clio09
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| Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth" Mrtennis, based on information contained in the manual, the primary difference between the early LA-100 preamps and the MkIII version was that the mu follower tube in the signal path was a 5751 (RCA black plate I believe was Jud Barbers preference... | |
| Tube pre-amps $3500 under to add "warmth" I'll second the Joule LA-100 MkIII. Very musical and at used prices tough to beat. At new prices they are slighly over your budget. | |
| Marantz SA-8001 vs Rega vs TRL Mods vs ? Personally I'm not a fan of the Marantz players modified or not. However, why not just contact Paul Weitzel at TRL and have him give you the low down on the Marantz SA-8001. TRL used to modify another Marantz player, I believe the SA-11, or one of... | |
| Audio Horizon Preamp Try a TVC passive. I have the K&K TVC using S&B transformers. There are a number of people here impressed with the Prometheus which is low cost and has a 30 day trial. Bent Audio also has a TVC model that is extremel good. Lots of options. | |
| Creative Cable, Silver Bullet, digital cable? I own it and have used it in my system with a North Star transport and Monarchy M24 DAC. It is a great cable, but not certain it is worth the extra cost versus the Green Hornet, which I have also had in my system, but unfortunately not at the same... | |
| rothwell attenuators..effect on sound? They'll provide a bit of warmth to the sound, but the price might allow you to overlook this. If you want something neutral and transparent get the Endler or EVS attenuators. I have had all three of these and the EVS are the best. They are back in... | |
| Best cables I have Spendor 1/2e speakers and have used the Alpha Core Goertz MI-2 Veracity cables with great results. I am currently using the CRL Silver speaker cables and they are working out great as well. I'm probably going to try the Purist Audio Aqueous... | |
| THE EXTERNAL DIGITAL CLOCK Better than the TRL tube preamps or the battery powered preamp? If so how is it better? I'd be interested in knowing since I have been interested in a Supratek, especially one with built in phono. | |
| How do you change a belt on a Sota Cosmos I had that happen to me once on my Nova Series V. I fiddled with it long enough for it to get unstuck. Not sure exactly what the problem was and it never happened again so I guess I was lucky in that respect. | |
| Turntables from 1-10: Personality 8.5 Beauty 12 Many excellent suggestions. In any case I will throw out the SOTA Nova or Cosmos TTs as new production options not yet mentioned. However, some vintage tables that I have seen of late sure look great. The Merrill Heirloom is really nice from a sim... | |
| How many us a Line Conditioner with a Big SS Amp Running Springs Audio works for me. Although I'm not sure if my Big Solid State Amp is as big as your Big Solid State Amp. | |
| best preamps in the 4K-8K range Herron preamps are very neutral. Not sure there will be enough warmth there for you. I used to own a Joule Electra LA-100 MkIII (I compared it in my system with my friends Herron) which I felt was incredibly musical with just the right touch of wa... | |
| Line Conditioner:To plug or not to plug Big Amp in Running Springs Audio line conditioners do not limit current. | |
| Which DAC for $1K?Benchmark?Perpetual????? Monarchy M24 has worked well for me. | |
| What's better than Oritek X-2 I would recommend the Jade Vermeil as well if you want to give the X-2s a run for the money. In my system the Vermeil and X-2 were very close. In the end I did prefer the X-2s, but I hope to be able to make the leap to the Jade Gold and compare th... |