Only tubes and vinyl will doIt does get a lot of respect Paul. SME 3XXX Series arms have been used and loved by knowledgeable music lovers for over 50 years. You can see that in their used prices, how many other tonearms do y... posted over 10 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)The black and the blue versions I'm thinking of are about the same vintage, both were called Gold and no longer made. The current ones are silver colored and not the same. The black Gold had more b... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Hi Charles,In all likelihood the 12" is more like the 10" that need little power. In my experience there are more great sounding amps under 100 watts than there are over 1... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Charles, there are several generations of Tannoy speakers, the ones under discussion here were the original Monitor series and Dan's HPDs. With each new generation the speakers lost some of their e... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
The Summit"Enjoyable, but no SET" , I was wondering about that too.david posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Now I understand the island connection Dan. Actually you're not completely wrong about the 15" Tannoy drivers, contrary to common belief they like power and need current to come to life. Of co... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
The SummitDan, how do you like the First Watt on your Tannoys? My experience with the 15" Monitor Golds was that they like some oomph and current to come to life, HPDs are the same. Does the First Watt ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Thank you for the kind words Dan. Funny I was looking at your beautiful plinth for the 401 earlier today and admiring it. I like early Tannoys a lot but my experience is limited to the 15&q... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Congratulations on a very musical system! As a vintage guy myself I'm happy to see others who know about and enjoy the musicality of some of these treasures. Good choice on the Belkin Gold,... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Thank you Dnath! The subs are crossed over around 70 hz and very low level so to fill up the bottom without muddying the mids.david posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceMapman, these have nothing in common with the K2s or vintage JBLs. They're made by a separate division with its own design priorities. Having said that they're probably pretty good for what... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceHey Bill, check your mail.david posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceYou need to be more specific about the model, they have quite a few product lines with little in common among them. I've heard the DD66000 around but never in my system so I can't give you ... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceThanks Mapman, they're quite amazing.david posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceAcresverde, you're entitled to your opinion but you can't judge the M9500 according to your L200, they have nothing in common besides the brand. I go by my own observation having had all of them he... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceThanks Jeff! Vintage horns and Single Ended amplifiers are a natural match and by all accounts the best Single Ended amplifiers made today are the Lamms. I see that you're also a vynil/horn fan, do... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceHi Bill,The M9500 is big step up even from the Trios. The low frequency on this speaker is just incredible. I'm not sure how the Viva integrated was driving the M9500, efficient as they are... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Large Horns Extreme Nearfield ExperienceThanks Dev! The room has horrible dimension and matching acoustics, no point measuring it, specially since I wasn't going to fix the acoustics. This is an extreme example of the kind of space one h... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Dev, I knew of the company but not the man behind it. Good to know, thanks. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Dev, no I don't know Alfred. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Thanks Isochronism, the offer is open ended. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Hello twins! Isochronism you picked on the one thing that's not for sale. You're both welcome to stop by for a visit and meet the Bionor's sister, she can go home with you. posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!They're working on the AF0 but its still on the drawing board, or it was in July when I visited them.Aside from convenience the 3012 is one of the best tonearms sonically that I ever owned,... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Hi Dev,MS tables are still under valued, there weren't that many of their top models ever made and sonically while slightly different they're in the same league as the AF1. They're built li... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Big Horns+Sets+Vinyl and Digital too!Hey Whart,Good catch, I used to do the shows with Vladimir back then, his electronics and my vintage tables and speakers. I stopped after a couple of bad experiences with shipping. Most of this... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment |