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| Under $10k budget Preamp suggestion, please. What is the input impedance of the Spectral DMA? Foster_9 (Threads | Answers)100K ohms. No issues with matching, including tube preamps. | |
| Under $10k budget Preamp suggestion, please. Do you really want to correct deficient bass from your source with a preamp that adds bass and otherwise colors the recording? If you want that, you can do it as a much lower price point than $10K. | |
| Doors Documentary 5-12 on PBS I thought it was a sanitized PBS show typical of a politically acceptable government production. Morrison's story was superficially rendered. The narrative and Depp's voice over was cloying.I turned it off after an hour.Read "No One Here Gets Out ... | |
| SS Amp to replace VAC 300.1 in a side-ways move? The problem with the 150wpc VAC 300.1 and the 90dB sensitive Aerial 9 speakers becomes running out of power during dynamic peaks *if* you listen at levels that approach live.For example, the VAC 300.1 will run out of steam at about 111dB peaks (me... | |
| Lamm LL2 tweaks? Lewwinski01, I was using a Shunyata Hydra 2, fed by a Purist Audio Dominus 20A power cord.I was using Purist Audio Venustas ICs.Please don't ask me what I compared all these to. The answer is probably somewhere in the threads.You've worn me out. | |
| SS Amp to replace VAC 300.1 in a side-ways move? The Moscode's midrange does not approach the VAC midrange. The advantage the Moscode has is in the bass control and tonal balance. The mids are excellent, but not to the level of the VAC.The performance of the Moscode in my system was good enough ... | |
| SS Amp to replace VAC 300.1 in a side-ways move? 05-11-10: ShredderThanks Tvad. Any thoughts on how it compares to the Modwright KWA150 and/or Spectron Musician? No idea, but only the Moscode offers the flexibility of changing the sonic flavor by tube rolling. | |
| SS Amp to replace VAC 300.1 in a side-ways move? 05-11-10: ShredderTvad, I know this is a tad late and off-topic, but how do you like the Moscode? Shredder, when I owned the Moscode, I loved it. It provided a terrific blend of tube clarity and imaging with solid state control of the bass. I sold... | |
| Monitor speaker that will stop the Quest? 04-24-10: RebbiI think that the LSA1 Statement deserves a serious look by anybody looking at monitors in the under $3K range. Mine are not nearly broken in yet, but I'm loving them! :-)Rebbi (System | Threads | Answers)Loving them so much they're ... | |
| When is an amp ‘just too old? ’ To buy? Blindjim, if I understand correctly, your deteriorating eyesight has caused you to stop using the 20-hour-a-year-amps because they require eyesight acuity you no longer have.Is that right?If so, there are many possibilities, although my original s... | |
| Lamm LL2 tweaks? By golly, Lewinskih01, you're right! Clearly, I was drunk when I wrote that.Just kidding.The Purist Audio Dominus *did* make an observable and positive difference on my LL2 Deluxe by tightening and controlling the bass. | |
| When is an amp ‘just too old? ’ To buy? I'm confused by what you own, what you use, and what you need. You wrote:I’m seriously tossing around the idea to get into another amp (s) as I’m simply not playing mine as I should. 20 hours in the last year or so is about all. … so there they si... | |
| Merlin TSM comparisons 04-24-10: RebbiI think that the LSA1 Statement deserves a serious look by anybody looking at monitors in the under $3K range. Very, very musical, detailed yet non fatiguing, sweet top end from that ribbon tweeter, precise imaging, huge soundstage ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? BTW, it looks as if Rebbi, the OP, is still on his speaker hunt. I see he is now looking at the new Merlin monitors. I wish him luck on his speaker quest.Finsup (Answers)I see he posted on AudioAsylum on 5/9 about ordering the Merlin TSM.I thought... | |
| When is an amp ‘just too old? ’ To buy? What's the price range?If I were looking for low maintenance amps that I used maybe 20 hours a year, I'd look for some used ICE based amps. They work with any speaker, use little AC, run cool...etc. |