88man
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| 6922 Preamp Tube Recommendations Thank you @stereo5 , @petg60 , @rodman99999 , for making excellent suggestions! I’d like to try out the Amperex E88CC and 6N23P-EV. | |
| Preamp Recommendations For the Parasound JC 5 Amp @yogiboy Good point! The ones I’m looking at are >12dB. The XP-22 is 9.3dB. @christianb5s4 and @avanti1960, thank you! I make my own speakers and cables, so I have several pairs lined next to each other. I like switching between tube/ss prea... | |
| Preamp Recommendations For the Parasound JC 5 Amp Audiotroy, Yogiboy, jdub39, jc4659, russ69, jonah5, and orpheus - many thanks for the great input! I’ll try my Don Sachs tube preamp first. I’m going to look into the Coda .7, Musical Fidelity Ms8, SPL Elector, and JC-2. I had not considered many... | |
| Which Preamp with JC5? Rogue Audio RP-9 or Parasound JC2 Soix, I love the Don Sach Model 2 Preamp. It’s part of an all-tube analog system for LPs. I also feed it CDs and it sounds superb. I’m just looking for another system in a different room to replace my Odyssey Dual Mono Statos and Tempest Preamp. I... | |
| Which Preamp with JC5? Rogue Audio RP-9 or Parasound JC2 Mulveling, your view of the EVO Oils mirrors my experience. Mundorf's Supreme line is the best, only excelled by Duelund Cu or Jupiter Cu. I have the Jupiter Cu in a Don Sachs Model 2 Preamp, and it sounds stellar with Kootenay 120 KT88 amp. Xco... | |
| Which Preamp with JC5? Rogue Audio RP-9 or Parasound JC2 Many thanks Avanti1960, jdub39, lowrider57, rmdmoore, mulveling! These are all excellent suggestions and points. I forgot about the Cary SLP-05 preamp in this discussion. I’m definitely going to consider it too. Stereophile didn’t drool over the b... | |
| To Buy or to DIY, here is my question I suggest getting a commercial speaker first. Build a DIY speaker second because it’ll tie up considerable time, effort, planning, money, etc. BTW, if you don’t have the proper tools, like table saws, don’t waste your time, unless you’re fine with... | |
| Review of Rogue Audio RP-9 preamp Has anyone “upgraded” the RP-7 by changing out the coupling caps to Mundorf Evo Silver Gold Oil MCaps? | |
| Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos? I’ve owned both Odyssey and Pass Labs.3 wks ago, I purchased a Pass XP-22 and X250.8 with the hope of adding another system to another house, adding balanced connections, and perhaps bettering my Odyssey Tempest Extreme Preamp and Dual Mono Strato... | |
| Holographic, 3D Solid State Amp under $6k Invalid, Listening to Diana Krall CD, I had to turn the XP-22 to 84/99. Same source on different my Odyssey or D. Sachs preamps produced better gain characteristics @10-11 o’clock. Personally, I don’t like turning up the volume beyond 12 o’clock. ... | |
| Holographic, 3D Solid State Amp under $6k BAT and Parasound JC5 look very desirable! Unsound, I sent the dealer a video showing the 5-10 degree of wobble with XLR cables connected. Again, I was told that this is normal for Pass, and that’s why I had to pay the fee. The hum on the XP-22 I ... | |
| Holographic, 3D Solid State Amp under $6k Thanks everyone, but I’ve already returned the Pass to the dealer. I spent hours trying to eliminate the XP-22 hum, and dealer said wobbly XLR connection is normal on Pass Amps, so I had to pay a hefty restocking fee. Speakers weren’t the issue -... | |
| Holographic, 3D Solid State Amp under $6k Hi johnto, the XP-22 has a paltry 9dB of gain. The dealer warned me that you have to really turn up the XP-22. However, it couldn’t drive the X250.8 to decent levels unless the volume was 80/99. I tried an Odyssey Tempest Preamp, and a Don Sachs M... | |
| Wobbly XLR Connectors on Pass X250.8. What to do? Thanks everyone! I’m 0 for 2 with Pass. The Demo XP-22 hums and the Demo X250.8 has wobbly XLR inputs.I can’t go through multiple cycles of lifting 100lbs amps and countless hours of troubleshooting for premium-priced gear. I’m returning both unit... | |
| How to Eliminate Hum? CDP + Pass Preamp + Amp Setup. With the XLR interconnects, the Preamp & Amp are dead silent! I wonder why the RCA connection produces hum? |