truman
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| Which vintage tube pre for my class D amp? While generally a big fan of tube preamps, I'm reminded that with some Class D amps there may be impedance mismatches with a tube pre. If so, a darker, "dead" sound may result. Check it out first. | |
| The ignorance of SACD & DVD-A marketing idiots.... Seakayer, That was EXACTLY my experience in a Best Buy too. Ditto. | |
| Expected life of a MC amp If you are using it that much I'd probably just leave SS on vs. turning it on/off 5 times/week (260 times/yr.). Probably sound a bit better too. | |
| Tube Pre to mate with Parasound JC-1s & Maggies? Quicksilver Full Function Tube Preamp with plenty of gain. The new model rarely appears on Audiogon for around $2000 and it has a great tube phono section. Have patience. | |
| SummerTime and Amp Heat So there you have it, either cool it or don't, another definitive answer from Audiogon Forum. Out of respect for Elizabeth's generally insightful logic, empirical and apparently Florida tested, I realize how colloquial I might have been and so, ha... | |
| Vincent vs. Odyssey vs.? Power amp advice I've been impressed by the Nova as a great value but, yes, Maggies might benefit from more power. I found that my Silver Mono Quicksilvers (KT88, 90 watts) had more "guts" driving my old 1.6's than a 300 watt solidstate amp because ( I think) the ... | |
| SummerTime and Amp Heat Heat is the enemy of electronics. "Sounds" like you are on the right track. | |
| FM tuners - Are they OBSOLETE ? What? They are just as relevant as they ever were with your choice of free classic rock, jazz, you remember jazz - the original American art form, classical, college station, PBS, live symphony or country, talk, etc. Open yourself to music beyond ... | |
| Tube Research Labs Latest Dude Preamp Piling on late, but I too can heap praise upon Paul. Great guy, always fair, honest and helpful in my experience. I'm a satisfied TRL owner.Truman/Atlanta | |
| MM cartridge comparable to a Benz L2 Yes, you're asking too much of a $200 MM cartridge. Why would you even look for a cheap cartridge to go with your esoteric equipment?-Your hum is probably a whole different issue.- Anyway, I can suggest that you look in the direction of the Sounds... | |
| Joule Eletra LA 100 MKIII One doesn't generally bias tubes in a preamp. | |
| Solid State to Tubes and Back Again I can't help but think of a hybrid amp as I read this thread. You may have missed a fine opportunity with the recent sale of the Pathos Classic Mk III for $1250. The Peachtree Audio hybrid for about the same price includes the remarkable Sabre DAC... | |
| El cheapo sleeper amps.... Absolutely. Refurbished Scott, Dynaco, Eico, Heathkit, Knight, Hammond organ, etc. vintage tube amps.You don't have to turn it up to loud levels to hear full sound and decent bass. Tubes are the low cost way to get harmonics/which IMHO is the hear... | |
| Tube amp for double stacked Large Advents Large Quicksilver monoblocks (KT-88) have have speaker connections for 8, 4, even 1 ohm. They could drive them quite well I should think. // I have Quicksilvers, long ago used to have Large Advents - which I ran with McIntosh amps, another idea. | |
| FM Antenna question F.Y.I.I found a grounded (& it's grounded into your equipment if connected) antenna in my attic worked pretty much like a lightening rod! Lightning hit the corner of my house, fortunately charring it only, then travelled down to fry the tuner ... |