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| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? Never heard the Ongaku but hope to someday. Having said this, I have never heard a transformer coupled amp that could compare with an OTL. With single ended amps I always get the feeling that I am listening to distortion that shouldnt be present. | |
| GREAT BARGAIN BUYS YOU'VE MADE OR KNOW OF Some of the best bargains of which I am aware are the kits from Transcendent Sound or the Atma-sphere M60 kits. In fact I am building a T.S. KT120 kit as I write this. If you like a slightly more traditional tube sound, Audio Note kits are excelle... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? Berning would be my choice if you have the appropriate speakers. To me speaker impedance trumps efficiency. If I were to buy a S.S. amp then the darTZeel would be on my short list, but there is no way in the more sublime aspects of reproduction th... | |
| Camp designations My favorite is "neurotic volume attendees". | |
| Unbelievable But there is a fundamental difference in something that reproduces sound and that which produces this sound. | |
| Low volume listening dynamics I always found that low level detail was a strength of tube amps. I dont really think the efficiency of the speakers is as critical as others on this thread. | |
| Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ? Not even close in my experience. | |
| Replace a Rogue Tempest with Cayin CS845A, Ayon Triton 2, Unison Research, or Mastersound? The best affordable SET amplifier that I have ever heard was a 32B amp made by Mastersound. For the most part I am not a fan of SETs and find them overly euphonic and very quick to run out of gas even with efficient speakers. These characteristics... | |
| Ported versus sealed speakers: is one type better? I also dont consider any speaker with a port or a transmission line. I am aware of the basic pros and cons of each design and tend to rely upon my experience listing to each type. The best bass I have ever heard always has come from a sealed enclo... | |
| New Yamaha A-S3200 Integrated Amp ?. Never cared for the vintage Yamaha stuff so I hope the new models sound better. I have a friend that loves the look of their top end turntable but is afraid to buy. I would be much more apt to consider Luxman based on reputation and past experienc... | |
| Difference in sound between Siemens e88cc and e188cc? rodmanThanks for the information! In my 20 years of selling old stock tubes I have never seen this tube nor did I know it existed. | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment Nothing that Stereophile does in the future could make them any less viable than they are at present. Wolf.....give it a break. Nobody cares about either of our political opinions. | |
| If Audiophiles care about sound, then why so few threads on acoustics Many want a simple plug and play solution. | |
| Schiit Freya+ vs. high end (e.g., Mcintosh) ? A very good value, but it doesnt punch much above it weight. The older ones I heard were noisy even for a tubed pre. Hopefully they have improved this aspect with the newer models. | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? Not the quality of the cable in the walls argument yet again. I dont know why it is such a stretch to understand that any improvement made before or after the AC outlet helps. Improve what you can where you can. Also why in the world would the pow... |