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| tube pre amp or tube amp I haven’t noticed any bass issues at all using an ARC Ref 75se with Wilson speakers except that it sounds full and tight. Watt for watt the tube amp suffered little in comparison to some very good ss amps. If the last component in the chain is ss ... | |
| Top music streamer for 2019? Aurender N10’s? look at the new Aurender ACS 10. Does everything. | |
| tube pre amp or tube amp i’m a little different in that i have found that a great solid state preamp driving a great tube amp is very special. whether right or wrong going this way adds tube magic as the last link. the are many ss preamps that fit the bill and often have ... | |
| Wilson Sasha Daws or Sabrinas love my yvette’s. can’t find a fault. | |
| Upgrade? Luxman M-900u and C-900u from Pass X250.8 - Simaudio Evolution P-8 if you use natural sounding but linear electronics and the sound is boring you’ve put a system together the wrong way. might be cables but more likely the speakers. there’s nothing inherently ‘warm’ or ‘euphonic’ about this luxman pair. that’s an ... | |
| Upgrade? Luxman M-900u and C-900u from Pass X250.8 - Simaudio Evolution P-8 three things i know for sure.1. you have a serious system problem if one thinks the luxman amp is dull. in fact a serious problem. it extends into the stratosphere w very refined detail. 2. the service is over the top. one of the best i’ve ever ha... | |
| Top Ten "Reasons I Don't Like This Component" expensive tube preamps that the company could have properly engineered and afforded to install balanced connections along with rcas. thinking conrad johnson for example. no rational business would eschew over 1/2 of the potential market over this ... | |
| Mytek Brooklyn I have to say that Mytek has been over the top consumer friendly since I purchased a Manhattan over a year ago.a. they’ve answered the phone every time that I’ve called which is rare in audio.b. they elected to send me a replacement unit for my or... | |
| ARC Ref 75 SE issues? one thing for sure. the 75se is an awesome sounding amp by any measure. at used prices one of the best values in high end audio and those 75w have a lot of punch. within its power rating i believe that it will compare very favorably to anything. | |
| Pass labs XA-160.8 monos - or - Mark Levinson 536 monos for Magico's Luxman M-900u monos. Perhaps the ultimate until one jumps off the cliff. and it still may be up in rarefied air. imo | |
| My Long List of Amplifiers and My Personal Review of Each! casually following this thread may mean i’ve missed something so my comments may not have much meaning.,with cable swapping now in full gear i have to assume a permanent amp and preamp are now selected. otherwise adding these cable variables just ... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 Integrated or Dartzeel LHC-208 Integrated with PMC Fact 12 Speakers one thing on the dartzeel. source definitely needs to be connected single ended. Hervé strongly prefers that. | |
| Aurender N10 and audiophile network devices interesting thread. my n10 with my two dacs sounds spectacular and a total joy to use. i disagree that ripped cd’s sound inferior to the hard cd. i don’t think anyone would be disappointed with my basic(but expensive) digital setup. i never miss v... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 300 Integrated or Dartzeel LHC-208 Integrated with PMC Fact 12 Speakers personally i would strongly consider the Dartzeel CTH-8550 integrated amp which I wish I still owned. it has all of Dartzeel’s superior musicality with lots of power. They are built to outlast us so age would not be my concern. Occasionally one wi... | |
| Which would you choose; Pass 250.8, arc 75SE or luxman m900u? in all candor it’s always about the first watt quality. luxman and ref 75se have that in spades. then comes the mojo which they knock out of park. fwiw |