abucktwoeighty
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| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Thanks for all of your information, Atmasphere. I like the Modwright fine and will do some experimenting with different tubes. When I purchased, it came with 2 sets of tubes. The first set were Sophia's, and one was terribly noisy. Still have to t... | |
| Is Vinyl Worth It What I'm beginning to dislike is having to clean more vinyl since many come pressed on two discs versus just one, plus there is less music recorded on each side. Dislike or not, I'm still going to purchase and enjoy. Bought a couple more lp's just... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Here's what I did. I re-connected the Jolida with the pvc removed and there is a little hiss, not real bad, but audible. Then I put the Modwright back in with the pvc removed as well. There is a hiss that is quite audible from my sitting position,... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Atmaspere, I'm going to experiment here a bit. Was going to wait until tomorrow, but why wait. Will post results in a bit. | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Kyomi_audio, I did look at one that is still listed for sale on this site. It was a serious contender, but I don't remember why I didn't choose it. Looked at many. | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Talked with Dan at Modwright and he said some of the earlier models had a bit of tube rush.The LS-100 has an output impedance of 300 ohms. The Classe monoblocks have an input impedance of 75K ohms. As far as using the pvc I'm happy with it. Just a... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Got to thinking about the hiss. Also thought about my previous preamp, the Jolida Music Envoy. To use it I had to attenuate the signal going to the amps so I inserted a passive volume control between them. Then I wondered what would happen if I di... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Spent today trying different things to lower the noise. Nothing helps. Sent an email to Dan at Modwright to see if he could help. If no suggestions help, I'll sent the unit to him to have it gone over to be sure it's operating correctly. If it is ... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Not happy. Got the Modwright, inserted the tubes and had 40db (measurements from 2 feet away)noise in the left channel. Had to wait to swap tubes until today. With the other tubes the noise dropped to 22db in both channels, so I'm figuring a bad t... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Ok, I couldn't wait. Had to move some things around, but have the Pulsus in the aux. of the Music Envoy. The bottom end is definitely more there. I actually had to remove the MC and put the MM back on the 'table. I also had to turn the sub way dow... | |
| Does alcohol impair appreciation of sound? It's like driving with a dirty windshield. You know what's coming, but miss some details. | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Been busy lately. Thank you all for your kind thoughts. Sbank, Kaye didn't really have any favorites, just listened to whatever I decided to play.I'll be sure to follow up on the equipment as it arrives. The Avid Pulsus is due in today, the Modwri... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Thank you for the kind words. The loss is the hardest thing I have ever had to endure. Some days are terribly bad, others I smile, I just never know what each day will bring. Most times I cry at the thought, today I'm doing ok.Since the system has... | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... Took the plunge and purchased the Modwright LS 100. It didn't have the phono option, but was able to get a package deal with an Avid Pulsus external phono preamp. Should sound nice.Again, thanks to everyone for your opinions. | |
| Thinking about buying a different tube preamp... I've been doing a lot of searches and have found a Modwright LS 100 that looks like a good candidate so far... |