avanti1960
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| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) LISTEN TO THE DAM PREAMP! The balanced connections sound noticeably better (pre outs). The balanced circuitry passes through another set of tubes. Just do a quick AB comparison. That is all it took for me. The balanced soundstage is huge and more... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @immatthewj with the left / right gain controls each at 50 % (sounds best) the volume control is at 9:00 to 10:00 or so most often, moderate loud, for my higher output digital sources and 10:00 to 11:00 for my turntable. | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) The discussion on this topic is very puzzling. The idea that people would buy attenuators or a gain reduction mod for their SLP 05 is something I see and hear no reason for. Buy a NOS rectifier and some 6SN7 tubes. Use the balanced connection... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) @immatthewj sorry if I misunderstood. the goal is the best sound possible for the preamp and amp system and let the volume control fall where it may. in my case I started with the gain controls at max level and listened. the sound was to ... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) The Cary SLP-05 has a Schiit load of gain but so do a lot of other top tier preamps and it is not a bad thing. Easily adjustable by the two continuously variable gain controls on the front panel, one for each channel. Also acts as a balance tr... | |
| Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant? @stevehuff Steve I just read your review, so thorough and inciteful. I hope you do a video on the SLP-05. Loving mine for over a year with a Pass XA-25 and Harbeth SHL5+ speakers. One thing, the ’05 does have gain control. The two knobs on the... | |
| recommendation for phono pre amp and mc cartridge, around 1000$ each stretch your budget a touch and you will get into the $4000 level by buying value leaders in the $1000 range. An Audio Technica AT ART9 cartridge competes well with $2K cartridges. A Lehmann Black Cube SEii phono is a perfect match for the ART9 ... | |
| New Funk Firm Achromat Warped throw it in the dumpster. ruined the bass on my turntable. mats are best used to damp the audible tonearm resonance that can color the midrange. the way to test this is to play bass beat music with vocals at higher volume to make the differ... | |
| McIntosh MC275VI vs Rogue Audio Stereo 100 does the 275 benefit from NOS tubes? | |
| What Class A is better? SUGDEN FPA-4 or PASS LABS XA-25 FYI a stereophile review of the Sugden a21 shows that it reaches 1% distortion at 24 watts, below its 25 wpc rating. The pass reached 1% thd at 80 watts, far exceeding its rating. the sugden was noted to run quite hot during operation. the... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k The Raven Osprey. Honorable mention Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum ii. With NOS tubes it comes close to the Raven and has more dynamics and power. | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question current production sovtek is $30 to $40. genelex gold lion are $47. | |
| No love for Legacy Audio Heard them at AXPONA many times, they sound excellent but very big. The Calibre stand mount is a superb near full range speaker. With passive radiator and thrilling resolution it is what the Buchardt S400 wishes it sounded like. | |
| 5AR4 rectifier tube question @immatthewj Hi, I have a Cary SLP 05 too and have used several different rectifiers after the stock Sovtek failed after three months and took both fuses with it. I rate the Sovtek as OK sounding and poor on reliability. I tried a Gold Lion... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression xcool, it was a single component in the power supply box, a power supply regulator or something like that. yes i saw the video, mine did not have the source issue. they will fix it. |