alaindexe
Responses from alaindexe
| Need a new integrated, what say you? + 1 for the Belles Aria integrated... disclaimer : I have one 😎 | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... You state there is reliability issues with the Starkrimson mono's, care to share? I haven't heard or read of any issues. @evank : I've seen this problem reported by two different users... I think it has to do with the power supply but I'm not s... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... after reading a lot on the subject, I have come to certain conclusions: - some amps using Pascal modules are considered among the best; in other words, it’s not just a matter of Gan-Fet technology, even if it seems to be the most promising one; ... | |
| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? I listen to videos on YT mainly to entertain myself and keep myself informed. Of course, we can’t take these guys’ recommendations literally because they necessarily benefit from making these videos, otherwise why would they make them? I love Ste... | |
| Sugden Amps I have Altec 620A speakers with an efficiency close to your Klipsch, and I've been looking for the same thing as you... for several years, I used a Sugden A25B (class A/B) which was warm sounding but lacked transparency... I replaced it last year ... | |
| Class D Integrated Amplifier Recommendations. I haven't heard it yet, but the Billie Heaven 11 has gotten rave reviews from Steve Guttenberg, Steve Huff and a few others... I know that doesn't necessarily mean much — reviewers can be biased and/or purchased by audio manufacturers - but it cou... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... @armstrod : great suggestion ! Also, I’ve always admired David Berning and his philosophy... | |
| They know we will pay anything they can think of ...mmm... I think we could ask this question about any consumer good... car, house, watches,... if some of us have the means to pay for these dream toys, why not? I have no moral issue on this question... if people want to spend 100k or more, it’s... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... @dekay : I will get my cross-overs recaped before doing that... @snapsc : good question... yes, I might use the Aria as a preamp for a while @dht4me : thx but a battery powered preamp is not an option for me... @jeffrey125 : thx but I need sing... | |
| Hattor Audio preamps? Hello everyone... I have very little experience with passive preamps... I only had a Promitheus whose sound was good but the built quality was mediocre... (RCA jacks were too small)... recently I started a conversation on audiogon in order to find... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... soix : I live in Canada... 2K Canadian $ = 1,5K US $. The reason I want a GaN-Fet amp is because almost every reviewer said that the mid is as good as a tube. Therefore, if I plug my DAC into the amplier, it should sounds that way... I've had a pa... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... chenry : thx... very interresting reflexion about the future of tubes in audio... riccitone : I never heard from SPL but it does sound promissing... Â Â Â Â Â mbmi : I've checked Audio GD and it seems nice but about twice my budget soix : ... | |
| Preamp for a GaN-FET amp... soix : I haven't figure that out yet but my guess is that it should be below 2K. ghdprentice : Thx for your advice. BTW, when you said "fishing at the very bottom of the barrel", we're you saying that Starkrimson is the bottom of the barrel ? ... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... to those who are interested... I bought a Belle Aria Integrated about a month and a half ago... At first listen, I was a little disappointed because it’s quite neutral compared to my Sugden A25B. Like many British amps, the Sugden has a pleasant... | |
| A decent integrated amp under 2K ... @waltroman : very interresting comment... I end up buying a Belles Aria Integrated about a month ago and I've been listening to it ever since... its damping factor is 2000 and I lost quite a bit of bass..I would like to compare with the Croft, but... |