avanti1960
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| 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... | |
| trying to contact Albertsportis 10 to 1 you will not get the speakers you want. | |
| Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200 @gochurchgo perfect. you should be very pleased with the 20 20. | |
| Pass Labs XA25 without preamp (from a variable output source) vs INT25 preamps are also very good at integrating multiple sources :) | |
| Sexiest New 'Vintage'-Style Integrated/Amp/Receiver The JBL is nice https://www.crutchfield.com/S-uFLa6F1Wf2T/p_109SA750/JBL-SA750-75th-Anniversary-Edition.html | |
| Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps? Cary Audio SLP 05 driving a Pass Labs XA25. Perfect match and wonderful sound. | |
| Pass Labs XA25 without preamp (from a variable output source) vs INT25 @joegt hi, i have never tried the xa25 without a preamp but i have gone the passive preamp route before and did not care for the sound vs. a dynamic energetic preamp. btw i have the cary slp 05, not the 98. sounds just burst and project... | |
| Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200 @gochurchgo feel free to be excited. the 20/20 sounds clean, dynamic, airy and energetic. good for all types of cartridges. possibly better suited to a tube system or a more laid back cartridge and turntable, high mass belt drive . an ... | |
| Tube Vs. SS Preamps running a nice class a amp with a very nice 6sn7 based tube preamp with a tube rectifier and have never enjoyed music more having tried every other option. biggest impact is the projection of the sound into the space of the room as if it were a ... | |
| Pass Labs XA25 without preamp (from a variable output source) vs INT25 running an xa25 with a very nice tube preamp. a solid, transparent dynamic linestage is by far the way to go for energy, blistering dynamics and soundstage. many people grossly underestimate the contribution a top quality linestage can make. | |
| Rogue Audio ST-100 versus Atlas Magnum III the st 100 has more and better power supply caps and i am sure other upgrades not apparent in a casual chassis picture. i had the cronus mag 2 which has the atlas amp section and then the stereo 100. im not sure how they did it but the stereo 1... |