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| Rotel RA-1592 vs Paraound Halo or better (anyone heard both?) Both the Rotel and Parasound are very good pieces. If you want a more basic integrated and don’t need a built in DAC, phono preamp and etc. might want to check out the Cambridge 851A, which has tone controls as you mentioned. It will drive your Ae... | |
| Stereo Preamp to pair with Carver Once owned a Modwright SWL 9.0 SE and it is a killer preamp for the money. I’ve listened to many preamps at twice or more the money that didn’t come close to the Modwright. The Modwright has great PRAT and will keep you up late at night. Very musi... | |
| Cambridge 851C with Bluesound @williewonka what did you use for a PC? I ordered a Furutech FU-8N G (C7) IEC to roll my own. Thinking of using VH Audio Shielded Twisted Pair for the cable. Probably throw a Furutech F1-11M plug on the other end. Local shop has a good price on N... | |
| Need some preamp expertise I have a Budgie and think you’ll have to spend much more to outperform it, and not sure it’s the Jolida. I do have a local Jolida dealership but have not had the urge to drag one home so I can’t comment it’s better but I’m sure it’s a fine piece. ... | |
| Which preamp for a pass labs? I was looking to upgrade from my former Modwright 9.0 SE and took home an ARC LS25 MkII and overall preferred the Modwright. Took the ARC back and ended up with a Modwright LS 36.5 which works great with my Pass X250. The ARC was a fine preamp but... | |
| Audio Research LS 25 MkII compared to actual AR production ? Maybe look for a Ref 3 if you want to stay with ARC. I had a LS25 MKII for a week in my system on loan and it didn't do it for me. I preferred my former ModWright SWL 9.0 SE over it. Ended up with a ModWright LS36.5 which is a big step up over the... | |
| Rogue Sphinx v Nakamichi PA 5 MMKII and a preamp The Nak is a nice amp and with a really nice preamp probably going to outclass the Rogue, but with a NAD or Rotel preamp I’d lean back to the Rogue. I personally haven’t heard the PA 5 MKII, but knew the PA 5 well. Nothing wrong with Rogue either,... | |
| Advice for Speakers to mate with McCormack DNA .5 ProAc Studio 200's and there's a set on here for sale right now. Great musical speaker and easy to drive. | |
| Looking for a new pre-amp!! If you're thinking about an Adcom 565 remote control must not be a concern. The 565 was ok in its day but there's so much better even in the same era. Might be just a little out of your budget but a great preamp which you'll be able to resale if y... | |
| DIY Counterpoint SA12 Repair...does it make sense to spend the $$? Haven't looked it up but I believe Michael Elliot has had some health issues a few years back and not in business anymore. If you don't have a local tech to put it on the bench to make sure there isn't any additional damage I'd look for one first ... | |
| which power cable for Pass Labs XA30.5 Went from Kimber PK10 Gold to WyWires Silver Juice II. Both work very well with Pass. The WyWires is a nice jump up over the Kimber. Very open PC that really opened the Pass and helped my speakers disappear and the WyWires isn't stupid expensive e... | |
| CARY SACD Pro CD skipping Issues Pop the lid and get your leaf blower out. | |
| DIY Counterpoint SA12 Repair...does it make sense to spend the $$? You've gotten thirty some years out of them and enjoy them it sounds like. If you have a good tech locally I'd go for it. Replace all the power caps and not just the one. Probably get another thirty years out of them or enough to pay for your inve... | |
| Suggestions for Integrated amp. If you're on a tighter budget than the units noted above, look at the Cambridge 851A. I had the previous 840A years back and preferred it over a much more expensive Marantz Reference. The Marantz units are good but I think there's better for the m... | |
| Dac to remove Digital Glare/ edge CAL Alpha with a nice set of NOS tubes. Canare digital cable is a very good cable that I feel is not too revealing but gets the job done just fine. |