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| solid state vs tubes ...but I've seen one friendship cool substantially after the suggestion of a subwoofer; and I've seen another friendship actually end after a guy, who just couldn't take it anymore, asked the host if he could watch television.Phaelon (Threads | An... | |
| Thought on OTL tube amps 10-02-10: GrannyringI love the sound of the Atma-sphere MA1's on my Soundlabs, but I wish I had a bit more power.Clearly, the answer is MA-2 monos!What's the sacrifice of more money and more heat when it translates to better sound?!:) | |
| Need demo CD's for RMAF The 2007 CD had "Sing Sang Sung" by Gordon Goodwin. Really cool. I will put "Singin for the Fences" in my cart.JimSounds_real_audio (Threads | Answers | This Thread)Perhaps you already know this, but just in case you don't..."Sing, Sang, Sung" is ... | |
| Need demo CD's for RMAF Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band: "Swingin' for the Fences" (modern big band. huge sound. incredibly well recorded.)Something a little out of the box...The Bad Plus: "Give" (acoustic piano, bass and drums. excellent recording. deep, deep string bass... | |
| solid state vs tubes MrT, I recently auditioned the First Watt M2 on my 98dB, 8 ohm, Audio Note loudspeakers. I found the highs to be a little soft in comparison to other solid state amps I have owned or demoed. If this amp can sufficiently drive your loudspeakers, it... | |
| Modwright LS 36.5 or BAT VK-51SE 10-01-10: RoorTvad: Was there any hiss or noise with the L2 Reference with the Pass Labs XA-60.5's?In my system, on 93dB speakers, hiss was not a problem with the Lamm L2 Reference.10-01-10: AlmargGrant, I think you meant to say 20Hz, not 20K, and... | |
| Modwright LS 36.5 or BAT VK-51SE BTW...I once owned a Lamm L2 Reference preamp which I used with my XA-60.5 amps. I thought this match was very good. It took quite a while comparing it to the SMc Audio VRE-1 to decide to sell the Lamm. I imagine some listeners might even prefer t... | |
| Modwright LS 36.5 or BAT VK-51SE Roor, since the output impedance spec of the Dude is not provided, it seems to be a situation where you'd have to hear the preamp in your system to decide if it matches or not. You'd want to be listening for rolled-off highs. I don't know what a r... | |
| Modwright LS 36.5 or BAT VK-51SE Onward ho, Roor! | |
| Modwright LS 36.5 or BAT VK-51SE Rtn1, your comment about the right system is pertinent, and it's the criteria on which my comment was primarily based.The OP's electronics are differentially balanced, and they are about as dead nuts neutral as one can get (Esoteric digital source... | |
| Modwright LS 36.5 or BAT VK-51SE 09-30-10: Rtn1If one cannot tell the difference between 3 entirely different preamps...That's not what I wrote. I did not say the preamps wouldn't sound different. My comment focused on the degree of difference and whether it would be worth the ex... | |
| Modwright LS 36.5 or BAT VK-51SE Do you think a balanced TRL Dude would be a better choice?Roor (Threads | Answers | This Thread)Having never heard one, I can't say. However, you should be aware that it is not a balanced design, which Knghifi alluded to when he mentioned pseudo b... | |
| Modwright LS 36.5 or BAT VK-51SE IMO, neither the Modwright nor the BAT will produce a sound appreciably different from the Pass preamp to warrant the expenditure. These products approach the nexus where tubes sound close to solid state and vice versa. | |
| Power cable for my Esoteric X03SE I use a BMI Hammerhead Gold on my UX-3Pi...the sister player to your XO-3SE. | |
| solid state vs tubes 09-26-10: NonoiseThe better ones do tend to sound the same despite their different starting points.I don't agree they tend sound the *same*, but I do believe some can sound similar. If they sounded the same, then there wouldn't be any debate.Still... |