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| Preamp Deal of the Century Cortese owners, what is the purpose of the HI/LO gain switches on either side of the 6SN7 tubes? Is this for cartridge matching?The manual makes no mention of these switches other than a photo showing their positions. | |
| Speakers with imaging "Free of the box" I took delivery of a Supratek Cortese preamp yesterday, and the result is that my system snapped into place. The image is completely free of the box and fully three dimensional.Speakers are Silverline Sonata III. Amplification is VAC Standard 160 ... | |
| Tube amp speaker output 4 ohms VS 8 ohms Are you likely damaged the amp (or speakers) when you connect 4 ohms speaker to 8 ohms tap of the amp ?No.Do you get different sound with connecting a 4 ohms speaker to either 4 or 8 ohms tap of the amp.Yes.What is the best connection to get the b... | |
| Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact? Without good PC's, our equipment isn't much better then Circuit City type of equipment.That doesn't seem logical to me.Zippyy (Threads | Answers)I hope you and Douglas won't mind if I comment. Zippyy, I agree that it doesn't seem logical. However,... | |
| Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact? It depends on the system's resolution and the owner's hearing/perception.Power delivery means a great deal to system "blackness" and ultimate resolution. For this reason, I suggest power cords can have a greater impact than other cords initially. ... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier 09-17-07: SherodBill, if you knew Tvad like I think I know him, I'll be willing to bet that he's already cherry-picked a NOS pair of Siemens CCa to try in locations one and three. I don't own any at present, but I have a local buddy who will lend ... | |
| Silverline Sonata III or Legacy Focus 20/20? Do you suppose the author has made a speaker purchase since posting this thread over a year and a half ago? | |
| TV's... what does the typical audiophile have? Hard to beat the Sony 34" XBR CRT. | |
| Seeking opinions on best amp match for Aerial20T Tvad ---Are you coming out to Denver for the Audio Fest in Oct????Sounds_real_audio (Threads | Answers)No plans to attend. | |
| CD player straight into amps? Ozzy, I did not say the my APL Denon 3910 running direct sounded thin. I said the preamp added body and musicality(to what was already there). The APL direct had some body, I preferred more body. As I stated, I was in the clear minority opinion on... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier For those who have rolled NOS tubes in the TP2.0 or TP2.1, would you please describe the sonic differences you observed compared to the stock EH69222 tubes?Thanks.Tvad (Threads | Answers)No need to re-post unless you choose to do so. I went back t... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier For those who have rolled NOS tubes in the TP2.0 or TP2.1, would you please describe the sonic differences you observed compared to the stock EH69222 tubes?Thanks. | |
| Jazz guys: Bebop, Hard Bop etc. Cannonball Adderly and Miles Davis' "Somethin' Else" is excellent on DVD-A from Classic Records. | |
| CD player straight into amps? I was one of the few who preferred running my APL Denon 3910 through a preamp. The preamp added body and musicality I thought was otherwise missing.I'm a preamp fan. | |
| Denon's new Blu-Ray player It's funny what people consider too expensive for certain improvements. Some people don't mind spending a whole lot for a power cord or interconnects but balk at paying for real differences.Rwwear (Threads | Answers)I'm happy to pay for improvemen... |