avanti1960
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| Tube Amp for Klipsch Forte IV's? Black Ice F-22 or Willsenton R8 with upgraded tubes? The Fortes sound stunning and full range dynamic driven by the Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II. The version III is available for $3000 US. Not sure how much it costs in Canada but a superior product to either of the mentioned amps. If the III ... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition @gochurchgo with the RH5 you have multiple options for sub out- 1 use high level speaker connections 2 use Y adaptors on the RCA outs 3 use the balanced out for amplifier connection, RCA for sub or vice versa. 4 use a female XLR to female... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition Rogue Audio RH-5 Tube Linestage / Headphone Amp. $2.5K list. Stereophile Class A Balanced design - the pricier RP-5 is not balanced. Adjustable gain. Superb headphone amp. 2X 12AU7 tubes. Clear, refined, open detailed with outstanding d... | |
| Highest value pre under 1.5k used? used rogue audio RH 5 linestage headphone amp. stereophile class A. hard driving transparent and energetic. | |
| Need help on phono stage i believe the aphetta is too tall for the P6, 17mm vs 14mm. you may want to try tonearm spacers to raise the tail especially if the sound lacks detail | |
| Next MC Cartridge Advice/Recommendations @jbhiller i have a lyra delos and it is so much better than other cartridges in its price class including ortofon cadenza and soundsmith mimc. huge dynamics and great timing, huge soundstage, very refined and detailed, smooth tonal balance once... | |
| How to identify my weakest link? definitely cartridge and small signal tubes on the rogue. cartridge upgrades would include an audio technica AT ART9XI and better still a Lyra Delos. Both are amazing and excellent values at their price. as for tubes i had a cm ii and loved... | |
| SS Preamp with Tube Amps? Don't se it often. Why? Another reason is that there are limited (any?) manufacturers that make both a solid state preamp and tube based power amp. Not everyone has an integrated set by the same manufacturer but many do. Not having a SS pre with tube amp from the sam... | |
| Graham LS5/9 differences about screws?.. are they missing from both speakers? if not, you can remove one from the other speakers and measure it to buy one from a screw supplier. if i were buying these speakers i would make them a low ball offer on price. | |
| When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you? i just look at the measurements. all i need to know. if they arent published no buy. | |
| Comparing Speaker Cables determins some demo tracks, listen, pay attention, notice any tendencies, take notes for positive and negative sound qualities. | |
| Tube preamp: Cary SLP-03 vs Schiit Freya+ The Cary SLP 03 is not balanced but will give you a stunning tube based sound including eerily realistic tones, superb transparency and a wall to wall floor to ceiling soundstage. it will be difficult to find that in a balanced preamp unless you s... | |
| Finally Learned: Subs serve much larger role than adding more low bass at the end of the day all a subwoofer does is provide sub bass and some tapering bass and midbass frequencies. they are not some kind of magical atsmopheric enhancement machine. the frequencies you hear are those generated in a large concert h... | |
| Rogue audio RP-7 versus PS Audio BHK preamplifier The RP 7 will sound very good with the stock tubes (which are also the stock tubes supplied in new McIntosh hardware. They take quite a while to smooth out though, some say 500 to 700 hrs. The RP 7, RP 5 do require a good matching amplifier. ... | |
| Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200 The LPS was an add on for me, i had the 20 20 for a year or so before it became available. It added noticeable improvement in dynamics and energy and seemed to be slightly cleaner sounding. It did not seem to affect the tonal balance. To fi... |