avanti1960
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| Parasound A21+ vs MF M8 500S vs Cary 200.2 ES vs Hegel H20 @dkerrsame speakers used for both amps, st 100 and a21+ , 86db harbeth shl5+. overall i liked the sound of the stereo100 better, more dynamic, more organic, ability to tube swap, i used amperex 12ax7 and rca 12au7. i bought the a21+ thinking it ... | |
| Do I NEVER shut it off…? this is my response in these power on threads. i have a couple amplifiers that are over 30 years old. i always power down when not in use. they still sound great today, even after a short warmup. i do this with my newer amps and preamps too. ... | |
| Parasound A21+ vs MF M8 500S vs Cary 200.2 ES vs Hegel H20 oh boy, where to begin...first off i have had the stereo 100, the cary 200.2 and now have the parasound a21+. the stereo 100 was an awesome performer and very dynamic, the a21+ sounds hesitant by comparison - but - you have to use the balanced co... | |
| Cary Audio The SLP-05 is an incredible sounding preamp and the most transformative upgrade I have ever made in my system. Cary direct does sell them but I was able to order it through my Cary dealer to work in a trade piece. | |
| Where is Cary Audio? Currently using and keeping a Cary SLP-05 preamp. It has a very special sound that gets the most out of your amplifier and speakers. The SLP 98L preamp is also excellent. I tried the solid state power amp SA 200.2 but it wasnt for me. The SLP-05 ... | |
| Benchmark / Anthem / Rogue The RP-1 has very low comparitive gain- (7db)The RP-5 has 10db. My personal choice was the Rogue RH-5 headphone amp line stage.Phono stage optional but XLR in and out and the gain is selectable,3, 12 or 16 which makes it match with more power amp... | |
| Benchmark / Anthem / Rogue Rogue Audio RP 5. Heard it extensively, owned several Rogue products. very open, smooth unfatiguing sound. Pair it with a nice solid state amp. It is the only one on your list I could be happy with. | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? A couple additional thoughts-1) A High Pass crossover is a very simple device and should not degrade sound quality one bit. Think about an RIAA equalizer in your phono preamp and the serious amount of EQ it does to the signal. 2) There are other... | |
| Solid state amplifiers and sound stage, especially front to back "depth" front to back depth has for me been more about speaker positioning than amplification. depth is only limited by how far from the wall you can pull the speakers into the room. it is an excellent way to listen when your speakers are 5 feet from th... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? room size and how close you listen are important factors. i had the raven blackhawk driving KEF LS50s in a medium large room that everyone said would not work. fortunately you listen with your ears and not on paper. the sound was spectacular. ... | |
| Need help: turntable market in the $1500-$2000 range is overwhelming OP,Lots of turntables look cool but the best sound will come from a precision mechanical design- The best sounding turntable will do the following-1) Have excellent built in isolation from vibration.2) Have excellent speed accuracy.3) Have excelle... | |
| Technics 1200 Ortofon and Mcintosh check the ground wire connection under the turntable- make sure wire contacts the terminal and not insulation- same at the preamp end. try shielded cables from table to preamp if yours are not. what input are you using from phono preamp to amplif... | |
| Your tube preamp and ss amp thread Cary Audio SLP-05 feeding a Parasound a21+. Incredibly good, especially with NOS Sylvania tubes. | |
| Need help: turntable market in the $1500-$2000 range is overwhelming The Technics 1200 GR is the best sounding table under the $4K 1200G | |
| Voxativ loudspeakers and drivers I asked the Voxativ reps that same question when I heard them at the AXPONA audio show in 2019. They use DSP for frequency correction. |