abrew19
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| Best Tube Based Options For B&W 803S Speakers Matrix 800 series tweeters were the best around at the time. The 801s and 800 were Stereophile Class A regulars and the 805 was up there too for a long time. Methinks you have something different about your ears ... | |
| what amp under a grand? If you can swing the extra for the A21 I would do that. It is by all accounts a topnotch sounding amp. In my experience I never regret spending a little more to get what I really want. Otherwise you might be back here a year later having spent a g... | |
| Preamps better than Parasound JC-2 ? If I were in the market for a non-tube pream, then Pass Labs would be tops on my list. | |
| what amp under a grand? For under a grand I think I might be looking at a used McCormack first. | |
| Best Tube Based Options For B&W 803S Speakers I have a Cary SLP-98 F1 tube preamp / Pass Labs SS amp combined with B&W with excellent results. But mine are the older Matrix 803 which is totally different. Those are not known for needing highs softened... | |
| Tube Preamp for 4B SST2 Disclaimer, I don't have any experience with the Bryston amps.I do own an ARC LS-16 mkII that I do enjoy. I've always liked the classic build quality of Audio Research products. Unfortunately I haven't compared different ARC models head to head.Bu... | |
| Thinking about getting into vinyl again... Ok so my last post was knee-jerk, I'll apologize for that. Rega's are good. I just don't see 3k in the RP8 vs the Classic 1. You're right, we can agree to disagree, with no hard feelings. It's all good. I guess this site isn't so bad after all. Lol | |
| Thinking about getting into vinyl again... "Line" stage was a typo. Wow, this is getting too weird for me. Feel like I'm being stalked a little. I've decided I'm not OCD enough to belong on this forum. | |
| Thinking about getting into vinyl again... This Kiko guy thinks he has mental telepathy. He seems convinced that he knows what my own experiences and thought processes are.... | |
| Thinking about getting into vinyl again... To Kiko65:"..custom made skeletal plinth, new ultra-stable RB808 tonearm with state of the art bearing assembly, triple-layer glass platter for fly wheel effect, 24-volt low-noise, low-vibration motor controlled by a hand-tuned electronic external... | |
| The Emotiva Challenge My thoughts on gear such as this... If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. | |
| Familiar with Pro-Ject Phono RS line stage anyone? Typo. PHONO stage, not line stage. | |
| Thinking about getting into vinyl again... Don't get me wrong. I don't think there's anything 'wrong' with adding mass or isolation as aftermarket enhancements. I'm all for it. I'm just saying that Rega saves a lot of manufacturing cost with their designs. with the mid-priced RP3/RP6/RP8 e... | |
| Personal amp evolution ca. 1981: Panasonic consoleca. 1991: Kenwood receiverca. 1997: Carver TFM-35x2013: used Forte 1a2013: Pass Labs x250.52014: added a used Pass Aleph 5 to the rotation. Still have the x250.5 as primary | |
| Thinking about getting into vinyl again... If you have to add a custom-made 50 pound sand box to make a turntable sound good, then the turntable has significant shortcomings. We don't purchase a pair of speakers with cabinet resonance issues and the add our own lumber to quiet the cabinet.... |