abecollins
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| ARC Support Hasse, just about every tube preamp I have listened to has a slight bit of hissing noise in the background but usually only noticeable if you place your ear up to a speaker. I noticed this with CJ PV-12, CJ PV-14, and AR LS16 but once I back away ... | |
| SS or tube preamp? Which one? He did say say 80% movies and 20% music, right? Use a SS preamp / processor, man! Turns on immeidately, mulit-channel for easy integration, no worries about ventilation and tube life, fast dynamics for loud passages, better bass, no rolled-off hig... | |
| ARC Support Hasse, I was aware of the LS16 MKII when I purchased the LS16 on the cheap. I got full factory warranty and much better price than any LS16's currently listed here on Audiogon. In fact, I paid only slightly more than many used LS15's.I can't imagi... | |
| Comments on the Meridian 588 CD Player? Another alternative is to spend $5K [LIST] on the Cary CD-306/200. You can find them for much less than $5K, new. I was considering the Meridian 588 but went with the Cary instead. | |
| SACD : why ? Be sure to read this very informative post on AudioAsylum.com http://www.AudioAsylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/34956.html | |
| Universal supports SACD Be sure to read this very informative post on AudioAsylum.com.http://www.AudioAsylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/34956.html | |
| Best CD player under 5000 I haven't seen any reviews in the hardcopy magazines but I can tell you that there are a number of Cary owners out there that just love their Cary 303 or 306. I just got the new Cary 306/200 ($5000 LIST but you can get them for much less). It uses... | |
| Recommendations for a CD Recorder I owned a Philips CDR880 for two months before it broke. I managed to record only a few CD-R's before the tray mechanism jammed and when I manually (and gently) pryed it open a flimsy white plastic wheel fell out. I returned the Philips CDR880 and... | |
| 24/96 or 24/192 I have the new Cary CD-306/200 (not even shown yet on their website). There is a noticable improvement in most cases when I run it in 24/192 mode. Even in 24/96 mode it blew away my MSB Gold Link III DAC that uses 4 24-bit Burr-Brown DAC chips. Th... | |
| Buy a DAC or buy an SACD player? I had a good DAC and sold it then bought a good high-end CD player. I have no interest in SACD (for now) since like you, I own nearly 500 regular CD's and a lot of what I like isn't even available on SACD - plus SACD titles cost more.My logic may ... | |
| Classe' amps I've owned Classe DR-10, CA-100, and CA-200. All outstanding amps. IMHO, my CA-100 had better low-end tightness and detail vs. the DR-10. The CA-200 was better yet. All of these amps were used to drive my Thiel CS 1.5 speakers which are the only o... | |
| Is the quality of the AC in canada is better than USA ? I live in a suburban area of Colorado USA just outside of Denver and my AC power varies from about 114VAC during heavy peak hours and it sometimes climbs to 126 to 128VAC late at night. I have to agree with the previous post about needing a qualit... | |
| Audio Research LS15 vs LS16 pre... Whats the diff? Thanks! I should have looked at their website in the first place. ;-) | |
| Tubes for Conrad Johnson Premier 11a ???? Buying the tubes directly from CJ? Mine came from their factory with pretty standard Svetlana 6550's and the smaller signal tubes were also readily available. I wonder if CJ does anything special with their replacement tubes for them to command a ... | |
| Tubes for Conrad Johnson Premier 11a ???? I remember seeing similar posts like this one on http://audioasylum.com. One person commented that he preferred the 6550's and another liked the KT88's. I also own a Premier 11a but haven't tried KT88's. If you plan to do a comparison it might be ... |