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Advice on a budget R2R DAC
auxinput : you're right... quite a lot... but some people,didn't take the time to read my criteria and their proposition is irrelevant (I ask for r2r), other propose tube dac although I specified I didn't want tubes... I also realise that I've hur... 
Advice on a budget R2R DAC
thx all for your suggestions... they are greatly appreciated...georgehifi : these are quite rare in Canada but I will add it on my list...jjss49 : is the Octave better than the Amethyst ?audiosaurusrex : RME is manufacturer of sound studio equipm... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
Thank you all for your suggestions ... they are greatly appreciated ... I am researching each of them and added to my list the Belles Aria, Plinius 8100, Portal Panache and Odyssey khartago ... Apart from the Belle Aria, all have 100 watts / chann... 
Suggestions
I second nordicnorm suggestion on the CJ MV-55... I had one on my Altec 620A and it was a match made in heaven... but my Altec have a sensitivity of 100 db and are 8 ohms... 
What are the most under-appreciated products?
I've owned a CM lab 911 amplifier... 100 watts/chanel, incredibly transparent and musical but lacked bass... I got rid of it because it required too much maintenance (I had it entirely rebuilt twice). But the sound was truly incredible for an SS a... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@jtgofish : I meant that sounds as good as a class A... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@ decooney according to the Altec catalogue, their sensitivity is 100db with 1 watt at 4’ on axis... when I had VOT (A-7), I had a pair of 14 watts Leak mono tube amps and it was plenty... and the VOT we’re 101 db... so yes, a low wattage amp if f... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@b_limo : Thx... the Belles Aria was mentionned by twoleftears and is on my list...  
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@zm Thx... the Pucini was on my list for quite some time... but after reading reviews about it, I concluded that it was pretty similar to my Sugden... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@decooney I hear you... I used to have very good cross overs that a friend did for me, when I had Altec Stonehenge III (also with a 604 8G)... they we’re made with oil condenser and military grade parts and weighed about 20 pounds each... they we’... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@soix @decooney @onhwy61 I just changed the cable going from the DAC to the Sugden and it did make quite a difference... next step, the cross overs... but that’s gonna take a bit more time... thx all... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@soix : I will change my set-up today and get rid of the 12 feet cable... I should have done that a while ago but I'm getting lazy... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
at lower power/current delivery level it is the audiosector patek se gaincard clone of the original 47 labs unit@jjss49 thx for introducing me to Audiosector... I will definitely check that out... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@audioguy85 : my place gets way too hot in summertime to use a class A... also, it seems pretty irrational to me to waste so much electricity... I was told by a tech that what damages an amplifier was everytime you turn it on and off... when an am... 
suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists
@decooney : yes it’s an original A25B... and I just change the Alp potentiometer (with an original part - no worry)... I will eventually have to change the caps on this one... The Altec 620A is the enclosure model... speakers are 604 8G (Alnico ma...