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| Pass Labs XA25 + Backert Labs Rhumba 1.3 - A Good Combination? @jay73 - I don't have any experience with Pass Labs amps but, for what it's worth, I have an upgraded original Rhumba 1.1 and couldn't be happier with the clean sound it puts out. For the price, I think the Backert Labs Rhumbas are a great value, ... | |
| Are these exceptionally well recorded, or what? My betting money is on the preamp hitting its break-in point. My first experience with equipment break-in was when I recapped my tube preamp. For quite some time after the recap job I wrote it off as another lesson learned to not tamper with worki... | |
| Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp @doug714 - Thanks for starting this thread - I absolutely love all the great info it's generating/pulling together. And thanks MUCH for sharing your personal story. I was able to stay out of the deep end with substances, but I also recognize much ... | |
| QUESTION about Installing "Matched" Tubes I'm with jjss49 on this. Very sorry to hear of your experience, and it does indeed sound like the amp blew one or more components. Although a local shop can no doubt get it back up and running fairly swiftly, the techs at c-j can sort out the tube... | |
| Hospital / Industrial Grade Isolation Transformers for AC @greg7 - I was chasing a seriously annoying noise floor issue for the better part of a year and solved it just a couple weeks ago with a low capacitance isolation transformer. When I say my problem is solved, I mean it completely knocked out my no... | |
| Let’s share the music that gives us the chills every time. At the moment, 'Time Has Told Me' (Nick Drake), performed by Krystle Warren. There's a version on Qobuz and Youtube... | |
| Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp @doug714 - I'm absolutely with you - 1977 was their best year. I've been a fan for nearly 40 years, and was introduced to their music in my mid-teens. Great to know there's still broad and deep interest in the treasure they created over the years.... | |
| Jerry Garcia’s McIntosh amp @doug714 and all - Many thanks for the GD knowledge transfer, and thanks for the RELISTEN tip - I wasn't aware of it - looks like I have a whole new music source to now dig through...Thanks! | |
| Tube Pre amp with tone control suggestions As a couple of others have already, I'll also throw in my recommendation for the Luxman CL-38. I bought the standard version a few years ago and liked it so much I bought the SE version. Both models sound beautiful in my systems, and are well with... | |
| Amp making noise on shut off It seems the noise after amp shutdown could be a capacitor or two on the way to failure - I had a similar symptom in a preamp that was solved by replacing the caps... | |
| Looking for a tube Preamp new or used for under $2000... If you have the patience to wait, I'd suggest keeping an eye out for a Backert Labs Rhumba tube preamp. They sell for ~$2k used, but only show up every couple/few months. It's a great sounding preamp and the manufacturer provides outstanding suppo... | |
| Need preamp recommendation Yet another vote for Backert Labs - great sounding and fantastic customer service. | |
| Oldest Recordings that sound “audiophile” Ray Charles put out an album called "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" that was recorded in Feb 1962 and has an amazing sound stage. | |
| Favorites Alone In Quiet Darkness Pretty much anything by Nick Drake | |
| Underrated album: Sonics AND Music "Is a Woman" by Lambchop. Amazing layers of sound for critical listening... |