aberyclark
Responses from aberyclark
| FirstWatt J2 on its way Ok after 10 months I am loving the j2. However, I listen to a lot of electronic music and I feel the J2 is a little muddy on that type of music. Fantastic on Jazz, classical and classic rock. I'm now thinking of trading the J2 in on a Pass Labs XA... | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” How does one know if a Pre amp is truly balanced when shopping. Is my BHK pre truly balanced? | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” My combo (BHK Pre-Firstwatt J2) sounds great with jazz and classic rock. However, with modern, more electronic music, a little muffled. I'm thinking a c2700 with a Pass XA.30 or another SS amp of theirs that use balanced connections. I was told th... | |
| McIntosh c2700 users please chime in? How is the phono section of the C2700? I’ll probably keep my current ELAC ppa-2 phono pre | |
| Lower end Soundsmith cartridges vs others in same price range? I'm thinking of upgrading to a 1200G later this year. I'm now thinking the ZEPHYR may be the way to go, especially switching to a higher end TT. May be the last cartridge I would ever need | |
| New TT for ~$1500 Technics 1200/1210Gr. Resale value is much better than most any budget belt drive TT. The Technics is good enough to be the last TT ever purchased for majority of people. | |
| To all PS Audio BHK preamp owners *** must read *** ScothurwitzI know how to set up an audio system thank you, I’ve been doing this for 40 years. Yes, I know how to access tube panel. No my TT is not sitting directly on top of the preamp. Lots of unhooking to access tubes due to rack. Stop assumin... | |
| To all PS Audio BHK preamp owners *** must read *** Everybody report back. I’m curious. To change tubes, I have to remove tt and top shelf of my rack. I would like to hear from more people before going they the hassle. | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? Great info. Sounds like the key with separates is high quality interconnects. | |
| Tempted to buy a Macintosh I'm thinking of a McIntosh c53 or c2700 preamp to pair with my Firstwatt. I like the idea of tone controls since I listen to 78's and many vintage recordings. Plus, I like to bump the low end up a notch on RVG mastered albums. | |
| Tempted to buy a Macintosh The Firstwatt, mentioned above, is fantastic. Much louder than you would think with 25 watts. Here's the kicker.........you can crank the J2 up super loud......the sound is as clear as normal listening volumes. I've never had an amp so clear near ... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? The "make your own reference recording" is a great idea and easily done. Outside of DSP or some effect, I think the soundstage comes from the recording. I do not want any component "blocking" the recording’s soundstage in any form. Or any room obs... | |
| Tempted to buy a Macintosh Beware of the MAC tube integrated amps with your Zu's. I have ZU Omen Defs myself. I wrote MAC and the total output gain is 44db. With the tubes you are looking at super loud tube hiss. I was running a tube pre with a ss, high gain amp with a tota... | |
| How many people here generally buy used? A place like Audio Classics is ideal because they can inspect, repair, etc any Mac gear that they come across. | |
| Has any heard the new McIntosh MA8900 integrated? I'm wondering once the whole virus thing is over, if Mac will update their existing SS integrated amps like the recent pre updates (c53/c2700). Including the DA2 module. |