avanti1960
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| Competitive class D amp suggestions Just heard the Rose Audio integrated- GaN class D 400 wpc. Very nice. | |
| Axpona 2022 what impressed you? Money no object the VAC / Von Schweikert room sounded literally perfect- deep rich perfectly balanced bass, midrange transparency with no coloration and an insanely delicate top end. I loved the vibrancy of the Audio Note room and rate it second ... | |
| Looking for a new (preowned OK) line stage under $5K: suggestions? +1 Cary Audio SLP 05. A great match in my system with my Pass XA25. | |
| New Luxman 507Z I listened to the 507Z at AXPONA last Friday, apparently the only one in existence. The sound to my ears was a big improvement over their previous class A or AB integrated amps. Gone is the overtly smooth and forgiving presentation in favor of... | |
| KEF Meta Reference 1's? anyboy heard them? heard them the other day driven by a hegel H390 amp. recessed midrange, midbass coloration, poor bass depth and extension. at least the metallic treble was gone. not a fan of the KEF reference series and consider them some of the worst re... | |
| $1500 tube amp for La Scalas? You want an integrated amp. The LaScallas need more power than people realize. I heard them with a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum and the sound was fantastic. Look for a used one- Here is one right here- lots of power and great sound. Jump on ... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question @immatthewj i am unable to link the correct page on ebay. tried several time but it keeps defaulting to the wrong page. just search "mullard GZ34 GE" and the listing will come up. see second pic for the notches. | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question don't agree. the older variety in particular f32 4-notch sound the best and I have tried most except metal base. however the newer vintage do sound better than most NP. @immatthewj this is exactly like my best sounding rectifier, a GE ... | |
| Pass INT-25 better than Wilsenton R8? i documented my xa25 journey from new to burn in in another forum. it sounded very good out of the box but became velvety smooth after accumulating hours. in fact in the beginning i had to put the speaker grilles back on to help augment the ... | |
| Is a separate phono pre really necessary? Sutherland 20 20 is awesome and has flexible loading. Of more importance is your VTA using the Soundsmith on the Rega arm. You should consider adding shims to raise the tonearm 3mm or so, rega carts are only 14mm tall. add shims so that the... | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question @immatthewj 4 notches on the outside of one plate. | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question 4 notch mullards are the ones that sound best. no notch sound worst metal base are very pricey. | |
| Upgrade path question with $2k to spend you need a bonafide 2 channel amplifier as the foundation for your system before you do anything else, or you will not get the most out of any other upgrades. A musical fidelity m5si will do quite nicely | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @shredder do you know how much gain your power amplifier has? | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question I have an amperex and it sounds good. just a bit of a bass peak that can be annoying and slightly ill refined treble. the stock sovtek sounded better imho. keep an eye out for an f32 mullard or made by mullard. |