armstrod
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| Recommendations for a small tube amplifier? Sfar,I've owned the Almarro A205A, and it can easily be used as a power amp by just turning the volume pot all the way up. I used it that way with a variety of preamps, and I agree with Pryso and Onemug that it's very sweet. However, I would disag... | |
| Zu Essence mini review My experience with my Druids is exactly as Jaybo has outlined. I started with 4.5W/channel and they never really came alive until I got to 50W/channel. While they sounded great at low volumes with the lower power amps, when I wanted to crank them ... | |
| Tonearm needed for Technics SP 15 I also own the SP-15, and all of Raul's suggestions would be great with your table. However, if you have a plinth with a permanent tonearm mounting hole (no removable armboard) then you'll need to make sure the arm you buy is compatible with the s... | |
| platter mats for dd turntable? I have a Herbie's on my Technics SP-15 and like it much better than the 1/4 inch one pound Technics rubber mat from my 1200 or the 1/8 half pound Technics rubber mat that's standard with the SP-15. Lowers the noise floor considerably, I'm guessing... | |
| Any One Use a SlingLink Turbo? Another option is a wireless repeater, sometimes called a range extender, offered by most of the wireless networking vendors. A repeater has the added bonus of giving you better wireless coverage inside your house, whereas the SlingLink only conne... | |
| Best tuner to listen to internet radio, not HD rad Or just use any handy computer and an outboard USB DAC. The Squeezebox is great, but a dedicated device just for streaming Internet stations is overkill. | |
| Class T amps and Zu Druid Credenza's I own Druids with the 08 drivers, and my Super-T amp sounded good but not great. My experience is that despite the 101dB rating, the Zu FRD needs a bit of power to really come alive. I went from Monarchy SM-70 Pros (fabulous sonics but too noisy) ... | |
| Preamp with phono stage for under $1000 How about the Jolida Music Envoy? Can usually be had for around $800.:-)You can't have it back...David | |
| $8oo dollar budget I agree with Tvad and Pubul57 that your current speakers preclude most if not all tube amps in your price range.One possibility is to go to a Class A solid state amp. It won't sound the same as tubes, but may give you some of what you're looking f... | |
| Usher BE-718 & Zu Druid Sepakers I too own the Druids, and while they'll handle all the power of the McCormack, you'll want to make sure the amp is quiet enough to not drive you crazy. Both the MOSFET amps I tried with the Druids had far too much hiss to be enjoyable. I use an Au... | |
| Glanz moving magnet cartridges The Cartridge Database has many different Glanz cartridges listed:http://www.cartridgedb.com/including the G5.David | |
| Need suggestion on VTL TL-5.5 tubes Jylee,You should also be aware that not every preamp circuit will really change total gain by switching tubes. My Jolida Music Envoy barely changes gain at all when I switch from 12AX7s to 5751s. I generally like the sonics of the 5751s better, bu... | |
| Analog Tuner Existence..... Jerryko,Because there are still plenty of stations (we have 3 right here in Eugene) that still play music from the CD or even directly from (gasp!) vinyl. These are all public stations, and you can definitely tell the difference from the crappy co... | |
| Analog Tuner Existence..... Eldartford,Digital radio will produce great stereo separation to go along with the totally compressed signal. HD radio streams at 96K max, and that's only if they dedicate their whole bandwidth to one channel. If they decide to divide it up to mak... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hella356,I'm running my P-76 at 1.5 grams until it's broken in, then I'll back it off. VTA is dead level right now and sounds pretty good; I never mess with VTA until break-in is completed. I have it loaded at 47K because that's my only choice, bu... |