armstrod
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| Is all the hype warranted I've owned both a Torii Mk IV and an SE34i.2+, along with their CSP3 preamp. All fine pieces and sounded great, none "giant killers", whatever that means. The closest to a keeper was the Torii, which I spent a year comparing to the Atma-Sphere M60... | |
| What is your top sexy song? Heartbeat - King Crimson | |
| Phono preamp for a Denon 103R cartridge. I own a 103R and really liked it with the E.A.T. E-Glo Petit. It has plenty of gain, gives you the ability to roll the 12AX7s, front (actually top) panel controls for easy loading changes, and really quiet. I've owned a number of under $500 solid... | |
| Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing @veerossi, I bought my MP-3 used with the stepped attenuator and sent it back to Ralph to have the remote installed. While obviously I couldn't A-B them, I didn't notice any change in sonics. Ralph will tell you that the stepped attenuator is sup... | |
| Preamp suggestions for Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblocks Srama, Between the LS-100 and the MP-3 I thought soundstage and realism were roughly equal, but I definitely preferred the tonality of the MP-3, which is likely due to the reasons Ralph outlines above. One other variable is that the LS-100 is tub... | |
| Preamp suggestions for Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblocks I have the Atma-Sphere Class Ds and run them with Ralph's MP-3 3.3, a great combo as you would expect. I bought mine without remote and Ralph was able to retrofit it with no problem. I previously owned a Modwright LS-100 and ran it with a pair of... | |
| Audiophile grade passive impedance buffer @hickamore I haven't used his Analog Bridge, but I've owned Dan's LS100 preamp in the past and currently use his PH 9.0XT phono preamp. All quality equipment from a quality guy. If you have questions about how it might work for your application, ... | |
| Audiophile grade passive impedance buffer Here's a possibility: Modwright Analog Bridge | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range I also currently run a Modwright PH 9.0XT but prior to that I used an E.A.T E-Glo Petit that was terrific and usually available used for around $1k. I could have easily lived with the E-Glo but got a good deal on the Modwright, which is an end gam... | |
| Modem speed, how important for streaming? More bandwidth won't improve your audio quality, but if your current modem doesn't support the speeds you're paying for, getting a new modem makes sense just so you can use all your bandwidth. It's a pretty inexpensive upgrade. | |
| Hybrid Integrated with 6S*7s The Vinnie Rossi L2i used 6SN7s with a mosfet amp, but it's out of production. Not sure I've seen any others. If you can use separates there are dozens of preamps that use the 6SN7 and dozens of solid state amps of all flavors. | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? I only had to send him the power supply. I got both upgrades at the same time and never bothered to test them separately, so not sure of the relative impact, but I would agree it’s likely the T upgrade is more impactful. I have to say, once you se... | |
| Modwright PH 9.0x upgrades? I sent my 9.0X back to Dan for both the T upgrade and his umbilical, and it was a major improvement. Sweeter top end, fleshier midrange, and no loss or flabbiness of bass. The T power supply has a hole in the cover so you can roll any 5AR4 family ... | |
| Modwright Phono stage power supply ugrade mdrone, I did update the umbilical at the same time, with Dan's in-house offering. The new umbilical is substantially better constructed and I'm sure makes some level of improvement, but TBH I'm not much for cable juju above a certain basic stand... | |
| Modwright Phono stage power supply ugrade I did it. The difference is not huge, but definitely noticeable, better inner detail and smoother high end without limiting the bass. Surprisingly, it also seems a bit quieter, counterintuitive when you're adding a tube. The best thing is being ab... |