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| How to match preamp gain to amp sensitivity? Thanks again Rich, this could be a possible avenue for me.I am thinking however that any pre that I use in my system may be only as good as the attenuators found at the back of my amp, and if these are NOT of the best quality, anything going to th... | |
| How to match preamp gain to amp sensitivity? Thanks Racarlson, I see what you are saying. My amp (ARCD250mkII) actually has attenuators on the back of the amp. I've tried them out using my phono stage and CD direct and they work out pretty good but not enough fine tuning.My reason for asking... | |
| Tube Amp Suggestions An interesting thread indeed and I'm sure the original poster ,Sgunther, really appreciates the squabble ;-) but I feel I MUST put in my two cents.I can appreciate the opinions of Didactically as I have a friend who feels the same way. He is an en... | |
| SS integrated for Proac 2.5 - Plinius or Unico? The 2.5's like power!!! I would look into that 200watt job comming soon out of Unison Research if you want to drive them right. Also I believe that Musical Fidelity is releasing a monster intergrated soon. I've heard all kinds of amps driving all ... | |
| Tube Amp for Magnepan 3.6 - Rogue Zeus/VTL-MB450 What about some of the ARC monoblocks? I have a stereo D250mkII with 250 tube watts, I am certain it could drive nearly anything and to my ears bettered Krell 700watt monos. These can be found relatively cheaply but are a beast to retube and ship. | |
| Preamp/ Amp matching Thanks for the responses everyone. I am aware that balanced has been around for a while in pro and home gear. As far as the Audible Illusions, I do like the pre but I would really like a remote. I am currently using a Sonic Frontiers signature pho... | |
| Preamp/ Amp matching Thank yo for your suggestion, I will look into that preamp a bit more.However my real question is whether a balanced pre would be a waste of time with my amplifier. I notice that a lot of the reviews regarding preamps are in the balanced configura... | |
| Audio Research SP9 MKII to MKIII Upgrade Apparently ARC can also add a remote to the SP9 for about $700. Ouch!!!More curiously though is how well the SP9 mkIII or modded version would compare to say a newer sp16 or the like. It seems as though modding or upgrading is really pricey and th... | |
| Best tube power amplifier and best pre- for Heil My friend uses GRAFF otl's on his Oskars! Heil designed tweeters. | |
| What would be a better buy? True about the Rotel, there is certainly good value there but again the UNICO is excellent.To put it better I am a member of a local audiophile club and I had about 30 people over who heard the UNICO driving Proac's and there was a lot of positive... | |
| What would be a better buy? I just ran my Proac 3.8's with a UNICO. I beg to differ on the responses posted here. It is an EXCELLENT value period. It made my Classe 15 sound poor. It held it's own against an Ayre V5x and it made me want to quickly hook up the ARC D250 to mak... | |
| Favorite SS Amp? Ayre V-5x...Beautiful to listen to and very nicely finished too!!!All the bass you need for most listening rooms and a sweet unfatiguing top end. | |
| ARC 100.2 Enough power for Proac 3.8 Well I am finally listening to the 3.8s through the D250MII tube amp. 250 tube watts is really amazing but I'm not sure I want to go with the glowing inferno of bulbs. They really scare the crap out of me an I'm not sure about all the biasing that... | |
| ARC 100.2 Enough power for Proac 3.8 No problemo!!! | |
| ARC 100.2 Enough power for Proac 3.8 Jb0194, It's not that the 3.8's don't have bass, they actually have a beautifull bottom end in my room. I like the Ayre a lot and if I could afford a pair of them it would probably be a no brainer. The fact is the Ayre is a loner from a pal until ... |