KungFuNat

any specific models you could reccomend? or are all tripp-lites the same??

can you guys reccomend me a decent stereo component rack?? nothing outrageous, but something that is sturdy and will treat my components well.

is it worth it to get a power conditioner/regulator for use with vintage hardware such as a scott amp and belles?? i have poor power in my house, and i just want to make sure the power wont affect my setup in a negative way.. if you guys think it is worth it, specific model reccomendations will be greatly appreciated...

RCH? WAF? what do those mean??

answered my question in spades guys, thanks a bunch...

so basically they are almost identical sounding... no differences in loudness either??

just had a long conversation on the phone with craig from nosvalves about picking up a used amp for the system im gonna be putting together in the near future. when i told him i was gonna go with belles, he said that the mid-range horn isnt quite as long or wide as the horns in the k-horn or lascala... now i havent had any experience with a lascala, but are there any major difference between the belles or lascala?? the specs are almost identical. are there any major differences in the way they sound?? if they are almost identical, ill probably save a few bucks and go with a pair of lascalas.. btw, anyone whos thinking of working with craig, the simple fact that he called me on the phone to discuss a "future" rebuild of an amp that i dont even own yet sayes alot about his customer service. simply outstanding. u rule craig...

well i am trying to eliminate the sound-cards audio hardware by using the digital optical out to a preamp.. correct me if im wrong, but using optical output from my computer is akin to a pass-through to a preamp, which is where the D/A converters will take over. this should send a 100% accurate digital audio signal out of the computer into the preamp. im planning on getting a pretty nice pre-amp for this purpose.... also, who should i contact on the forum about getting a rebuilt tube-amp??

so even if i like to listen to music at fairly loud volumes, a 60w tube amp will produce enough power?? any other, more recent tube-amps you guys might reccomend?? im willing to spend way more than $300 and i dont really like the idea of buying "vintage" hardware, i think id like something more current... also, im gonna be hooking up a solid-state pre-amp because im gonna be running my music out of my computer(lossless codec) via digital-optical output. will this affect what kind of amp i buy?? any suggestions?

so then you would also reccomend a vintage scott amp, i see from your sig, thats what you have.. also, i have another question, when a speaker is rated at 100w continuous, and 400w peak, is under powering it with a tube amp OK? i see the scotts that have been reccomended to me are all well under 100w. again, i apologise for my noobishness.

---------------- On 1/21/2004 7:01:09 PM dbflash wrote: The money you mentioned you could buy new Wrights 3.5 amps and preamp if you want to go the SET route. (http://www.wright-sound.com/products/listing.asp --------------- what is SET? ive heard that in reference to amps before... would that wright amp power belles or lascalas ok? is that write a mono amp only? so i would have to buy 2 of them? could i pair it with a solid-state preamp? i want to hook these suckers up to a digital optical input...

KT88 based PP amp? is the KT88 a kind of vacum tube? any specific models you can think of? as i said before, im a big noob. what is MDF and Ply construction?? is one better than the other? also, i noticed that the forte and chorus both have 2 versions. whats the difference between the original models and the II models?? should i try to get the IIs?

yes, ive heard heresys... my friend had a pair of the original heresys and a nice sony proffesional series amp. this was 10 years ago, but i was really impressed with the sound.. then a few years later, i found out that a friends father had a pair of klipschorns in his house. he bought them in the 60s, and to this day i have never heard better.. ever since that day, ive been drooling over my very own k-horns. i thought that anything higher end than a heresy would be out of my price range... but if i can find a pair of used la scalas or cornwalls then i will persue that route. the room im gonna put them in is probably 20x15, but the right wall is a large open archway into the diningroom(which is about 30x20), not really a wall at all, and in the right corner of the room is a smaller door-sized archway... i couldnt really fit a large speaker in the smaller archway, its almost flush with the small bit of right wall that i do have... i am completely open to used equipment, and i will check out audiogon. i must admit my knowledge of high-end stereo equipment is somewhat lacking, this is why im asking for help. i do have a friend that is more knowledgeable in these matters, he is the one that told me about pairing high-efficiency horn-loaded speakers with tube amps, but he is more of a B+W/sunfire *****... although i must admit, his stereo is fantastic. i personally love the sound of horns, and klipschorns are my holy grail... my main music tastes are rock, especially classic rock. AC/DC, led zepplin, pink floyd, etc. I also listen to a smattering of gansta rap. but i have a real love for instrumental rock: satriani, and vai especially. the instrumental stuff is what i really look forward to pumping through my horns. i want to hear every note they play as if i was sitting next to them. any tips nomatter how noobish are welcomed. i just want to do it right the first time. thanks guys.

i was under the impression that la-scalas were significantly more expensive, and would break the bank...

im in the market for a pair of Heresy II speakers, and i need to figure out what kind of amp to use with them. i know that tube-amps are preferable because of the high-efficiency of these speakers.. but i have no idea what to look for. i was reccomended audio-note mono blocks, but they are out of my budget. i wanna keep this under $3000 any and all suggestions are welcome and appreciated.

i have an old set of the original promedia v.2-400s... i must have bought them at least 3 years ago. maybe 2 years ago i upgraded the control pod to the cp-1. will the SWS work with these speakers??? just wanna make sure before i shell out the cash