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Am I barking up the wrong tree ?I am looking for a new 2 channel system for a dedicated audio room that is 23Lx13Wx9H. My musical tastes are primarily alternative rock and alt-country with artists such as Radiohead, Ryan Adams, Muse, Wilco, Beck, White Stripes, Strokes, U2, Aimee Mann, PJ Harvey, Lucinda Williams, REM, Air, Stereolab etc ... monopolizing my CD player. Importantly, you see many are not "loud", head-banging types and I definitely don't listen to metal !
I have gone from looking at solid state equipment (Simaudio) to a sudden fascintation with hybrids: e.g. Tenor 150 Hps or 300 HP vs. Lamm M1.1, or M1.2, or M2.1 or 2.2. I guess that evolved as I have been reading a lot about Kharma, Tenor, Lamm on the various internet e-mags. The trouble is you rarely read about these being used for my tastes in music ... I have yet to had the opportunity to hear either the Tenor or Lamm equipment as there is no local dealer. (I live in an isolated small Canadian city). I am also still waiting to hear the Kharma speakers, as there are no Canadian dealers. I am hoping to get to NJ and MA this summer to get a chance to finally audition these hybrid amps. I was considering pairing these amps with some of the "lower" models of Kharma e.g. either the 2.2 or 3.2F. Yet, some have suggested that these Kharmas will not be appropriate for rock ... the thing is I feel people tend to lump rock, Metallica, and AC/DC together. You can see that I don't listen to that kind of stuff. So my real question is am I completely out to lunch and is this the wrong place to look for my musical interests ? If so, I could save a plane trip or two.
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Topic - What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Thom Y 09:11:24 06/25/04 (35)
- OK, what preamp would you recommend for the Tenor 150 or 300? - Thom Y 07:50:52 06/28/04 (0)
- Thanks for all of the great responses - Thom Y 14:19:09 06/26/04 (3)
- Re: Thanks for all of the great responses - Jonathan Tinn 22:40:10 07/2/04 (2)
- GTT better update their website then, - Thom Y 18:00:24 07/3/04 (1)
- Re: GTT better update their website then, - Jonathan Tinn 18:39:10 07/3/04 (0)
- Trip Hop, Air, Thievery, Radiohead, Talvin Singh - Sordidman 15:00:09 06/25/04 (2)
- Re: Trip Hop, Air, Thievery, Radiohead, Talvin Singh - mikel 12:35:23 06/26/04 (1)
- different paths - ws 02:00:18 06/30/04 (0)
- what about Lamm ml1's instead? - chris e. 14:31:55 06/25/04 (0)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - lancelot 12:45:58 06/25/04 (3)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Thom Y 13:34:17 06/25/04 (2)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Jwm 10:56:33 06/26/04 (0)
- You should really look at Merlin/Blue Circle - Sordidman 15:21:33 06/25/04 (0)
- PS - Frank P 10:44:26 06/25/04 (1)
- Re: PS - Thom Y 11:03:37 06/25/04 (0)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Frank P 10:41:20 06/25/04 (11)
- promise of a HYBRID always promised before but never delivered - bryan 06:54:27 06/28/04 (0)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Thom Y 11:07:10 06/25/04 (9)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Pcosta 18:17:38 06/25/04 (5)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Frank P 18:35:49 06/25/04 (4)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Pcosta 19:02:07 06/25/04 (3)
- Paul . . . - Frank P 06:27:03 06/26/04 (2)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Frank P 12:22:14 06/25/04 (2)
- Agree Completely NT - lancelot 08:04:57 06/26/04 (0)
- That was very, very, nicely said -t - Sordidman 14:46:30 06/25/04 (0)
- Tenor, Lamm, Kharma... kind of system a bald middle-aged man would buy in lieu of a Porsche - JakeLA 09:37:42 06/25/04 (4)
- whatever tunes your metre.......... - Sordidman 14:48:28 06/25/04 (0)
- I'm 45, but not bald ... yet. - Thom Y 10:28:28 06/25/04 (2)
- Re: I'm 45, but not bald ... yet. - tesla 06:22:57 06/26/04 (1)
- Re: I'm 45, but not bald ... yet. - Thom Y 07:03:50 06/26/04 (0)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Shion 09:34:33 06/25/04 (1)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - Thom Y 10:30:11 06/25/04 (0)
- Re: What about Tenor or Lamm hybrid amps for alternative rock ? - middleground 09:32:00 06/25/04 (0)