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| Tube rectification Tube rectification is more desirable in terms of sound quality and usually adds more cost to the tube preamp. Every tube preamp I have owned that was tube rectified was better sounding than one using solid state rectification, although there are a... | |
| audio research sells out good or bad ? Very sad indeed. Look what happened to Aragon when Klipsch bought them out. Same deal when Saul sold Marantz and Fisher sold out to Sanyo. Anyway I'm not suggesting that Klipsch is a bad company but buy-outs in audio don't usually result in better... | |
| upgrade advice Rotel gear is pretty good for the price but it can be bettered. With the B&w I think you already layed the foundation to what can & will be an excellent sounding system. A friend of mine seemed to like the Krell sound with these speakers. ... | |
| Do Integrateds sound better than Receivers? All things being equal, an integrated will sound better than a receiver because there is less components in one box resulting in less interference between components. Not to mention a receiver's tuner, preamp & amp all share the same power sup... | |
| preamp for classe ca200 Cortw, very wise choice although some of the above mentioned preamps are excellent as well. The Bel Canto Pre 1 is considered by some owners as their reference preamp. I am currently looking to buy one myself. | |
| Golden Tube amps Don't buy them, their sound quality is questionable, I was very dissappointed. Also reliability can easily become an issue & the manufacturer is out of business as mentioned above. | |
| Listening for tube degradation This is a very informative & great thread as Karelfd mentioned above. I also have to agree with Swampwalker that just because a tube exhibits microphonics does not indicate the tube is worn out. I have purchased brand new tubes that are microp... | |
| What is the best place to buy tubes? NOS audio vacuum tubes: www.tejastubes.com (save $) | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. Are some of us the last to find out that audio as a hobby is dying? If so there is going to be alot of snobby audiophiles that will be sucked into that void as well. That will leave music lovers like myself to continue business as usual, enjoying ... | |
| Opinions on Aragon 4004MKII? Chadnliz, I own both the Aragon 4004 MK II and the 2004 MK II. I loaned the 4004 to a friend who now wants to buy it and kept the 2004 because I don't need the power the 4004 offers. My speakers are horn loaded, are rated at 110db so the potent 10... | |
| Opinions on Aragon 4004MKII? Excellent sounding amp, very tough or near impossible to beat at its price point! | |
| What happened to Aragon, Camelot? Aragon is very good gear and have enjoyed both the 4004 MkII & 2004 MKII, it just sounds right to me. Pair either one of these amps with a tube preamp & your in for a treat. Aragon preamps are also very good. | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Sirspeedy, it is excellent that we have all agreed that a reviewers conclusions are a matter of opinion but can point one in a certain direction resulting in either a positive or negative experience. Although most of us read reviews from time to t... | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Stehno, that is what I hoped to convey in my post which is why you and I are actually in full agreement. | |
| Class-D amps - a different re view Sirspeedy, I would like to offer some thoughts on why a HiFi reviewer may have the ability to be more accurate on his conclusions on any given product over that of the average audiophile.It isn't that the reviewer's hearing is more acute than the ... |