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| Best Tube CDP for $2000 Budget How do you define build quality? Parts manufacture? Neatness of the installation?I have owned a couple of really excellent sounding components that had rats nest installations, so neatness of the installation wouldn't apply to the quality of the c... | |
| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED 05-07-07: Blindjimwow. I was under the impression the VAC amps were intended for use in balanced mode. And they run for under 3K?Some VAC amps have both single ended and balanced inputs and outputs. I believe others, like the Music Block series ar... | |
| What is the process to demo speakers? It was always my understanding that dealer set-up of Wilson loudspeakers was a service included in the price of Wilson speakers. Is this not so? | |
| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED I agree with the VAC 30/30 suggestion. It'd be hard to go wrong with a VAC. I've heard the 30/30 with Merlin VSM-MMx loudspeakers, and the combo was very, very good. You give up a touch of bass extension and control with 300B tubes versus KT88 (an... | |
| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED How about something completely out of the box, like a Response Audio Bella Extreme 3205i integrated amplifer? It's a highly modded Jolida 302 or 502. 50wpc with EL34 tubes, or 60wpc with 6550/KT88 tubes. Should drive the Sonata III nicely, and it'... | |
| Best Tube CDP for $2000 Budget 05-06-07: BartokfanMrtennis, why even mention Primaluna when they do not even have a web site?PrimaLuna is pretty well known to be distributed by Kevin Deal of Upscale Audio. The brand is featured every month in a big glossy Stereophile ad. This i... | |
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| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED 05-05-07: ArthursmuckI had the Dodd version II and it was pretty quiet....FWIWRemember "quiet" is relative to the sensitivity of the loudspeakers. The Dunlavy IV may be less sensitive than the 92dB/1 watt/ 1 meter Sonata III.Just to qualify my sta... | |
| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED Having read the product description of the new version 3 Dodd mono amps, I'll have to retract my unqualified recommendation of versions 1 and 2 for use with the Sonata III, which are presently for sale. The reasons are that the new version 3 boast... | |
| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED Dodd Audio makes tube monoblock amplifiers and battery powered tubed preamplifiers. | |
| Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED Boy, I'll tell you what...there are two pairs of Dodd Audio monoblocks for sale on Audiocircle.com right now. One pair at $2800 and the other at $2500. If I was in the market for tube amps, I'd buy one of these immediately. They are EL34 amps. 120... | |
| How do you listen, individual cut, full album? CD = full discLP = side by side | |
| VSA speaker owners What did you upgrade to? Mullard 12AU7 and RCA 6CG7 black plates. The Lamm has Mullard 12AU7, Mullard 6922 and Mullard 6X4. | |
| VSA speaker owners What did you upgrade to? I would love to hear more folks thoughts on the Moscode amp. Especially those who power the VSA speakers. And what pre amp is being deployed with the amp.Glenfihi (Threads | Answers)I am using the 401HR and a Lamm LL2 Deluxe II preamp with VR4 Ge... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier 04-22-07: SherodHere's a new web site I found with a supplier of some Siemens CCa tubes:www.tangotubes.com/ I was quoted $300/ea for new early 1960s CCa tubes from this seller. That's too high, IMO. |