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| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. I talked to Kevin at VAC today and found a dealer in NJ not too far from where I work. I made an appointment there for next week to give Standard MkII a listen.Also, despite the absence of XLR inputs and outputs, I still decided to give CJ a chanc... | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. Fplanner2000, thanks a lot for the info. VD cables are very good. I had their Master digital interconnect when I had a dac. My interconnects are AZ Silver RefII from cd to pre and Matrix RefII from pre to amp. I'll be definitely calling VAC today.... | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. Steveaudio, I use XLR from my cd player ARC CD3MkII into my preamp. I've noticed, and heard from others, that the CD3MkII sounds considerably better through balanced outs. And I prooved it true in my system. It is hard to say though what sounded b... | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. I checked out VAC website. Looks pretty interesting. Phi is going to be off my radar screen due to price. Fplanner2000, when you had Standard preamp, were you using XLR from the preamp to amp or SE? What was your set up from source to pre? Was it ... | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. Jafox...that Callisto preamp looks insane!!!! And I'm sure it is great, but it's out and beyond my price range at $8999. | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. Thanks Boa2. But please keep the suggestions flowing. It's been years since I shopped for a preamp and I'm really unfamiliar with the sound of the latest models. I'm also planning on visiting few NYC hi-end audio stores, just to take a quick liste... | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. I'll add to the list of desired features the XLR inputs and outputs and a remote control. Sorry...missed it in the beginning. | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. I've been offered to demo a Calypso and VK-31 in my own system. I may take advantage of it and check these units out first hand.Jafox, little roll-off at the extreme highs would most likely not hurt me too much with the B&W N803 speakers that ... | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. Stevecham, thanks for the CJ suggestion. | |
| I need help choosing my next tube preamp. Pubul57, I'm using McCormack DNA-225 Gold Revision. You can actually view my components if you're interested by clicking on the System link. | |
| repair a carver tfm15cb is the cable tv box anywhere near the amp? | |
| Transport for Bel Canto DAC2 I used my DAC2 with Sony S7700. As Phil suggested, this dvd player is an excellent transport and works extremely well with DAC2. But, S7700 will/may play 95% of CD-Rs, but not absolutely all of them.Suggestion about digital COAX cable being 1.5m i... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 or Ah Reference Tjoeb 4000 DAC1 will be on the bright, forward side of things. It may make you not want to listen to some CDs as it is very picky and will not forgive a badly recorded cd and will let it all through. And a lot of CDs are recorded just bad. The DAC1 is what i... | |
| Best path to upgrade my source I think if you can pick up an older player, such as ARC CD2 or Meridian 508.24, you'll have a much better sound than you would get with Benchmark DAC1. I heard the dac1 in my system and compared it with Bel Canto DAC2. Benchmark went back to the d... | |
| Isoclean fuses: definitely worth it does anyone know which is better, the Isoclean fuses or HIFI tuning? Also, is it beneficial to also upgrade a fuse in a cd player and preamp as well? Or these fuses produce the most difference in amplifiers? |