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| What tubes for ARC LS 5 preamp - 6922/6DJ8 JJ makes a 6922 that is warmer than the Sovteks and is very reasonably priced. | |
| Is there such a thing as a high end audiophile ..? I made my own box. Go to your local home improvement store and buy the metal box, a couple of hospital grade outlets, a cover plate, and whatever length of 12/3 wire and a heavy duty plug end. I even made one with a switch so two outlets are switc... | |
| Good NOS tube dealers/New prod. tube alternatives? I just purchased some NOS tubes from Angela Instruments (www.angela.com)and recieved quick service and the product was exactly as advertized. Another place I've used is Antique Electronic Supply (www.tubesandmore.com) which is local to me in Tempe... | |
| What are best phono preamps under $500 ? The Phonomena will do what you want. It is electrically quiet, no rushing noises, LP surface noise is minimal, very minimal intrusion from pops etc. The variable gain settings work perfect. I use the Ortofon TM20 cartidge and have the gain set at ... | |
| Single wiring bi-wireable speakers I run my N802's single wired, sounds more coherent and a better soundstage than bi-wired. I've tried using both sets of terminals and various jumper wires and settled on the bottom (woofer) terminals as the main input and use the B&W supplied ... | |
| How important is aesthetics to you in purchasing I prefer the looks of open architecture tube amps and would not purchase a "boxed in" amp or one where the transformers sit in front of the tubes hiding them from view. I also would not purchase an over-styled garish product such as the current Mu... | |
| Choice of Amps I have a pair of DR8's that I've owned since 89 and they are very musical, a nice warm intimate sound for SS. They are not the last word in either bass or treble extension. They do sound better balanced then single ended. They are built like a tan... | |
| Shhhhhh Don't tell my wife. Looking at B&W 802Ns To answer your question regarding the room, it is certainly large enough and you will have more than enough power. That said, N802's tend towards brightness with SS gear so be careful of component matching. A friend has his mated to an all Linn sy... | |
| How good is 8000 dollar Sony Dac transport from 89 We've talked before, if the price is right, go for it. I'll bet it still sounds great. | |
| What is a "transmission line" speaker? I use Green Mountain Audio Diamantes that are a quarter wave transmission line. The speakers are cast marble and two pieces each. The upper part contains the speakers and crossover while the bottom/base contains the folded network for the transmis... | |
| Tube Preamp with PS Audio P300 It would be very unlikely that the BAT would draw more current than the 300 is capable of delivering. My Audio Research preamp uses only about 35 watts. My powerplant does not have multi-wave and I use the 60 cycle setting only and have had no noi... | |
| Starting Over Cary SLI50 integrated amp 30wpc pure class A tube, there's one for sale now. For speakers, if you want to set up a near field in this small room use LS35A model speakers, awesome imaging and soundstage, otherwise Proac 1SC's with a Sony ES cdp and... | |
| CES Rookie I purchased a set of speakers from Triad Design at the CES in the late eighties which I still own and love. The price, a show special was a good deal and I never would have found these speakers otherwise. | |
| Why would 1 SS monoblock run hotter than other? I would guess bias current is off in the cooler running amp and the amps won't sound the same under these conditions. You should contact Krell and see if they will tell you how to make this adjustment or someone to service it locally. There are no... | |
| B&W 802N's ???amplification??? I started off with a Classe CA300 which created a huge soundstage with solid bottom end wallop, a bit lean in the mid-bass and depeneding on source material some unpleasant bite in the lower treble. It sounded best on Enya type music or Patricia B... |