair, and to be honest, I'm in love. I have them on a Magnepan 20.1 system and they are fun to listen to. I think they do a fairly credible job of driving the 20.1 (i sold... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Driving-Winter- 99 chev 4x4 pickup, extended cab, rusty.Summer, spring, fall- 02 BMW M3 Convertible.Fun- 01 C5 Corvette Convertible.Riding-07 HD Road King Police Special, 117" Motor05 HD Softail Deluxe (stock)Stella Scooter (Vespa, made in old Pia... | |
| What amp should I buy to power Martin Logan Esl's? This is a really good question since ml ESL speakers (and stats in general) are hard to find good amps for. They are a challenging load, and difficult to drive. They are revealing to a fault, almost. This can be a great or a terrible thing! The so... |