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| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? I’d like to answer the OP’s original question, "Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy?" (as opposed to what many here seem to think was asked, i.e. is there a SS amp that sounds like a SET amp), since I was able to find an answer s... | |
| Need some Tube and Class A SS Suggestions @shahram If you are thinking of matching up the Rhumba with a Pass XA25, let me attest that the combination is fantastic! I have the 1.2 with an XA25, and love it!! | |
| Suggestions to match a pair of speakers to Pass Labs XA25? +1 @tvad My combination of the XA25 with the Tekton Perfect SET (PS12) speakers are a wonderfully musical combination! | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less +2 for the Audio Mirror Tubadour III DAC. You don’t need the SE version to get terrific music out of it! | |
| Stenheim Alumine ? I heard a Stenheim Alumine 5 in a system at Axpona 2018, and the entire system was stunning. I don't remember all the exact details, but the Stenheim were driven by a VAC amp, and the front end was an Aurender N10 streaming into an MSB Analog DAC,... | |
| Chord 2 Qute vs Metron Amethyst or Border Patrol S @soix That would be an Audio Mirror Tubadour III. Just sayin’ ;) | |
| Lumin U1 vs Lumin U1 mini + sbooster? I agree 100% with Grant here @tvad ..... one can be very happy with a MacMini setup, like he is, and like I am too...I run a late 2012 MacMini (2.3GHz I7 quad processor) with 16Gb ram, a Samsung 860 Pro solid state drive, with an Akiko USB stick o... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror @steakster interesting possibility there with a 12au7 to 6922 adapter. I also thought about 6sn7 to 6922 adapters, but the tubes are place horizontally in the chassis, so there won’t be room for 6sn7s in there without being a bit creative. But th... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror @teajay Thanks for the great review TJ, and I agree with everything you mention in it... I love my Tubadour 3, and with the excellent service from Vlad, this DAC should be on anyone's short list of DACs to audition. I also love the fact that you ... | |
| Metrum Acoustics Pavane Level 1 vs. other NOS dacs Gotcha.... thought you already had the Pavane.... anyways, always interested in your sonic impressions on on the Pavane vs. Pagoda DACs. | |
| Metrum Acoustics Pavane Level 1 vs. other NOS dacs @ozzy62 Well since you got the Pavane, why don't you tell us what you are hearing from it, and compared to the Pagoda?I used to have a Metrum Onyx which was a very lovely DAC that I could have easily lived with, but have since moved to the tubed ... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror Super easy, but you have to remove the top panel. I keep my T3 covered with the top panel, but not screwed down. | |
| What are you using to drive your Tektons? Pass Labs XA25 | |
| Preamp Output Capacitor: Mundorf Supreme vs. Supreme Silver Oil Thanks Bill @grannyring ; good info to ponder. I do like the warmth in my system now, and your description resonates with how I view my system as well, so I am guessing that changing to the Odam / CuTF combo may bring only minor incremental chang... | |
| Preamp Output Capacitor: Mundorf Supreme vs. Supreme Silver Oil Read this very interesting and relevant thread; great info indeed! And it’s making me wonder....I currently have the Audyn True Copper Max caps Installed in my Backert Rhumba preamp, and a pair of Jupiter Copper Foils in my Audio Mirror Tubadour ... |