gte357s
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| best pre-amp new or used for under $500? About where to put money, I would say the speaker and preamp. I tried upgrade my amp, very little difference. I also tried an external DAC, although not a very high end version, also no noticeable difference. But after I upgrade the preamp, I can ... | |
| Modwright SWL 9 SE vs Audible Illusions L1 Thanks Markwatkiss. But do you find it not "tubey"? I used 2 SS preamp before (Adcom and Rotel), and I don't like them until the AI, I am much happier. Does the Modwright sounds like SS? I enjoy listen to female vocal and instruments (guitar, viol... | |
| best pre-amp new or used for under $500? I would recommend you to stretch your budget to under $800, then you will have alot more choices. I went through similar path, from Adcom ($250) to Rotel ($350) to Audible Illusions ($700), and the AI is a different league. For instance, there is ... | |
| If I upgrade my speaker, do I need to ... Thanks for the response. It seems I will need more power to drive the 802N, and so, I need to factor that into the budget. And since the speaker alone is a stretch for me, I will need to put aside this upgrade for sometime.BTW, Blindjim, when you ... | |
| Basic Preamp - suggestions? Just to share my experience since I have both Maverick tube audio DAC and Rotel RC-1070. I did a test, to me, witht he preamp sounds better than without. Also, I tried with and without the DAC, I couldn't hear any difference. So, I would suggest t... | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh Thanks for the reply, and yes, the phase is already inverted before I run my test =) | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh Oh my god, this preamp is sooo revealing. I am listening Chario audiophile disc, 4th track, Memory, I can hear each breathing of the performer playing flute. I have never heard this before.Actually, I think it sounds very good now. No harshness. A... | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh Actually, I feel my problem is resolve. I set the left and right knob to 6:00, and the main knob to around 8:00. I listen to it all night last night, no harshess, and no "s" sound. It seems the bass doesn't kick in when the main knob is set to ver... | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh Yes, my B&W has a metal tweeters. It is a bit hard to upgrade or try out different speakers due to its size. The next speaker I want is B&W N802 .. but it is kind of expensive, and I want to pick up, so, I need to wait until it comes up.As... | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh Now I set the left and right at about 6:00, and the main knob around 8:00. It seems it is better, I don't know why. It seems the harshness becomes more prominent when the main knob is set to very low (close to 6:00).For another tube, it seems the ... | |
| McCormack DNA-1 vs DNA-125 Hi Steve,Thanks very much for your reply, I guess I couldn't get better answer by the designer of the unit. But I am a bit confused. Is the DNA-1 185 wpc? I read the review in stereophile and some other places, it said it is 150wpc. Is the 185 wpc... | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh BTW, what do you set for the left and right knob? The manual said I should start by setting it at 12:00. But then if I set it to 12, my main volume know needs to be very low, around 6:30. It seems if I set the left and right know at around 6:00, a... | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh Stereo5, I am a bit confused. I didn't buy it from Art Ferris, and it is already a 6h23neb per the seller. But I may still buy another pair and try. Because last night, I tried another CD, it is the same thing. It is quite bad that I have to use t... | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh Thank you very much for all the reply. I tried other better audiophile test disc, it doesn't have this problem. So, I think it is that particular CD's problem. Although the Rotel RC1070 don't have that problem, but then when I listen to other disc... | |
| Just got Audible Illusions L1, but it sound harsh The pre-amp has been running for an hour. I am not sure if I use the right term. Maybe that's what people called CD glare? I am listening to a female singer pop song, where it is medium to high treble. I tried using the CD input of the L1 where th... |