Albert Porter's SystemAlex (Zaikes)thanks for the links.Getting back to your questions: my speakers, amps were the same. I upgraded my front-end by switching from 6 chamel EMM gear to 2 channel and changed the trans... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert, the KT88 I tried and using now are were Wing C.Alex (Zaikes) the 6550C were in the last third of their life. This brings up some questions about the validity of the comparison. On t... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemLet me throw another twist on C wing KT88 vs. C Wing 6550C (not the newest one). I tested them with a full set on VTL 450. In my system favored the KT88 by not a small margin. In almost everything ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceFogki,Thaks for your compliment on my living room. In my experience it is not easy to get a good synergy with the Utopias, but it can be done quite well. In that case it could be magical in... posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceAlbert, the jury is still out. I just recived the MB750's and waiting until the new tubes will settle. Will keep you posted. posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceSystem edited: Upgraded to bigger VTL amp. Very happy with the improvement posted over 19 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceSystem edited: Changed to DCC2, 2 chanel intgrated DAC/preamp from EMM Labs posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceSystem edited: Replaced most of my cables with Purist Audio Dominus. Very, very good match for my system. Biggest improvement I heard from any cables. Comparable to changing a front end or the ampl... posted almost 20 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceCylinderking_1 I share you thoughts on the JM Utopia line (the old ones). I especially love the Utopia. It is magical when driven right. I admit also that is extermely "picky" and... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceSubaruguru,Yep, I wished we would've hooked up earlier. I was out at the weekend. If you get back to the area pls. drop me a line. Cheers posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceSystem edited: Major improvement by replacing the IC (pre-poweramp) and the PC on the preamp to Purist Audio Dominus (fluid) line. Signficanlty lower grain and more "fluid" sound even at higher vol... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceSubarugure, I live in the suburb of Grenoble, less than 10miles from the city center. I read several of your threads. We could hook up if you have some time. Cheers posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceTook the bullet and used up the dedicated lines of my electric heater to power the VTL amps. The improvement is substantial. A lot cleaner image with very nice (clean) transients (eg. piano). Base ... posted about 20 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceGregm. Thanks for your advice. I am not sure about the origin of the grain. For sure I see big impact on changing the PC's. Also, when my system was in the US I had dedicated lines and separate gro... posted over 20 years ago | View comment | |
Janos's gear in FranceThanks for all of your kind comments and complements. I admit we enjoy quite a bit that room. It has a vaulted, tall, wood covered sealing which is quite nice acoustically. I have a curtain behind ... posted over 20 years ago | View comment |