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| 20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017 My take is that this one of the most informative threads on AG in a while with very thoughtful responses. I recently got an First Watt F5 amp, my first Class A amp, and it is a glimpse into music that I had never heard before. I dunno if all pure... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic No links to this product anywhere that I can find. I wrestle with these tweaks and have found most of them completely worthless, including all manner of fuses, but don't want to invite bad vibes from such adherents. I did drop $50 on a bottle of... | |
| Adcom? A bit off topic, but I thought I'd share this. I recently picked up an old Adcom GFA 5400 and it isn't nearly the equal of my McCormack DNA .05 Deluxe amp, but it sounds very good. I found no fault with it -- perfectly musically. The mosfet de... | |
| Shopping for Interconnects I think the low-end of the Shunyata's, the Venom 3's, are a real step above the Blue Jeans IC's. The Venom 3's are about $100. Next are the $100 Silnote IC's, also excellent. Both these can be auditioned for a full-money back guarantee and wor... | |
| My experience with the Spatial Audio Hologram M4 Turbo S Great post above, which I agree with. I have had my M4TS for a couple of years. They are beyond a doubt the most enjoyable of the the dozen speakers I have had in my system for the past 45 years -- many at 4X the price of the M4TS speakers. I a... | |
| Tube preamp recommendations $3K-$7K range Interesting thread, one that pops up a lot. I second Soix advice on the Don Sach's preamp. I got one of the first-gen versions, now with most of the current-generation upgrades ,and can wish for no better preamp. It bettered the less expensiv... | |
| Which integrated amp? I am a lover of Music Fidelity integrated amps and am using the MF 3i, and am aware that the MF M6si is far better and more suitable for your power requirements. I have been very impressed with the Hegel integrated amps I have heard, being among... | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. I see where you are coming from, but take these posts with a grain of salt. Kosst responded emphatically to some nonsensical suggestions, but his RX as usual was cogent. Your narrow sense of what constitutes decency and civility suggests that yo... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Dust... | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. I tell ya, there are some folks on these threads with awfully thin skin. If this was a sudden phenomenon, then Kosst mostly likely has it right. Swap the amp and the preamp and see if the problem goes away. | |
| Why is the snake oil topic closed? Frankly, I thought the OP was a troll trying to pull our chain. Clearly that was not the case. I have weighed the evidence presented by both sides of the argument, and come down on the sides of Kosst, Georgehi, and Teo_Audio. No bricks rest on ... | |
| Amp selection for someone on a modest budget... Outlaw gets rave reviews as recently as the most current edition of Stereophile. | |
| Opening a can of worms Kosst is my audio muse and tells it like it is. GK espouses nothing but nonsense as usual. I certainly get the notion of run-in of gear -- speakers for darn sure, and tubes and electronics to a lesser degree, as well as wire. At the end of the d... | |
| Opening a can of worms Greg,You miss my point, but do live vintage gear so thanks for the suggestions. I have heard lots of SQ differences with speakers, components and tubes, and to a lesser extent, with IC's, power cords, and speaker wire. That is why I recently up... | |
| Opening a can of worms Jafant, I can't be convinced that any conductor could take 300-500 hours to burn-in. Other than confirmation bias, there is no reason based on physics that supports the conclusion that the wire "improves" from a SQ perspective after this period o... |