artar1
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| $4000 to spend on a SS power amp - help me choose I will third the Sunfire 600 -- Two. Heard that amp recently once more against the McIntosh MC402 and found the Sunfire the much more accurate, transparent, detailed, and open of the two while still sounding very musical. | |
| Living with popping and crackling While I may be coming to this discussion a little late, it matters very little to me if some of my vinyl records have noise. If I wanted dead silence, I would listen exclusively to CDs. After 20 years of CD enjoyment, there is no substitution for ... | |
| $4000 to spend on a SS power amp - help me choose Because this thread is still running, I thought I would jump in with my two-cents worth.If you want tube-like performance from solid state, try these:1. Theta Dreadnaught II2. McIntosh MC402/MC3523. Ayre V5x4. Sunfire Signature with tubed preamp5.... | |
| Amplifier reviews from Hardesty's Mattkimb96,If it's any consolation, Thomas Norton tested both the Dreadnaught I and II. He felt that the Dreadnaught II offers a small sonic improvement over the Dreadnaught I.While it's always good to check audio reviewers' opinions when compilin... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Jyprez,I guess my rambling can be compared to the one-hand-clapping koan, which I am still trying to fathom. Koans and mathematical puzzles have never been my strong suit, but neither has playing a musical instrument or a host of other endeavors, ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Ecclectique, He was referring to me and a recent post of mine. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Jyprez,It was not a review. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Jazzdude and Tubegroover,It's been several days since anyone has posted to this thread; the silence is a bit eerie for some unexplained reason. Perhaps the comradery and enthusiasm I have read thus far has given me an expectation that it will cont... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Stevem1960,Thanks for your insights about the Cortese. You have given me a better understanding about how the unit sounds.Cheers | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Jazzdude,I hope that I did not give the impression that the Cortese is bright in anyway because I don't believe that to be the case from what you and others have said about the unit in this forum and elsewhere. So I apologize if there's any misund... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Jazzdude,Thank you, thank you, and thank you. I get it. I like a more golden, relaxed sound, which others might find cloying, uninvolving, veiled, or syrupy. I have very keen hearing and have a very difficult time tolerating high-pitched, overly d... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi,With some reluctance I make this post to ask a question about the sound of a Supratek Cortese preamp. I know by asking this question I will be breaking the current flow of the conversation almost like a complete stranger coming late to a party ... | |
| Come On, Zeus-ers, How Does the Big Rogue Sound? I'm sure it's great. The only thing stopping me is the weight of the amp at 200 pounds! | |
| Which SS amp does sound the most warm of all? I will have to agree with you about the number of great products out there today, and not all of them have to be expensive in order to enjoy great sound.I like it that you attempt to provide a frame of reference for others to follow your experienc... | |
| Which SS amp does sound the most warm of all? Tubegroover,I have been reading the threads under "Preamplifer of the Century," and respect your opinions. I am about half way through the 300 pages of output on the subject of Supratek preamps.So, I have a question for you, do you have any experi... |