tomic601
Responses from tomic601
| Audio Research Reference 5SE reliability 2400 hours..of blissno issues except for cheap plastic remote.. | |
| Incredible review of Vandersteen 7 mkII in... 100 hours in..play LowThe Great Destroyer on ?then 7'samazing.... | |
| Incredible review of Vandersteen 7 mkII in... Have about 40 hours on them. coming from 5a and before that 3A SIG so you can see ( hear ) that I do not stray far from the fold ( nor the thinking, engineering and design and execution evolution ).Are they perfect? Nope.Are they better than 5A in... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? 7 MK 2 arrived, setup easy and tuned for room and THE sweet spot. I guess if I "listened differently" I could always turn on the rear firing 901 reflection tweeter...Boomy bass ? 11 bands of EQ, variable Q and level built in...hmmmm..Image height,... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? CTI have not heard them w new amp...but that is probably the long term plan.Have an Ayre VX-R non 20..will see how it does..I am confident in my room and habits it will be fine...if I do upgrade will likely top out w that. No upgrade if I go w Ric... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Vandersteen 7 at Richards house..My Mk II arrive next weekBlessed to have them..expect them to be last I own... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade Thx for blast from past....one of my fondest memories are of Mac 240 tubes glowing blue w plasma playing Roumers thru dads big Bozaks....OMG we cranked that up.Image wide out beyond Speakers w shaker, guitars acoustic and harmonics. Apparent depth... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade OK will play FMac O Daddy on the 5 a and see what they do with it... | |
| What's your "diminishing returns" preamp choice? I went with REF5se thinking the cost vs performance trade to the Aniv model to be beyond prudent...would probably still make that decision..the REF 10..same thinking...listening, hearing...for me anyway...I guess I lean to upper mid Giant killers... | |
| TUBE AMP LOVERS - What SS amp makes you smile??? Ayre VX-RStill have the Mac Mc240 | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade Try a used pair of 5's or 5a....Randy normally has a pair or two of those...mine came out of his house.Seriously give Richard a call.he takes phone calls....spoke w him yesterday.. | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade That's the way !Back in the day..thirty years ago I would have, could have just sent you home with a pair to play with for extended weekend....that is IMO part of the value a brick and mortar dlr can deliver....Btw my old dog AQ type 6 is in a TRU... | |
| Vandersteen Treo vs 3A Sig as upgrade I do not own TreoHave heard them a few times but not for a serious listenI trust and believe in Richard, yes I am biasedhad 3aSIG for a decadeHaving a speaker let alone system that long can lead to a strong belief that is what it SHOULD sound like... | |
| Another All those class D advantages you like w softer top end ..try an ARC D250 M or even the stereo model. Not the last word in 3D but a fine amp. Also the Hybrid 220 has a lot of merits and can be had used for less than half of the numbers you are talk... | |
| Personal amp evolution Onkyo A5NAD 3020 still have it !PS Audio something or other..one or a 2 square box...Early HK Citation SSHafler DH200CJ mv45a midrange to die for powering ESLThreshold 400Mac 240 dads 1961..wish it was still his..Mac 2202Ayre VX-R |