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| If you had to choose: tube amp or tube pre-amp? Your speakers would be helpful. If you are set on your speakers I would get a power amp first and then later a preamp If you tell us what your speakers are you will get recommendations for related amplificationAlan | |
| A sub with L & R RCA inputs??? Went to the Rel site and opened a manual at random and it has left and right line level inputs. I think most powered subs have L&R inputsAlan | |
| So how does this apply to speaker cables? Take a look at this from Cardeshttp://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=6&pagestring=Golden+Ratio,+Constant+Alan | |
| Why so low? Also since they could not remaster if they overmodulated they kept a larger then normal margin of error below maximum volume They are really excellant sounding recordingsAlan | |
| Warm, lush and smooth interconnect help Silnote Orpheous ReferenceAlan | |
| Oppo BDP - 95 vs. Oppo BDP - 93 The BDP-93 uses a Cirrus CS4382A DAC, and the BPD-95 uses two SABRE32 ES9018 32 Bit DAC's.The Sabre dac is the better sounding one. Also I believe that the 93 has only HDMI outputsIf you are only going to use the player for 2 channel stereo the 95... | |
| WHAT RECORDINGS MAKE YOUR SYSTEM SHINE? Reference Recordings Copland 3rd symphonyEva Cassidy-Live at blues AlleyKitenko-Tchaikovsky Manfred SymphonyAlan | |
| The Weavers Reunion at Carnegie Hall -1963 new LP Several reasons1) Master tape has deteriated2) Did not use master tape for remaster3) Crappy job of remasteringAlan | |
| Taming edge from remastered CDs? It is often just bad remastering. Many engineers when they do a remaster will re-equalize to try to create more detail. That makes it seem that there is better resolution but really they are most often making the remaster brighter. This brightness... | |
| Lifespan of NOS telefunken 12AX7? Had a 12ax7 in an audio research SP-14 that was on 24/7 for 10 years. Still tested good. Do not know the brand Alan | |
| Solid State Monoblocks-Tube Preamp or Solid State? I am running my Gilmore Raptor monoblocks with a Shindo Auriges tube preamp. Even though the Raptor accepts balanced I run single ended. You should get the pre that sounds the best toyou regardless if ss or tube. I don't think that the balanced is... | |
| Solid State Monoblocks-Tube Preamp or Solid State? I am running my Gilmore Raptor monoblocks with a Shindo Auriges tube preamp. Even though the Raptor accepts balanced I run single ended. You should get the pre that sounds the best toyou regardless if ss or tube. I don't think that the balanced is... | |
| Speaker cable ... probably not Yamamura, or? Telurium Q Blue, Black or Ultra BlackThe Auditorium 23 are also quite goodWhat are your speakers?Alan | |
| New tubes in Rogue M-180 Monoblocks The 120's draw greater heater current then the 90's. You have to make sure that your amp will handle that.Alan | |
| Magnepan Bass, Dynamics and Subwoofers I run my 3.6's full range and use a Final sub with them. The sub extends frequency response in my room down to 20hz. The blend is seamless.Alan |