pmboyd
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| Warm, fullbodied, smooth, and transparent Seabreeze, You need to indicate what you're willing to spend on the IC. Choices are limited, if little.If around $500, my advice is to use that to buy a used Rega Apollo CD player, or another brand known for being smooth and natural sounding.Carda... | |
| Warm, fullbodied, smooth, and transparent Seabreeze, What ICs do you use now? | |
| Warm, fullbodied, smooth, and transparent Seabreeze, What CD player do you have? My advice: Don't spend a lot of money on a cable; but a new CD player instead, for instance, a used Rega Apollo. | |
| Warm, fullbodied, smooth, and transparent Grover Huffman SX: warm, full-bodied, smooth, transparent -- as well as tonally accurate, detailed, and incredibly quiet. All for $200. Amazing. And they don't take nearly as long to burn in as some people say. | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? I repeat: no phono needed. | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Strongly leaning in the direction of Modwright and DeHavilland. | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? (Not counting the rectifier.) | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Preamp will be paired with the TAD 125 monoblocks, preferably a preamp with a smaller tube complement -- two to three tubes max. | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Modwright or DeHavilland or ARC or VTL? | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? 1. Don't need phono. 2. My amp is 60k ohms impedance. | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Must be also tonally accurate, extended and transparent. | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Manley Shrimp or Modwright SWL 9.0SE Signature or DeHavilland Untraverve? | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Cary AES-DJH or Modwright SWL9.0 Signature? | |
| Tube preamp with the "most" for 1k used, 2k new? Conrad-Johnson Classic SE? | |
| Which components are "stupid good"? It doesn't qualify as "stupid good" unless 1. it's an outstanding performer, and 2. its cost/benefit ration is in double-take territory: What!!? Unbelievable! Special emphasis on really inexpensive gear... |