blindjim
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| Synergistic Research vs Gabriel Gold vs PAD IC's Ditto... what sort of improvement (s) or changes are you seeking?I've tried 3 or 4 of the SR ICs. I kept the Resolution Ref x2 actives over the Acoustic Ref, Accelerators, & Alphas. I posted a review on the RR x2 as well. that one came out on ... | |
| which tube mono blocks? If I'mn not mistaken, Wolcott ads say they are designed to be run with demanding loads, in particular flat speakers. they should fall into your budget as a stereo amp. Monos might not though.check 'em out, they're very well regarded and a long sta... | |
| Speakers and Tube Amps Thanks DukeI didn't think so but thought to ask. That's more a blening thing I suppose. | |
| Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around Mrtennis Beats me. I don't doubt his integrity... perhaps it's a matter more of tastes or preffs & practicality for him.I simply thought it pertinent to make mention of that, as at the time, it struck me as odd given all the designs he's laid ... | |
| Speakers and Tube Amps Atmasphere does the type of cross overs being implemented in the loudspeaker design play much of a part in whether or not a particular speaker is seen as Tube or SS friendly-er?Such as 1st & 2nd order, vs. say 4th order types? | |
| Sound card recommendation BTW St. Cecilia Sound gallery also offers some TTs with USB interfaces expressly for your purpose, and a RCA USB interface to attach to your current TT.... they vary in price from $199 to $599 I believe.... and I think you can get any of these onl... | |
| Speakers and Tube Amps I kind of figured anyone that was serious would jump on over there and look for themselves.... but here it is...http://www.wavelengthaudio.com/speaker.htmlI mean if I can find it anyone can.Good luck. | |
| Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around MrtennisVictor told me once he couldn't tell much difference from their entry level preamp to their more expensive preamp too, both or either, would satisfy him.I've heard the Mc252, 402, 501s and 602. None of these came across to me as sounding l... | |
| CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? Farmdoc well, 6 out of 10 responses agree hard drive based music equals or surpasses compact disc levels.... so I'd not say the responses are all over the place at all. I will say I think there's far more to it than what you are asking for here.Al... | |
| CDP's being dumped for hard drive driven units? I'm a superb "getter outer" and a terrible "putter backer".... and considering some of my challenges, that is a mess waiting to happen.Add to that I'm also a perfectionist with a poor track record, and there's yet another obstacle.having ALL my mu... | |
| Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around A BAT VK500 with BAT pack... Dual mono blocks on one frame. Gobs of smooth sound, enormous bass, and sweet highs. Loads of power for panel speakers... and they'll run fine with single ended preamps as well as balanced using adapters of course as B... | |
| Speakers and Tube Amps Coincident... Silverline... Ref3a... to name a few. More names can be found at the wavelength web site with a better depiction of what relates to waht power range of tube amps.The first poster here said much of what to look for though there are ex... | |
| Sound card recommendation M audio's Audiophile 192 has a breakout cable attached to the PCI version. I'll assume the firewire one does too.it has two sets of 1/4 inch output jacks, one set of the same sort imput jacks, one pair of midi inputs, and I'd assume the 1394 inter... | |
| New whiz bang gizmo anyone? ChadnlizThanks.I do appreciate your thoughts.There's another issue with your matching levels thought... signal delays... and the need to use two remotes for adjusting volumes simultaneously.And of course, it would defeat the plan.Upon further revi... | |
| Ok to rip to FLAC then convert to AIFF? Ever thought of using J River Media Center?It sounds better than iTunes, and plays FLAC, ALAC, and many other file types... you can even make it look like an older version of the iTunes GUI. |