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by Bencat57
Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:37 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Of audiofools and Prog Mastermen
Replies: 28
Views: 10551
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Re: Of audiofools and Prog Mastermen

Different Trains by who ?
by Bencat57
Fri Apr 05, 2019 4:05 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Of audiofools and Prog Mastermen
Replies: 28
Views: 10551
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Re: Of audiofools and Prog Mastermen

Okay bought the Electric Counterpoint CD and the Shaker Loops one . Will give them a listen when they arrive.
by Bencat57
Fri Apr 05, 2019 3:01 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Of audiofools and Prog Mastermen
Replies: 28
Views: 10551
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Re: Of audiofools and Prog Mastermen

Well I do like some prog but by no means all . To keep with the spirit of sharing I am 62 years old and first prog album I bought was King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King , mainly if i am honest for 21st Century Schizoid Man which I played many times . Then Yes the Yes Album , Family , Gent...
by Bencat57
Fri Apr 05, 2019 2:23 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: May not be DIY to some but with my lack of skills it is
Replies: 1
Views: 2124
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May not be DIY to some but with my lack of skills it is

Apologies in advance for this as many on this thread may not consider this really DIY but I have little electrical knowledge and even less practical skills. This all started when I had a room at the HiFi Wigam Show in 2018 . I loved the experience and had a ball . A number of the other rooms had Act...
by Bencat57
Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers
Replies: 34
Views: 15899
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Re: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers

Okay due to another member here Inow have an NVA A20 power amp on its way . As I do not have any NVA speaker cable I will have to buy a set of L2 to just get me going and see how it sounds . Will probably get it all wired up (provided the cables arrive in time) next Friday or Monday that I can give ...
by Bencat57
Fri Apr 05, 2019 12:32 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers
Replies: 34
Views: 15899
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Re: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers

Just to clear up one statement made Quad ESL 57 are not active speakers as such they have no amplification fitted inside the speaker and in this should be viewed and treated as a passive speaker . As electrostatic units they do need a connection to the mains this is in order to apply a voltage to th...
by Bencat57
Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:20 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers
Replies: 34
Views: 15899
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Re: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers

I do not have the technical knowledge that at times I feel I should and it is often too easy for me to get blinded or confused when confronted with so called experts offering their take on certain cases. I have placed a link to another site where they have put a discussion paper regarding speaker ca...
by Bencat57
Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:15 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers
Replies: 34
Views: 15899
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Re: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers

Apologies for the missed detail I am currently using an AVI S2000 line amp but I also have a Concordant Line Valve Pre as well . I have noted that I will need to use NVA speaker cable not only for the musical quality but also to maintain the Warranty . I have used passive units in the past but they ...
by Bencat57
Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:24 pm
Forum: NVA Discussions
Topic: Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers
Replies: 34
Views: 15899
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Best NVA Amps for Quad ESL57 Speakers

Good Afternoon I am looking for some advice on which of the NVA Range of Power Amplifiers would be best to use with a pair of recently renovated Quad ESL57 loudspeakers . I know that NVA amplifiers are able to deal with the largely resistive load of the Quads but what sort of output is needed to get...